Bryce Canyon Lodge

Union Pacific Railroad played an important role in Bryce Canyon's rise to national park status as its vision for tourism led to the creation of the Grand Circle Tour, which visited several parks on one trip and included Bryce Canyon. A subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad, Utah Parks Company, purchased the property where the lodge stands and in 1923 asked architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood to survey the site at Bryce Canyon as well as sites at Cedar Breaks and Zion National Park. Within four years, Bryce Canyon Lodge and 67 cabins were built. The National Historic Landmark is one of the few Underwood lodges still standing, and the success of the Grand Circle Tour brought many visitors to Bryce Canyon and helped pioneer a successful chapter in the history of the National Park Service.

Bryce Canyon City, Utah · United States