The sheer diversity of geography is incredible and unique to Utah and the United States. Scenic Byway 12 affords access to a number of national …
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Sep 15, 2024
The comments, blogs and reviews about this stretch of road are true. Very beautiful and the Hogback part was a bit nerve wracking. A must-see when you’re in the area.Full review by foodieluvtravel
Jul 17, 2024
It was 30 minutes longer to get to our destination when we decided to take this route and my gosh it was well worth it. So if you are not in a rush do itFull review by yasemin2k
May 25, 2024
We drove from HW 89 to Boulder on this beautiful road. The scenry is beautiful and there are some pull-outs to enjoy the surroundings. We expected more travellers along the way as it was rather quiet.Full review by HaMo1822
Is this correct that it runs from Escalante to Boulder? How do we find the beginning of the road in Escalante ?
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Look at a map and you will see the length of Utah Rt 12 which runs from Torrey/Capital Reef up to Boulder, over to Escalante, and onto Bryce Canyon, or reverse, depending on which …
Look at a map and you will see the length of Utah Rt 12 which runs from Torrey/Capital Reef up to Boulder, over to Escalante, and onto Bryce Canyon, or reverse, depending on which direction you are traveling on Rt 12. You appear to be old enough to read a map or go onto Google Maps...
Can anyone suggest the very best stops? I'd like to see the petrified forest state park and Anazasi state park. How long should we allow for those? We have limited mobility meaning no big hikes but certainly we want to walk to see different views. We will leave Bryce early planning to be in Torrey around 5. Thanks for any help.
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You can drive up very close to them if you go to Capital Reef. Mobility issues should not be a problem since it is so close but I don’t know about Bryce.
How long did you take to drive Route 12 from Bryce to Torrey, We are thinking of doing the same. Did you stay overnight at Torrey and then go on to where? Thanks!
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We actually spent two nights in Escalante - wonderful "bed and breakfast" Canyon B & B. We used that as a base. From there, we drove west to Red Canyon (hiking), Zion (this is a …
We actually spent two nights in Escalante - wonderful "bed and breakfast" Canyon B & B. We used that as a base. From there, we drove west to Red Canyon (hiking), Zion (this is a beautiful drive), and circled over to I-15, driving east on Rt. 14 back to Bryce. From Bryce, it was around an hour back to Escalante. The next morning, we drove up to Torrey - about an hour's drive. It was especially beautiful when we drove that route - aspens were heading toward their peak. This could be a dangerous drive from dusk onward. Because it is "free range", there are cattle everywhere - even in the middle of the road. Beware! There weren't many places to eat in Torrey, and I don't know about accommodations. We had such a wonderful vacation - wishing the same for you!
asking the motorcycle riders how the road is by bike. . . . . is it a good paved highway . . . . any other info wood be great,
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Hey Bunny, When we drove through 12 (September), I saw a few bike riders but it is out of my league. The road is paved (but some areas have no shoulder (other than dirt) and there …
Hey Bunny, When we drove through 12 (September), I saw a few bike riders but it is out of my league. The road is paved (but some areas have no shoulder (other than dirt) and there are quite a few hills. I cannot include a link here but I googled "biking scenic byway 12" and there was a good article on the site visitutah that came up. Hope you find it helpful.
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