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Escalante is located along Utah's All-American Road: Scenic Byway 12 in the south-central part of the state. It's about a 4 1/2 hour drive from Salt Lake City and about the same from Las Vegas. Lodging is somewhat limited but the area does provide Airbnb's, VRBOS's, Inn's, hotels, Bed and Breakfast's and of course a ton of camping options. We have blocked rooms at our preferred Inn and hotel locations at a discounted rate for our guests to book if so desired.&nbsp;October is peak season for this area so we urge our guests to secure lodging sooner rather than later.

Slot Canyon Inn is within walking distance to our wedding venue/Airbnb location and is the preferred lodging location. The owner of Slot Canyons Inn is holding all rooms for our guests to book, first come first serve, until the end of March.&nbsp; **Joette-Marie Rex asks guests to call her directly to book and is offering a discounted rate **

Slot Canyons Inn

Canyon Country Lodge is also blocking rooms until the end of March for a discounted rate.&nbsp; **Please call to specify you are guests of Linzy &amp; Todd's Wedding**

Canyon Country Lodge

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Escalante is a small town in southern Utah. Lodging is somewhat limited but provides a number of options, including Airbnb's, VRBOS's, Inn's, hotels, Bed and Breakfast's and camping. We have blocked off rooms at our preferred Inn and hotel locations for our guests to book if so desired. Slot Canyon Inn is within walking distance to our wedding venue/Airbnb location. The owner of Slot Canyons Inn is holding all rooms for our guests to book, first come first serve, until the end of March. Canyon Country Lodge is also blocking rooms until the end of March for a discounted rate. October is peak season for this area so we urge our guests to secure lodging sooner rather than later. Slot Canyons Inn3680 UT-12Escalante, UT 84726(435) 826-4901**Joette-Marie Rex asks guests call her directly to book** Canyon Country Lodge760 UT-12Escalante, UT 84726**Please call to specify you are guests of Linzy &amp; Todd's Wedding"

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Devil's Garden and Metate Arch﻿A colorful formation in contrast to the gray cliffs that follow the Hole-in-the-Rock Road, Devil’s Garden is a unique, easily-accessible natural play park. After driving 12 miles down the graded road, there is a signed pullout for this spot designated as an “Outstanding Natural Area.”

Hole-in-the-Rock RoadLegend has it that the first Mormon pioneer settlers trekking southward hit a major obstacle: a 1,000-foot cliff towering over the Colorado River, which they needed to cross. After months of blasting, chiseling, and digging, they created a “Hole in the Rock,” a notch wide enough to lower their wagons. The 62-mile road to this spot from the town of Escalante is named after their monumental determination. The entire drive is stunning, but it’s truly remote and should be undertaken with caution. Four-wheel- drive is a must for the last few miles, and the road becomes impassable with rain, so plan ahead and check the weather before exploring this untamed terrain.

Slot Canyons﻿This part of Southern Utah is famous for its slot canyons — twisting, turning narrows carved into the rock by water and wind over the millennia. A few can be scrambled without technical gear, but if you have the gear and knowledge (and/or a professional guide), you can navigate the colorful depths of the desert. Hiring a guide is well worth the once-in-a-lifetime experience of rappelling, shimmying, and scrambling your way through these dramatic slots. For hikers, the trails near Escalante wind through sandstone slot canyons, pristine riverbeds, rock art meccas, and sparse sagebrush-studded desert plateaus. Every step is a sensory experience. Plan on countless stops to take photos, soak in the views, and admire nature’s most kaleidoscopic rocks. (Note: Very few trailheads are accessible via paved roads. A four-wheel drive vehicle is a good idea — and watch weather reports to ensure roads are passable.)

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park﻿Petrified wood is kaleidoscopic in color and a clue into aeons past. The Escalante Petrified Forest State Park is located at Wide Hollow Reservoir. This small reservoir is popular for boating, canoeing, and fishing. There are a number of clean campsites with facilities, an RV park, and a scenic group site, which attracts folks to stay for a while.

Bryce Canyon National Park﻿An alpine forest with as many red rock hoodoos as trees. At dawn and dusk, mule deer graze the forested plateau along the road into Bryce Canyon. The alpine environment is home to dozens of species of mammals and birds, all acquainted with a spectacular truth: this is no ordinary forest. Water and wind over millions of years of freezes and thaws, have carved into the plateau endless fields of distinctive red rock pillars, called hoodoos, as well as into the park's series of natural amphitheaters. And because Bryce Canyon National Park is at an elevation of 8,000 to 9,000 feet, there are even opportunities for winter sports like snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

Capitol Reef National Park﻿Even considering Utah’s many impressive national parks and monuments, it is difficult to rival Capitol Reef National Park’s sense of expansiveness, of broad, sweeping vistas, of a tortured, twisted, seemingly endless landscape, or of limitless sky and desert rock. While Bryce and Zion are like encapsulated little fantasy lands of colored stone and soaring cliffs, the less-visited Capitol Reef is almost like a planet unto itself. Here you get a real feel for what the earth might have been like before life appeared, when nothing existed but earth and sky.

Take a scenic drive on Utah's All-American Road: Scenic Byway 12 ﻿Utah Scenic Byway 12 is one of the 10 most scenic highways in the nation. This 124-mile byway is&nbsp;Utah’s first All American Road and it takes you from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.myutahparks.com/parks/bryce-canyon-national-park/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bryce Canyon</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.myutahparks.com/parks/capitol-reef-national-park/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Capitol Reef</a>. It has been named by&nbsp;Forbes&nbsp;as one of America’s best snowy drives, and it was named by our sister publication&nbsp;Backpacker&nbsp;magazine as a favorite “Wild Roads.”Locals say you can do it in three hours or three days. Others say it will take three years to fully take advantage of all it has to offer. The Henry Mountains are to the south and home to the country’s only free roaming bison. On the way out, take a break at Head of the Rocks Overlook to catch the pastel hills and dales.

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