Escalante Motels
Escalante Motels
 Although
the Anglo-American settlement of Escalante began in the spring of 1875 by
a group of men from Panguitch desiring to find a location with a milder
climate, signs of inhabitation of the area reached back much farther with
evidence of the Fremont and Anasazi cultures in the area. In September of
1996, President Clinton designated this huge national monument, which at
1.7 million acres, dominates any map of southern Utah. It is unique in that
it is the first monument to be administered by the Bureau of Land Management,
rather than the National Park Service. Escalante Motels |
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The Grand
Staircase is a geological formation spanning eons of time. There are three
major sections, the Escalante Canyons, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the
Paria River. Any one of these sections taken alone is larger than most
national parks. The gateway cities for the monument are Escalante, Boulder,
and Kanab.