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CCC Picnic Area in Bryce Canyon National Park

Picnic area · Bryce Canyon National Park

CCC Picnic Area

A forested picnic break with a little CCC history nearby.

Photo: National Park Service
Type
Picnic area
Nearest trail
1.5 mi
Audio stories
5 nearby
  • Pullout
  • Picnic tables
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CCC Picnic Area: The Camp Behind the Name

Overview

About CCC Picnic Area

Why stop

  • Picnic tables in a forested pull-out, with a nearby CCC story.

Map

Where it is

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Picnic areaCCC Picnic Area37.60681, -112.20056
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Before you go

3 active Bryce Canyon alerts

  • CautionUnder-the-Rim Trail hiker advisoryMentions Under-the-Rim Trail, referenced in this guideHike the Under-the-Rim Trail only if you are prepared for deteriorated conditions and delayed emergency response. - The trail has many places with deteriorated trail conditions.Official details
  • ClosureTrail closures due to recent weather eventWall Street and the Bryce Connector Trail to Peekaboo Loop are closed until further notice because of a recent weather event. - Do not enter these closed trails.Official details
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CCC Picnic Area: The Camp Behind the Name
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“Up ahead is CCC Picnic Area, a forested pullout for a bring-your-own lunch rather than a canyon overlook.”

Plays as you drive up to CCC Picnic Area in the Parkwolf Bryce Canyon Tour Guide.

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Guide

More about CCC Picnic Area

A pause on the Southern Scenic DriveCCC Picnic Area is a small, forested picnic pull-out at mile 4.

CCC Picnic Area is a small, forested picnic pull-out at mile 4.75 of Bryce Canyon's 18-mile Southern Scenic Drive. Picnic tables make it a useful place to pause for a meal. I'd stop when you want a table break along the drive; if you're choosing a short list of canyon sights, keep going to a viewpoint instead.

What to expect at the pull-outThe NPS lists picnic tables and trash receptacles here.

The NPS lists picnic tables and trash receptacles here. Treat it as a bring-your-own picnic: the site information doesn't list a drinking-water tap or restroom, so fill your bottles and make restroom stops elsewhere rather than counting on this pull-out.

The camp behind the nameThe Civilian Conservation Corps' Camp NP-3 operated in the vicinity from 1934 to 1943.

The Civilian Conservation Corps' Camp NP-3 operated in the vicinity from 1934 to 1943. Its crews worked on Bryce Canyon roads, footpaths, landscaping, and insect control. Named projects included the Under-the-Rim Trail between Rainbow Point and Bryce Point, structures at Rainbow Point, and the Bristlecone Loop Trail gazebo. An NPS account from 1934 says the camp reused an earlier road-contractor campsite and needed repairs to an old spring waterline.

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Wildlife

Wildlife in Bryce Canyon

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Wapiti15 sightingsWapitiMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapUtah Prairie Dog50 sightingsUtah Prairie DogMost seen around 9 AMSighting mapMule Deer331 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapPronghorn118 sightingsPronghornMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapTurkey Vulture41 sightingsTurkey VultureMost seen around noonSighting mapWild Turkey44 sightingsWild TurkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map

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Trails nearby

ModerateSwamp Canyon Loop4 mi · 3.5 hr · 1.5 mi awayA quieter loop through meadow, forest, and red-rock canyon country.ModerateSheep Creek Trail5.8 mi · 4 hr · 1.5 mi awayFollow the cliffs down to a shaded campsite, then climb back out.ModerateSwamp Canyon Connector Trail2.1 mi · 1.5 hr · 1.5 mi awayA short, steep drop takes you below the rim into piney canyon.EasySunset Point to Sunrise Point Hike1 mi · 1 hr · 2.2 mi awayA paved half-mile rim walk with Bryce’s classic hoodoo view.ModerateNavajo Loop Trail1.3 mi · 1.5 hr · 2.2 mi awayA steep descent to Thor’s Hammer, then a climb back out.ChallengingNavajo/Peekaboo Combination Loop4.9 mi · 3.5 hr · 2.2 mi awayLink Navajo’s steep switchbacks to a clockwise lap around Peekaboo.ChallengingBryce Amphitheater Traverse4.7 mi · 3.5 hr · 2.4 mi awayA hoodoo descent, a clockwise trail stretch, and a steep rim climb.ChallengingHat Shop Trail4 mi · 3.5 hr · 2.4 mi awayA steep descent to gray-capped hoodoos, then the climb back.

More stops nearby

Sight · 1.5 mi awaySwamp CanyonSee Mud and Noon Canyon Buttes from a quick roadside pullout.Campground · 1.7 mi awaySunset CampgroundStay among pines, with an RV loop and two tent-only loops.Sight · 1.8 mi awayInspiration PointThree levels offer different angles over the hoodoo amphitheater.Sight · 1.8 mi awayParia ViewA quieter overlook above Yellow Creek’s 500-foot amphitheaterSight · 2.1 mi awayWall of WindowsA close-up of this limestone fin comes with a full hike.Sight · 2.2 mi awayWall StreetA tight-walled walk through hoodoos and towering Douglas-firs.Sight · 2.2 mi awaySunset PointA close look into the hoodoo maze beneath Thor’s Hammer.Restroom · 2.2 mi awayPeekaboo Loop RestroomA seasonal pit toilet on the west side of Peekaboo Loop.

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