Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
892-7923;
www.redcanyontrailrides.com
)
, with offices at Bryce Canyon Pines. Trail
rides are offered spring through fall, weather permitting, with rates of $15 for a
half-hour, $30 for 1 hour, $50 for 2 hours, $65 for a half-day, and $75 to $100 for a
full day, including a box lunch. Minimum age is 6 for the half- and 1-hour rides,
7 for the 2-hour and half-day rides, and 9 for the full-day rides. Advance reserva-
tions are requested.
Guided horseback rides in Red Canyon are also provided by
Ruby'sInnHorse
are $45 for a 1-hour ride, $75 to $85 for a half-day ride, and $125 for a full day, in-
cluding lunch. Ruby's will also board your horse. (Call for rates.)
MOUNTAINBIKING
There are numerous opportunities for mountain biking in the na-
tional forest, but only on roads and specified trails. A particularly popular route is
Dave'sHollowTrail,
where you'll have a fairly good chance of seeing pronghorn
and mule deer. The trail, also open to ATVs, starts at the Bryce Canyon Nation-
al Park boundary sign on Utah 63, the park entrance road, about 1 mile south of
Ruby's Inn. The double-track trail goes west for about half a mile before connecting
with Forest Road 090, where you turn south and ride for about three-quarters of
a mile before turning right onto an easy ride through Dave's Hollow to the Dave's
Hollow Forest Service Station, on Forest Road 087. From here, you can retrace your
route for an 8-mile round-trip ride; for a longer 12-mile loop, turn right on Forest
Road 087 to Utah 12, and then right again back to Utah 63 and the starting point. A
third option is to turn left on Forest Road 087 and follow it about 6 miles to Tropic
Reservoir. (See “Fishing,” above.) This part of the journey does not form a loop, so
you would turn around once you've reached the reservoir.
The
Casto Canyon Trail,
in Red Canyon, is an especially scenic trail open to
hikers, mountain bikers, and those on horseback. (See “Hiking,” above.)
Mountain bikes can be rented across the road from Ruby's Inn at the
American
up to 6 hours and $35 for a full day.
WINTER ACTIVITIES
Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing opportunities abound
along trails and old roads in the national forest, and snowmobiling is also popular.
BestWesternPlusRuby'sInn
grooms over 30 miles of cross-country ski trails for
skating and classical skiing, and also rents equipment. Call for current rates.
Ruby's also offers sleigh rides when there is sufficient snow. Thirty-minute rides
($25 per person 4 and older, free for those under4) are scheduled at 9:30am, 11am,
1pm, and 2:30pm.
