Bright Angel Campground is a half-mile north of the Colorado River on the banks of Bright Angel Creek, a tributary of the Colorado. To get there, you’ll have to hike a vertical mile into the depths of ...

A string of campgrounds links Capitol Reef National Park and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Pleasant Creek Campground, the second forest service campground heading south along UT 12, is ...

Preventing radioactive contamination in southeast Utah from the White Mesa uranium mill The White Mesa Mill, the country’s only functioning uranium mill, sits on the doorstep of Bears Ears National ...

For every proposed development near the Grand Canyon, we ask: Where will the water come from? This question has sparked debate in the town of Tusayan, Arizona, where a developer wants to build a ...

But that didn’t stop a Phoenix-based developer from applying for federal permits to dam the Little Colorado River and its tributaries on Navajo Nation land. Now, a federal policy requires tribal ...

Will you help protect the Colorado Plateau? When you get involved in our community of advocates, you join thousands of passionate people who love the canyons, mountains, and rivers in the Southwest.

Protecting vast landscapes, expansive skies, and grand vistas demands a forward-thinking approach to conservation. At the Grand Canyon Trust, we set big goals and bring laws, policies, public pressure ...

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument’s geology, archaeology, and history span millennia. Its sculpted canyons, hidden arches, and colorful cliffs hold stories of our planet’s past, while deep ...

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is vast, remote, and isolated. Planning a trip there can be intimidating if you don’t already know the area. The Kanab Visitor Center, also the monument’s ...

Measure your progress in drainages rather than miles as you contour the Tonto Trail in the Grand Canyon. Most trails in the Grand Canyon are rim-to-river routes, plummeting a vertical mile into the ...

Some of us hail from the Midwest and East Coast. Others from the Navajo Nation. We come from different backgrounds, and cultures, but we’re all passionate about protecting the Colorado Plateau.