Bristlecone Loop Gazebo
Photo: NPS Photo / Peter Densmore- Loop
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- May–Oct
- best months
Is Bristlecone Loop Gazebo open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Bryce Canyon National Park. It doesn't name Bristlecone Loop Gazebo, so check the source for the area it covers.
Trail Closures Due to Recent Weather
Park closure covering Bryce Canyon National Park · NPS · Bryce Canyon National Park
Current Fire Restrictions
Park alert covering Bryce Canyon National Park · NPS · Bryce Canyon National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Bryce Canyon National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
A small octagon shaped log shelter built by the park in the 1980s after the Bristlecone Loop was completed. At this point in the trail you might recognize smaller bristlecone pines nearby. Look for densely bunched needles travelling in a bushy arrangement up the branch. Needles will be in bundles of 5. Two quotations by Henry David Thoreau are framed on the interior wall of the shelter. The first: "Silence alone is worth being heard", then "I need solitude. I have come forth to this Hill to see the forms of the mountains on the horizon too beholden commune with something grander than man." The Civilian Conservation Corps and Bryce Canyon Begun in 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a task force to work on a wide variety of conservation and public works projects, the CCC's objective was primarily unemployment relief. It provided work for a total of 3 million people--mostly young men during its existence. Crews would create parks, plant forests, and construct roads, trails, shelters, and picnic areas throughout the nation. Bryce Canyon would host camp NP-3, which worked primarily on roads, footpaths, insect control, and landscaping work. Notable projects included the Under-the-Rim Trail from Rainbow Point to Bryce Point, structures at Rainbow Point and the Bristlecone Loop Trail gazebo, and front-country campground development. Camp NP-3 operated from 1934 until the camp was disbanded in 1943. Read More
Local outfitters
- Ruby's Inn Bryce Canyon RV Park & Campground14 mi away
- Bryce Canyon Horseback Tours15 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Bristlecone Loop Gazebo
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 17°
6 wet
Feb
39° / 18°
7 wet
Mar
46° / 23°
7 wet
Apr
54° / 29°
6 wet
May
63° / 37°
5 wet
Jun
75° / 45°
4 wet
Jul
80° / 52°
8 wet
Aug
77° / 50°
10 wet
Sep
70° / 42°
7 wet
Oct
58° / 32°
5 wet
Nov
46° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
37° / 17°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, UT, 12.2 mi away at 7,890 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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