Scenic Byway 12
Utah
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Byway Details
- Designation
- All-American Road
- Length
- 123 mi in Utah
About Scenic Byway 12
Scenic Byway 12 is a 122.7-mile road across southern Utah that holds three designations: All-American Road, National Forest Scenic Byway and Utah State Scenic Byway. Part of the route crosses national forest land. The drive links a string of small towns, passing through Bryce Canyon City, Tropic, Cannonville, Henrieville, Escalante and Boulder before reaching Torrey. Those communities make natural places to break up a trip of this length. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best fit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Panguitch run about 69°F highs and 31°F lows in May and around 77°F highs and 35°F lows in September, while winter brings highs near 39°F and occasional snow days. Trailheads and campgrounds sit right alongside the road. Long Neck Trail and Cat Creek Trail are within about a tenth of a mile. Red Canyon Campground and Oak Creek Campground are similarly close for anyone planning an overnight stop.
Scenic byway data: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 69–81°F and lows of 31–39°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Panguitch, UT weather station, 5.7 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan39° high8° low3 days with snow
- Feb44° high11° low3 days with snow
- Mar52° high19° low2 days with snow
- Apr60° high23° low1 days with snow
- May69° high31° low
- Jun81° high39° low
- Jul86° high47° low
- Aug83° high44° low
- Sep77° high35° low
- Oct64° high25° low
- Nov50° high16° low1 days with snow
- Dec39° high7° low3 days with snow
Where it is
- Towns along the route
- Bryce Canyon City · Tropic · Cannonville · Henrieville · Escalante · Boulder · Torrey
Source: USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
Long Neck TrailHikingPhoto: Frans-Banja Mulder, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
A Journey Through Time Scenic BywayHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Indian Trail BenchHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
- Cat Creek TrailHiking0.1 mi
Toms Best Spring RoadHikingPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Red Canyon CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Upper Pleasant Creek CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Lower Pleasant Creek CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- Oak Creek CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- SingletreeCamping0.3 mi
- Chriss LakeLake fishing1.3 mi
- Deer Creek LakeLake fishing2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 2 miles of the route, PostGIS distance)
