Grand Staircase-Escalante

About Grand Staircase-Escalante

Grand Staircase-Escalante takes its name from the dramatic sequence of cliffs and plateaus that step upward across the landscape north of the Arizona-Utah border, each layer of the "staircase" exposing a different chapter of the Colorado Plateau's rock record. The region remains one of the most remote and undeveloped landscapes in the Southwest, encompassing deep canyons, slot canyons, and a genuinely vast expanse of sandstone wilderness connected to the wider Lake Powell and Glen Canyon region.

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These guides go deeper into the landscapes of the Lake Powell and Colorado Plateau region.

Explore the Wider Plateau with Us

Grand Staircase-Escalante lies north across the Utah line, beyond our touring region, but it forms the upper steps of the same great rock staircase that ends at the Grand Canyon. Our Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend tour reaches the Page end of that country, and our South Rim itineraries take in its lowest and most famous step.

Related Guides

• ← Lake Powell
• ← Vermilion Cliffs
• ← Arizona Geology
• ← Antelope Canyon