Distance:  73.7 miles • Elevation Change: Page 4193 ft.-Kanab 4970 ft.

US Route 89 now bypasses downtown Page to the west. To follow the original road, take Lake Powell Boulevard from the north or south as it loops through Page.

Continuing north, highway 89 crosses Marble Canyon and the Colorado River just downstream from Glen Canyon dam. Behind the dam, Lake Powell stretches 180 miles to the northeast.

US Route 89 crosses southern Utah through the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Of particular note is the Paria River where hikers can begin the 40-mile trek to the Colorado River through a slot canyon of red sandstone. Midway between Page and Kanab, the highway crosses The Cockscomb, a giant hogback ridge of steeply tilted rock. From The Cockscomb to Kanab, the road once again parallels the Vermilion Cliffs on the north side.

This stretch of US Route 89 is a section of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area called Under the Rim for its location beneath the red rock cliffs of the Colorado Plateau.

Special Attractions:
Glen Canyon Dam
The Toad Stools
Paria Canyon
Coyote Buttes

 

Towns, Cities & Reservations:
Page
Big Water
Church Wells
Kanab

Public Lands & Historic Places:
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Glen Canyon Dam
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area/Utah Heritage Highway
Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Widlerness
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Landmarks:
Lake Powell
East Clark Bench
Paria River
Hiking the Paria River Wilderness




The Coxcomb
Telegraph Flat
Shinarump Cliffs
Vermilion Cliffs