Lake Powell, 14 mi from Big Water
Parks & monuments make up 5 of the 9 places on the list. All of them lie outside Big Water. Some 4.4M visitors a year come to Grand Canyon National Park. Further afield lies Bryce Canyon National Park, at 40 mi.
Lake Powell
Reservoir Utah and Arizona in the United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
Out at 38 mi is Rainbow Bridge National Monument, the farthest.
Orange: Big Water. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The complete list
19 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Bryce Canyon National Park
National park in Garfield and Kane counties in Utah, United States.
3Grand Canyon National Park
National park in Coconino and Mohave counties in Arizona, United States.
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5Glen Canyon Dam
Dam on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
6Capitol Reef National Park
National park in Utah, United States.
7Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
National monument in Kane and Garfield counties in Utah, United States.
8Rainbow Bridge National Monument
National monument in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
9Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
National monument Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
10Navajo National Monument
National monument in northern Arizona, USA.
11Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Recreation area in Utah and Arizona in the United States.
12Kaibab National Forest
National forest in Coconino, Yavapai, and Mohave counties in Arizona, United States.
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14Marble Canyon
Section of the Colorado River canyon from Lee's Ferry to the confluence with the Little Colorado River.
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
State park of a state of the United States.
Bryce Canyon Lodge
Tourist hotel at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA.
Anasazi State Park Museum
State park in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Big Water → · Big Water’s history →
Photo credits
Lake Powell: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Bryce Canyon National Park: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grand Canyon National Park: Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio, CC BY 3.0 · Antelope Canyon: Lucas Löffler, Public domain · Glen Canyon Dam: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Capitol Reef National Park: Bob Palin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rainbow Bridge National Monument: Jason Hickey, CC BY 2.0 · Vermilion Cliffs National Monument: Lobineau, CC BY 2.5 · Navajo National Monument: Jon Sullivan, Public domain · Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: User:Moondigger, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kaibab National Forest: Kaibab National Forest, Public domain · Hole in the Rock: G. Thomas at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Marble Canyon: Busterfreak at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park: No machine-readable author provided. RJHall assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryce Canyon Lodge: Unknown, Public domain · Moqui Cave: Flickr User respres, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Anasazi State Park Museum: Nickeyrc, Public domain · Old Administration Building: National Park Service, Public domain
