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Kanab Field Office
The Kanab Field Office, managed within the Paria River District, is located in Utah’s Kane County, near the Utah-Arizona border, Lake Powell, and Arizona's Grand Canyon. East of Kanab are the Vermilion Cliffs that run north through open country. The Paria River cuts through the Vermilion Cliffs traveling through the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area on the Utah-Arizona border. Backpackers who visit this area hike through narrow, twisting canyons of the Paria River. Off road enthusiasts frequent the Coral Pink Sand Dunes to capitalize on this unparalleled recreation opportunity.
Landscapes in this area differ from other areas as the abundance of sandy soils and red rock formations intermingle with several archeological treasures to provide some unique sight-seeing and day hiking opportunities. Sage brush, grass, and pinyon juniper ecosystems intermingle with small pockets of ponderosa pine trees, providing for vast acres of world class mule deer habitat and trophy animals that spend their summer months thriving on the Paunsaugunt Management Area.
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Mailing Address: 669 S. Hwy 89A Kanab, UT 84741 Email: [email protected] Phone: 435-644-1200 Fax: 435-644-1299 Hours: 8:00 - 4:30 M-F
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Facilities
Kanab Visitor Center Facility
The Kanab Visitor Center is one of four visitor centers in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) each with a different theme. This visitor center is located within the Paria River District in Kanab, Utah, and it offers interpretive displays focusing on "traces in time" which includes both geology and archaeology within the Monument. The friendly and knowledgeable staff here can provide weather reports, hiking recommendations and road reports, which is a must-have for visitors exploring the Monument.>
Because of limited access due to COVID, all Paria Canyon Overnight permits that were scheduled to be picked up in Kanab at the Grand Staircase National Monument Visitor Center will now be waiting at the Paria Contact Station. This will be open 7 days a week from 8:00 - 4:30 beginning March 15th. If you want to pick up in St. George, the visitor center is open from 7:45 to 5:00 Monday through Friday (closed weekends). Please email if you have any questions or need to change the location you originally selected. [email protected]
Calling to confirm will speed up your permit pick-up
For pick-up at St. George call Monday - Friday between 7:45 - 5:00 435.688.3200
Reminder: Your trip must begin only on the reserved entry date; overnight trips that begin on a day other than the permit entry date are considered invalid, even if you begin on a day that would have been covered by the permit dates. Permits must be picked up in person.
