Fast Facts

ATMs -- Just outside the entrance to the park, there is an automated teller machine (ATM) in the lobby of Ruby's Inn (tel. 866/866-6616 or 435/834-5341; www.rubysinn.com).

Car Repair/Car Rental/Towing Services -- Located just outside the entrance to the park, Bryce Canyon American Car Care Center (tel. 435/834-5232) is a full-service station, with facilities to work on large vehicles and motor homes. They also offer towing service (tel. 435/834-5222), a car wash, and car rentals.

Emergencies -- Dial tel. 911 or contact a park ranger.

Gas Stations -- Just outside the entrance to the park are two gas stations operated by Ruby's Inn. There are also gas stations along Utah 12 in Bryce (where UT 63 turns south off UT 12) and Tropic (along UT 12 about 8 miles east of Bryce).

Laundry -- Inside the park, there is a coin-operated laundry at the General Store, about a quarter mile south of North Campground near the Sunrise Point parking area. It's open daily from mid-April to October.

Just outside the entrance to the park, Ruby's Inn has two coin-operated laundry facilities. The one in the main complex is open 24 hours a day year-round, and the second, located at Ruby's Campground, about a quarter mile south of the inn, is open April through October from 7am to 9:30pm daily.

Medical Services -- There is a first-aid station at Bryce Canyon Lodge. The closest hospital is the Garfield Memorial Hospital, 200 N. 400 E. in Panguitch, 24 miles northwest via Utah 12 and U.S. 89 (tel. 435/676-8811), which has a 24-hour emergency room.

Permits -- Permits are required for backcountry camping. They cost $5 and are available at the visitor center.

Post Offices -- Inside the main building of Ruby's Inn is the Bryce Post Office (ZIP 84764). The Bryce Canyon Lodge also has a post office (Bryce Canyon, ZIP 84717), open April through October.

Supplies -- There is a small general store (contact Bryce Canyon Lodge, tel. 435/834-5361; www.brycecanyonlodge.com) inside the park that is open from mid-April to October, with groceries and camping supplies, plus snacks, film, ice, beer, bundles of firewood, and souvenirs, all at surprisingly reasonable prices. Hours are from 8am to 8pm daily, although these are flexible and the store is sometimes open a bit longer in summer, with shorter hours at the beginning and end of the season. The general store is about a quarter-mile south of North Campground near the Sunrise Point parking area.

On the south side of the lobby of Ruby's Inn (tel. 866/866-6616 or 435/834-5341; www.rubysinn.com), just outside the entrance to the park, is a huge general store that offers souvenirs, western clothing, camping supplies, and a good selection of groceries. The store is open from 7am to 10:30pm daily. In the lobby are a small liquor store, a car-rental desk, a beauty salon, a 1-hour film processor, and tour desks where you can arrange excursions of all sorts, from horseback treks and all-terrain-vehicle rides to helicopter tours.

Telephones -- Public telephones are located at the visitor center, at Bryce Canyon Lodge, at Sunset Campground pay station, and at the General Store. There is also a public phone at Ruby's Inn, just north of the park entrance. Cellphones don't work reliably in the park

Weather Updates -- For current statewide weather information, contact the National Weather Service (tel. 801/524-5133; http://nimbo.wrh.noaa.gov/saltlake). For local weather information, call the park office (tel. 435/834-5322).