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Photograph of Bryce Canyon Lodge
Photograph by Unknown, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Bryce Canyon Lodge and Deluxe Cabins

A National Historic Landmark. Built in 1924 (National Park Service rustic). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

From the record

“Bryce Canyon Lodge is a lodging facility in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States, built between 1924 and 1925 using local materials. Designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, the lodge is an excellent example of National Park Service rustic design, and the only remaining completely original structure that Underwood designed for Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.”

Wikipedia article Bryce Canyon Lodge, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 26 National Register listings published here for Garfield County · listed in 1987 · category: District · built in 1924, National Park Service rustic, by Gilbert Stanley Underwood · a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. SR 63, Bryce Canyon National Park, 84764
  • When was it listed? May 1987
  • Category. district
  • Census division. Tropic
  • When was it built? 1924
  • Architectural style. National Park Service rustic
  • Architect. Gilbert Stanley Underwood
  • National Register reference number. 87001339 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

118 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Bryce Canyon Lodge and Deluxe Cabins between 1992 and 2020, burning about 311 acres in total. 73 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural73
Recreation and ceremony20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Debris and open burning6
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1998Naturalunder an acreBryce Canyon National ParkDUMP
7 September 2003Naturalunder an acreBryce Canyon National ParkPARIA
6 September 1994Naturalunder an acreBryce Canyon National ParkRAINY DAY
4 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCedar City Field OfficeMERYLS BNC
3 September 2002Naturalunder an acreCedar City Field OfficeBULLDOG HO
3 September 2002Naturalunder an acreBryce Canyon National ParkMERRILL
3 September 2002Naturalunder an acreBryce Canyon National ParkSUNRISE
3 September 2002Naturalunder an acreBryce Canyon National ParkBRYCE CR

Every fire recorded in Garfield County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Bryce Canyon Lodge and Deluxe Cabins: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Airport Borrow Pit #3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerGravel, Sand
Airport Borrow Pit No 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Airport Borrow Pit No 4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Airport Borrow Pits #4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerGravel, Sand
Emory Valley Borrow Pit No 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Emory Valley Borrow Pits #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerGravel, Sand
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 09022Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 09027Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 09028Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 09029Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Garfield County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Bryce Canyon Lodge Historic District (Boundary Increase)under 500 feet1995
Utah Parks Company Service Station0.2 miles1995
National Park Service Housing, Old, Historic District0.3 miles1995
Administration Building, Old0.4 miles1995
Loop D Comfort Station0.6 miles1995
Bryce Canyon National Park Scenic Trails Historic District0.6 miles1995

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 87001339 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Garfield CountyAll 26 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.