Sunrise/Sunset Trail
What to Expect
Safety Advisory
Bryce sits above 8,000 feet — visitors coming from sea level may feel winded even on flat ground, and the dry air dehydrates you faster than you'd expect for a short walk.
The rim edge has fencing in most spots but not all — keep children close and resist the urge to step over barriers for a better photo. The drop is hundreds of feet onto unforgiving rock.
Trail Details
Pro Tips
Start at Sunset Point and walk to Sunrise Point — counterintuitive, but the morning light hits the amphitheater from the east, making Sunrise Point the better destination when the hoodoos are most dramatically lit.
Pair this with the Navajo Loop or Queen's Garden trail for a half-day combo — the Sunrise/Sunset path makes an excellent warm-up or cool-down before dropping below the rim where the real magic happens.
The stretch between the two points has several unmarked pullouts along the rim fence where you can get slightly different angles of the hoodoos — most visitors cluster at the named overlooks and skip these quieter vantage points entirely.
