Farview Point

Best Time to Visit Farview Point

Farview Point's signature draw is distance, and distance depends on the sky. Navajo Mountain is part of the view in typical conditions, but the far-off Black Mesas only reveal themselves on clear days. Time your stop for clear weather if you want the full long-range panorama this overlook is known for.

Farview Point Visitor Tips

• This is a roadside viewpoint, not a trailhead — there's no long hiking trail here to plan for.
• A short, level path leads from the parking area to neighboring Piracy Point, where an eroded butte resembles two ships sailing in a broadside.
• Pets aren't permitted on that path to Piracy Point, or on any trail within Bryce Canyon National Park.
• This part of the park sits at high elevation, like the rest of Bryce Canyon — give yourself a moment if you feel short of breath.

Getting to Farview Point

Farview Point sits along the park's main road, Highway 63, about 10 miles from the entrance fee station as you head toward Rainbow Point. An entry pass is required to enter Bryce Canyon National Park. Pull into the parking area right off the highway — Farview Point makes an easy add-on if you're already driving the park's southern stretch toward Rainbow and Yovimpa Points, rather than a destination worth a special trip on its own.

What to Expect at Farview Point

Farview Point lives up to its name with one of the longest sightlines anywhere in Bryce Canyon National Park. From 8,822 feet along the park's main road, the view reaches Navajo Mountain some 90 miles away on the Utah-Arizona line, and on clear days extends to the Black Mesas over 160 miles into Arizona. Closer in, the panorama sweeps across the Paria Valley and the exposed rock layers of the Grand Staircase to the Table Cliff Plateau, a 10,000-foot escarpment carved from the same Claron Formation "Pink Cliffs" that form Bryce's own hoodoos.