Bryce Canyon National Park in Garfield County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Bryce Amphitheater

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010

1. Bryce Amphitheater Marker

Inscription.
"Before there were any Indians, the Legend People, To-when-an-ung-wa, lived in that place. There were many of them. They were of many kinds - birds, animals, lizards and such things - but they looked like people....For some reason, the Legend People in that place were bad. Because they were bad, Coyote turned them all into rocks. You can see them in that place now; all turned into rocks; some standing in rows, some sitting down, some holding on to others. You can see their faces, with paint on them just as they were before they became rock..."
- Paiute Indian Legend

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 37° 37.371′ N, 112° 9.968′ W. Marker is in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, in Garfield County. It can be reached from Sunset Point Road. Marker is along the Rim Trail, near Sunset Point. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bryce UT 84764, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country

and specifically in Color Country. It is also in the American Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Serial Homesteaders (a few steps from this marker); The Legend People (a few steps from this marker); Building Bryce and Beyond (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); Publicizing Bryce (approx. 0.2 miles away); Searching for Sustenance (approx. 0.2 miles away); Streetscape (approx. ¼ mile away); Architectural Artistry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bryce Canyon Lodge (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bryce Canyon National Park.

Also see . . .
1. Bryce Canyon National Park. (Submitted on February 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Bryce Canyon Natural Features. (Submitted on February 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Legend on Bryce Amphitheater Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010

2. Legend on Bryce Amphitheater Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010

3. Bryce Amphitheater Marker

Looking south toward Sunset Point; with trail to canyon floor

Trail to Canyon Floor from Sunset Point image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010

4. Trail to Canyon Floor from Sunset Point

Sunset Point Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010

5. Sunset Point Sign

Bryce Canyon National Park Entrance Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010

6. Bryce Canyon National Park Entrance Sign

Formations in Bryce Amphitheater image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010

7. Formations in Bryce Amphitheater

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 920 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.