---
id: "11300"
name: Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
distance: "85.4"
duration: Take 1-2 hours to drive this byway.
description: Take a trip across Northern Arizona to the great meadows and forests of the Kaibab Plateau. As you drive the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Byway, the flora and fauna changes from desert scrub to juniper, oak and aspens.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.visitsouthernutah.com/marble-canyon-loop/
    name: Marble Canyon Loop
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/arizona/fredonia_vermilion_cliffs_scenic_road.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_89A
    name: Wikipedia
attractions:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Springs,_Arizona
    name: Bitter Springs
  - url: https://wanderwisdom.com/travelogue/Arizonas-Cliff-Dwellers-Lodge-And-Its-Unusual-Origin
    name: Cliff Dweller Rocks
  - url: https://cliffdwellerslodge.com/
    name: Cliff Dwellers Lodge
  - url: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L835068
    name: Condor Viewing Site
  - url: https://www.fredoniaaz.gov/tourism
    name: Fredonia
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/glca/planyourvisit/horseshoe-bend.htm
    name: Horseshoe Bend
  - url: https://jacoblake.com/
    name: Jakob Lake Inn
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/kaibab
    name: Kaibab National Forest
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/kaibab/offices/kaibab-plateau-visitor-center
    name: Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center
  - url: https://www.visitsouthernutah.com/
    name: Kane County Visitor Center
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/kaibab/recreation/le-fevre-overlook
    name: Le Fevre Overlook
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/glca/planyourvisit/lees-ferry.htm
    name: Lee's Ferry
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/glca/learn/historyculture/navajobridge.htm
    name: Navajo Canyon Bridge
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/pisp/index.htm
    name: Pipe Spring National Monument
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/national-conservation-lands/arizona/vermilion-cliffs
    name: Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
designations:
  - Navajo Nation Scenic Byway
  - Arizona State Scenic Byway
states:
  - AZ
ll:
  - -112.5264290466231
  - 36.945650325608995
bounds:
  - - -112.73749887943268
    - 36.63417502437211
  - - -111.50190049800909
    - 37.10460361

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Take a trip across Northern Arizona to the great meadows and forests of the Kaibab Plateau. As you drive the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Byway, the flora and fauna changes from desert scrub to juniper, oak and aspens as the blue green waters of the Colorado River cut through Marble Canyon.

Beginning in Page and heading south to Bitter Springs, you'll drive past the red and plum hues of the Vermilion Cliffs. Skulking about the rugged edges is a peculiar looking bird with a bald, orange head and a nine-foot wingspan--the endangered California Condor. Take a walk across a bridge that has been standing since 1929 and affords a spectacular view of the water 470 feet below your feet.

Visit the Anasazi dwellings or learn about Native American history on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Having abandoned their homes in 1300 A.D., the remains of the sandstone pueblos remain for the public to see. The Navajo have made this area their home since 1350 AD and their reservation is currently the largest in the United States.

The Kaibab Plateau begins just after House Rock, and is home to more than 50 species of mammals including the Kaibab squirrel, a tuft-eared bushy-tailed squirrel found exclusively on the plateau. The word _kaibab_ is a Piute Indian word meaning, _mountain lying down._ Stop in Fredonia for souvenirs of your trip, or pause at the La Fevre Overlook to get commit the image of the red-shale cliffs and sandstone promontories to memory.

Whether history, wildlife or scenery gets you moving, the drive along Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road has something for every Arizona traveler.