Article about the release of California Condors at Vermiliion Cliffs

From a low of 22 condors in 1982, over 200 California condors now live in the wild. The Peregrine Fund, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has released condors from Vermilion Cliffs National Monument since 1996. A number of condors roost on top of the Vermilion Cliffs. This site offers visitors a chance to see these enormous endangered birds in the wild. Viewing is best done with binoculars or a spotting scope.

On-site facilities include interpretive panels, a viewfinder, picnic tables, a shade shelter, and one pit toilet.

The Condor Viewing Site is accessed from House Rock Valley Road (BLM 1065). To get to House Rock Valley Road from Kanab, UT, take US-89 east for 38 miles. From Page, AZ, take US-89 west for 36 miles. The south end of House Rock Valley Road intersects US-89A 13.5 miles east of Jacob Lake, AZ.

The site is located on the east side of House Rock Valley Road (BLM 1065) by traveling either north from Highway 89A for about 3 miles, or south from Highway 89 for about 27 miles.

About Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Located on the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument includes the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. The Monument borders Kaibab National Forest to the west and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area to the east.

This remote and unspoiled, 280,000-acre Monument is a geologic treasure, containing a variety of diverse landscapes from the Paria Plateau, Vermilion Cliffs, Coyote Buttes, and Paria Canyon. Elevations range from 3,100 to 7,100 feet.

From Flagstaff, travel north on US-89 to US-89A at the Bitter Springs turnoff. From Kanab, Utah, take US-89 to the east or US-89A to the south through Fredonia and Jacob Lake. There are no paved roads within the Monument. While the House Rock Valley Road/BLM 1065 is a maintained dirt road it may be impassable when wet. Other roads on the Monument require a four-wheel drive-high clearance vehicle due to deep sand.