ESTABLISHMENT AND REGULATIONS
Rainbow Bridge was proclaimed a national monument on May 30, 1910, by President Taft. One hundred-sixty acres were placed under the protection of the National Park Service. The monument is a sanctuary for all wildlife, and hunting is prohibited. No plant life, other natural features, or Indian artifacts may be gathered, cut, destroyed, or removed from the monument. Visitors to the area are particularly advised that the defacing of native sandstone with names or dates is vandalism and that vandals will be prosecuted.
HOW TO REACH RAINBOW BRIDGE
The bridge may be approached from three directions: 1. From U. S. No. 89 to Tuba City, Tonalea, and then Rainbow Lodge, where mules are available for the 14-mile trail trip. 2. From Mexican Hat by boat down the San Juan and Colorado Rivers to Forbidden Canyon and 6 miles on foot to the bridge. 3. From Lees Ferry 68 miles upstream by boat to Forbidden Canyon and 6 miles on foot to the bridge.
Reservations for the boat trips should be made well in advance by addressing J. Frank Wright, Mexican Hat Expedition, Blanding, Utah, or Art Green, Soap Creek, Ariz., via Cameron, Ariz.
FACILITIES
Meals, lodging, guide service, and mules are available at Rainbow Lodge from April 1 to November 15.
Campers in the area should provide themselves with gasoline, oil stoves, or charcoal briquets. Firewood is not available, and the cutting of trees, dead or alive, is prohibited. A small spring under the bridge provides water for campers.
ADMINISTRATION
Rainbow Bridge National Monument is a part of the National Park System administered by the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior.