The Riggs Spring Fire Trail, also known as the Riggs Spring Loop Trail, was built in

Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park () is an American national park located in southwestern Utah. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon, which despite its name, is not a canyon, but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters along the eastern ...

in 1936 to provide access to the park's backcountry for fire suppression crews. The approximately trail is significant for its association with

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labor from CCC Camp NP-3, and represents the last link in the series of access trails built in the mid-1930s, beginning with the Under-the-Rim Trail, also listed on the

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. The trail descends eastward from Rainbow Point in the southern end of the park, descending along The Promontory, and turning back south, then west, then north to return to the road via Yovimpa Pass, ending at returning to Rainbow Point. The primary purpose of the trail was to provide reliable access to the backcountry of the southern portion of the park. The Riggs Spring Fire Trail was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 1995.

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