Vasey's Paradise, also stylized as Vaseys Paradise, is an oasis approximately below the Mile 30 Sand Bar on the

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within Grand Canyon National Park, in

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, United States. Near the bottom of the canyon, in an otherwise semi-desert region, it consists of several waterfalls created by

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emanating from the upper cliff faces, which supports a localized area of dense vegetation. Vasey's Paradise is a highly sensitive environment which can only be accessed from the river. It is notable for being one of only two known natural habitats of the Kanab ambersnail (''Oxyloma haydeni kanabense''), a federally listed critically endangered species of land snail.

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Brian D. Collins and Robert Kayen ''Applicability of Terrestrial LIDAR Scanning for Scientific Studies in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona'' –

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, Menlo Park, California Open File Report 2006–1198 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey. Page 21 (PDF). Accessed November 2006.
Image gallery of Vaseys Paradise
zionnational-park.com. Accessed November 2006. Landmarks in Arizona Grand Canyon Bodies of water of Coconino County, Arizona Oases of Arizona {{CoconinoCountyAZ-geo-stub