Canyonlands National Park

(Hoodoos at Bryce Canyon, all photos by Amanda Lobell) Two of the most tireless travelers I know — Amanda Lobell and Neil Roach — just returned from a road trip through Southern Utah . They flew into Salt Lake City and out of Las Vegas. In just five days, they managed to visit Nine Mile Canyon , Arches National Park , Dead Horse Point State Park , Canyonlands NP , Capitol Reef NP , Zion NP , Bryce Canyon NP and still have time to hit the Vegas strip before they caught the red eye back to Boston . Here, they explain how they ... Read Full Story

The Druid Arch Trail is a side trail off of the hiking route from Elephant Hill to the Chesler Park area in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in southeast Utah. The Elephant Hill Trail Head area accesses an extensive system of trails and 4WD routes that tour the spectacular carved geology of the central part of the park. The Druid Arch Trail branch starts 2.1 miles along the route to the fabulous Chesler Park. At the bottom of Elephant Canyon, instead of crossing, the branch trail turns south , going up the canyon for another 3.3 miles to Druid Arch. The towering ... Read Full Story

The road to Lockhart Basin and Hurrah Pass starts about two miles east of the park entrance to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in southeast Utah. The first 2.9 miles is easily drivable and passes the Hamburger Rock camping area toward a crossing of Indian Creek. I started my hike right at the Indian Creek Crossing 2.9 miles down the road. Right at that point is the Indian Creek Falls , about a 20 foot drop off. In early November the Indian Creek was dry except for a brown pool at the base of the falls. In spring, the crossing could be ... Read Full Story

Canyonlands National Park Favorite Jeep Roads & Hiking Trails ( Paperback ) By J. David Day Buy new : $12.78 15 used and new from $8.92 Customer Rating: First tagged by Dan Cundiff Customer tags: 4wd (3), hiking (2), canyonlands (2), nation , hiking trails , canyondlands , 4 wheel , backpacking , moab , national parks Review & Description Contains detailed descriptions of the jeep roads and hiking trails in Utah's largest national park, including instructions on how to find the park's indian ruins, cowboy cabins, and other points of interest. This book is profusely illustrated with 240 color and black & white ... Read Full Story

The Indian Creek Petroglyph Trail is a short climb up to a petroglyph panel in the lush Indian Creek corridor on the way to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in southeast Utah. The unmarked trail head is 2.7 miles past the well known Newspaper Rock site at Mile Post 4, on the east side of Utah Highway 211. The trail is only a few hundred yards long. The panel faces the highway and is at the base of the exposed Wingate Sandstone cliffs that line Indian Creek in this area. This is a popular climbing area and there are at least three ... Read Full Story