Pro

If you love outdoor activities, canyons, and beautiful rock formations this is the park for you.
Con

Some areas have too many tourists congregating
In a nutshell

If you don't have to have trees, and you love the beauty of spectacular canyons and interesting rock formations, and don't have to take your vacation in the middle of the summer, don't miss...
goodfish Says: If you are planning on doing the Chesler/Joint Loop, this is a continuation of my previous tip with thanks again to David and Utah Trails for the borrowed link to the useful guide (below). At the end of a jeep road spur on the south side of Chesler park, you transition from...
4 Reviews and 2 Opinions this is by far my faviort campground of the canyonlands park, its not a place to stay if you are...
goodfish Says: Our poor national parks and other historic sites suffer a lot of abuse. It's not just the millions of feet that wear down the trails but the yahoos who think they need to leave their mark everywhere they go or take pieces of ancient history or geology home with them. It's...
goodfish Says: Southern Utah averages only about 8 inches of rain a year and temperatures can easily top 100 degrees (+37 F) during the summer and early fall. You'll see reminders everywhere to drink plenty of water, pack at least a quart (short hikes) to a gallon (longer treks) along for...
goodfish Says: Situated 2000 feet above the Colorado River, the legend goes that cowboys once rounded up wild mustangs and herded them onto what is now called Dead Horse Point Overlook. After choosing the horses they wanted to keep, they somehow forgot about the rest and, trapped on that...
Plan a Canyonlands National Park vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Canyonlands National Park locals

The hike is fairly easy and takes about 40 minutes for 2 mile venture to the point at the end of the trail, and then return the same way. There are too many...
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Q: Wondering if anyone has hiked this in the past year or two? I'm reading that it's fairly well maintained and marked - possibly...

A: Hi Kate, I did part of this hike as far back as 2003. I did the hike up to Druids Arch which for the first few kms uses the same trail from the parking lot at the...
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Kimberlyann's Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Canyonlands National Park is divided into three distinct sections, of which we visited two, The Needles and Island In the Sky. Elevations in Canyonlands range from 3,720 feet to 6,987 feet, with the...
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Rugged, remote, desolate, dangerous and majestic, Canyonlands NP is also enormous. The park is divided into four districts (Island in the Sky, Needles, Horseshoe Canyon and the Maze) that are reached...
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The creation of this area started 350 million years ago. It was a basin next to 30,000 feet high mountain range, and was part of a large sea. In the last 10 million years there has been a reduction in...
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Canyonlands, Island in the Sky District

Canyonlands National Park is divided by the Green and Colorado Rivers into three districts. They are called The Maze, The Needles and Island in the Sky. We visited Island in the Sky as it is located...
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The Watermelon Settlement: Canyonlands

Canyonlands can easily be construed as a poor man's Grand Canyon but this beautiful area is much more than a mere little brother to its more famous sibling. With a similar mesa strewn river gorged...
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