Canyonlands NP

For a vacation in southern Utah, Canyonlands National Park is a must-see. If your vacation has taken you to Bryce Canyon National Park, you have to travel over to Canyonlands so as not to miss out on the opportunity to experience this spectacular park. There is something there for the whole family.

Travel to Canyonlands National Park, with its remarkable geology, showing millions of years of history in its cliffs. The rock layers, still experiencing erosion to this very day, shape the life of the canyon. In this high desert country, the mesas and buttes with the Colorado River cutting through, provide a character all their own. Island in the Sky mesa is one place not to be missed, rising over 1,000 feet above the surrounds.

The favorite vacation activity at Canyonlands National Park is, of course, hiking the backcountry trails. Either day or overnight trips are possible. See rock art of hundreds of years of prehistoric artists on the canyon walls, particularly at Horseshoe Canyon.

You will likely enter Canyonlands National Park about 35 miles northwest of Moab, Utah, and in Moab you will find lodging options. You'll need a permit to camp in the backcountry areas, but there are many campgrounds around nearby towns.

From Bryce Canyon National Park, head up 89 north to I-70, travel east and when you reach Brendel go south on 191 to Utah Highway 313 (22 miles south of I-70) and then drive southwest 22 miles to Canyonlands. You'll be glad you did!

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