Or drive to Dead Horse Point State Park, an even higher vantage point above the Colorado River, as it curves steeply around the canyon wall.įirst-time visitors should plan extra days for Arches National Park and an expanded Moab adventure. Another short hike will take you to a 1,000-foot high vantage point above the Needles District and wide-open canyonlands. Get up early and you can catch the first few rays of sunlight streaming through Mesa Arch and the dramatic view it frames of Canyonlands National Park from atop the mesa of the Island in the Sky district. Take your time to learn about this destination, hire local guides and pause whenever you can to appreciate the forces of nature that created this place.Ĭanyonlands is made up of three land districts (and the rivers that carved it), and this itinerary explores a couple of them as part of an expansive and awe-inspiring journey through the region.

While this itinerary will get you started on where to go, this is a region that blossoms with high-contrast desert beauty and powerful prehistory.

The Canyonlands Region of Utah combines the best of the Moab area's easy proximity to Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park's most accessible district with some of the United State's most remote and culturally significant landscapes.

Monument valley scenic drive map