Canyonlands

Notes

• You should combine a visit to Canyonlands NP with Arches NP and Capitol Reef NP. For a 2-week itinerary driving through 7 National parks in Nevada, Arizona and Southeast Utah, see this page.

Itinerary

• Dead Horse Point State Park
  • Walk from Dead Horse Point to Meander Overlook and back. (5/5, Incredible View)
  • Start driving back out
• Island in the Sky Visitor Center, stop at Shafer Canyon Overlook (quick stop), stop at Shafer Trail Viewpoint (quick stop)
• Mesa Arch (3/5, OK) (1hr)
  • If you have been to Arches National Park, the Mesa Arch is going to feel very underwhelming. Visit anyway, at sunrise if possible.
• Hike False Kiva (2miles, 450feet, 2hours)
• Start driving toward Syncline Loop Trailhead.
• Hike Whale Rock (optional)
• Hike Upheavel dome up to the First Viewpoint (3/5)
• Hike Aztec Butte (optional)
• Green River Overlook (5/5, Great Views)
• Buck Canyon Overlook.
• Stop at White Rim Overlook Trailhead. Walk to White Rim Overlook (4/5 Good View)
• Orange Cliffs Overlook.
• Grand View Point Overlook (5/5, Great Views)
• [Sleep in Moab, UT]