Canyonlands National Park encloses 337,598 acres of colorful canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches, as famous Mesa Arch, and spires in the heart of southeast Utah’s high desert. Canyonlands is more remote then neighboring Arches National Park. It invites you to explore a wilderness of amazing formations carved by the Colorado River, the Green River, and...
Arches National Park located in southeastern Utah, near Moab, offers more than 2000 natural sandstone arches and unique geological formations. Moreover, the Park contains the highest density of natural arches in the world. Unusual fairy-tale shapes and rusty red colors of the rocks will amaze you, so it’s worth to visit this fantastic picturesque place....
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I need to go back to Utah! We were so close to the Canyonlands but did not have time to visit. Ahhh bookmarking this for when we do go! I would especially like to watch the Mesa Arch sunrise <3
Wow! What a super informative post! I did have a US trip planned for early next year and I was thinking of doing the canyons. I guess it’s not completely out of the question so I might still look into it and with all you info, makes it super easy! I’d love to do white water rafting. That is so much fun.
We didn’t get to the Maze because we didn’t have a 4-wheel drive but we loved Island in the Sky and the Needles!
This is quite an in depth article about Canyonlands National Park, which i found to be quite useful. And the fact that I Can combine it with Arches National Park as well, is like the cherry on top. Though i havent been to the States yet, but I have been fascinated with the National Parks in USA for the past few days, and it seems that everyday, i come across some unique sets of information that just fascinates me.
Thank you so much for writing this complete guide to visiting Canyonlands National Park. The scenery is absolutely amazing, I have the feeling I am walking on the Moon or Mars. And it’s no wonder that there are archaeological sites with remnants from ancient civilizations. Is it possible to camp in the park – wild camping or camping in special campgrounds?
We were so glad we visited Canyonlands on our Utah National Park tour. We did not make it there as early as you so missed that amazing view of the sun through the arch!!! Those rips in the earth were just stunning to see. Definitely worry that we missed the White Rim trail. Good to know we need a permit first. We did a couple fo the shorter hikes. But definitely want to go back for more. There is more than enough to warrant several visits to Canyonlands.
Canyonlands looks worth visiting and thanks for all your tips and information about how to reach and what to do here. Good to know that the closest town to the Canyonlands is Moab in Utah. As there is no public transportation inside Canyonlands National Park, so I would love to rent a car and that too a 4×4 car. I would also love to combine my visit to Canyonlands National Park with the Arches National Park as per your suggestion.
I did not know that you can combine this with the Arches national park. The place has always been appealing with all those natural formations. I would love to know more about The Maze – have never been heard of that one before. Thanks for all the tips that you have shared like the need for permits – makes planning easy.