Elephant Cove Staging Area | Utah
The Elephant Cove Staging Area provides a parking and staging location for ATV/UTV enthusiasts interested in exploring the fantastic red-rock scenery and four-wheel-drive roads that make up the western side of the BLM Kanab Field Office.
Amenities include a vault toilet, informational kiosk, picnic tables, fire pits, and a large, graveled parking lot. No other amenities are available. For more information and area maps, please visit the Kanab Visitor Center (BLM) in Kanab, UT.
The Elephant Cove Staging Area is located on lands managed by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA). Facilities are co-managed by the BLM Kanab Field Office.
Accessibility Description (ABA/ADA)
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No cell phone service is available at this site.
A large parking lot of packed gravel and sand can accommodate 50 vehicles with trailers. Though there are no designated accessible parking spaces, the lot is flat and much of it should be appropriate for wheelchair users. Areas of the lot with more sand may be challenging for people with mobility impairments.
A single vault toilet near the entrance kiosk has parking next to it. The toilet sits on a concrete pad and erosion may create a lip between the parking lot surface and the toilet entrance. No potable water is available.
The partially shaded kiosk contains maps and travel and safety information related to Off-Highway Vehicle use. The information can be viewed from a sitting position, but the ground around the sign is soft and uneven, so it may be challenging for a person in a wheelchair to get close enough to read the map.
Camping is permitted in the parking lot. Though there are no picnic shelters, grills, or fire rings at the site, at least three wooden picnic tables are available.
Nearby trails have areas of soft, deep sand deposited by the wind and are not considered to be accessible.
Descriptions and photos uploaded May 2026. Please note that actual on-the-ground conditions may vary due to natural events (e.g., weather, wildfires, erosion), normal wear and tear, or site improvements.
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From the Kanab Visitor Center (BLM) in Kanab, UT, turn right onto Highway 89. Take Highway 89 through Kanab and continue as it heads north. After 8.9 miles, turn left onto Hancock Road. Follow Hancock road for 9.4 miles until it makes a T with Yellowjacket Road/CR 43. Turn left onto Yellowjacket Road and continue for 7.3 miles before reaching the staging area on the right-hand side of the road.
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