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Activities: Hiking, Biking, and Horseback Riding Trail Distance: 6.85 miles (one way) single and two-track Trail Difficulty: Moderate From the Grapevine Trailhead At the western terminus, start with a good warm up on the Grapevine Trail. Note that the Grapevine...

The scenic Backway runs for 46 miles traversing southward thround Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument from Cannonville to Highway 89. The road is paved for 9 miles between Cannonville and the turnoff to Kodachrome Basin State Park.

Recommended Users: Hikers. Two-track. 9 miles in length. Difficulty: Strenuous.

The trailhead is located near Horseshoe Canyon (North) WSA. Dispersed camping is located near the trailhead. From the slick rock trailhead follow the cairn trail towards the canyon rim and you will find Five Hole Arch overlooking Labyrinth Canyon.

Activities: Hiking, Biking, Horseback Riding Connector Trail Distance: 260 feet (one way) single-track Trail Difficulty: Easy Connects the Cordura Trail. Trail Description: The McMullin Trail (connector) begins shortly after passing the stepover gate at the White Reef Trailhead. Turning left...

Boynton Overlook gives visitors a bird's eye view of the riparian area along the meandering Escalante River. The overlook was named for John Boynton, a cattle man caught in a confrontation over a woman that ended with murder in 1878...

Activities: Hiking, Biking, and Horseback Riding Trail Distance: 1.4 miles (one way) single-track Trail Difficulty: Moderate Trail Description: The Leed's Reef Trail is accessible via the White Reef Trailhead in the Red Cliffs Recreation Area. From the trailhead, follow the...

The San Rafael Swell area is quite unique. There really is no place like it in all of Utah where you can ride your horse, mountain bike, or dirt bike. The landscape is picturesque and absolutely breathtaking. Its trail system...

From the parking area the trail system descends into the canyon bottom, providing access into the many scenic side canyons of the Dirty Devil River, such as Robbers Roost, Buck, Pasture, Happy, No Mans, Larry, and Sam's Mesa Box Canyons...

This trailhead provides access to approximately 30 miles of single track trail for mountain biking and trail running. The trailhead is on TLA land and managed by Carbon County.

Activities: Hiking and Biking Trail Distance: 0.42 miles (one way) single-track Trail Difficulty: Easy Trail Description: The High Grade Trail allows cyclists to connect the White Reef Trail and/or Leeds Reef Trail to the Prospector Trail. This is the preferred...

Activities: Hiking, Biking, Horseback Riding Connector Trail Distance: 950 feet (one way) single-track Trail Difficulty: Easy Connects the White Reef Trail and Leeds Reef Trail. Connector Trail Description: The Grubstake Trail is accessible via the White Reef Trailhead in the...

Length of Hike: 1.2 miles one-way from the Poison Spider parking lot to base of arch. Type of Hike: Hiking-only trail marked by signs, rock cairns and small painted dashes on slickrock. Area Attractions: Great views of Behind the Rocks...

Klonzo is a new trail system to the Moab Field Office. These trails, built in 2012, are an excellent new system with a good mix of trail surfaces at an intermediate skill level. Many of the trails are a dirt...

Klondike Bluffs has long been a popular mountain biking area. All of the trails are also open to hikers. The area offers exceptional views into Arches National Park and unique paleontological and mining history. in 2011 the BLM and Grand...

There is much to see and do at the Wedge. The Wedge Overlook provides unmatched scenery looking over the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River. There are two primary places to park, at either end of the Rim...

Klondike Bluffs has long been a popular mountain biking area. All of the trails are also open to hikers. The area offers exceptional views into Arches National Park and unique paleontological and mining history. in 2011 the BLM and Grand...

Recommended Users: Mountain Bikers, Hikers. Singletrack trail. 3 miles in length. Difficulty: Moderate/Easiest. From the midway point on Goosebumps Trail, the Cryptobionic Trail makes a beeline downhill toward the Virgin River, winding for 3 miles through a series of flowing...

Recommended Users: Hikers, Mountain Bikers. Singletrack trail. 5.0 miles in length. Difficulty: Moderate/More Difficult. The most ambitious trail to date has to be Dead Ringer. Leaving from the Jem Trailhead, this trail makes a gradual descent from the mesa top...

Length of Hike: A gradual up-hill hike to the tracks (3 miles round trip). Type of Hike: The trail parallels a mountain bike trail for a short distance before branching off on its own. Follow the rock cairns and trail...

Recommended Users: Mountain Bikers, Hikers. Singletrack trail. 3.5 miles in length. Difficulty: Moderate/More Difficult. Goosebumps Trail connects to and can only be accessed by other trails. Reach Goosebumps from the Jem Trail, Cryptobionic Trail, or Dead Ringer Trail.Constructed in 2013...

Recommended Users: Mountain Bikers, Hikers. Singletrack trail. 6.7 miles in length. Difficulty: Moderate/Easiest. Mostly smooth singletrack (with a few rocky sections thrown in to make it interesting) the Jem is known for its fast downhill riding. At about 0.75 miles...

Hidden Splendor was the sight of a historic uranium mine. Remains of the mine can still be seen today. The sites offers access to Muddy Creek, dispersed camping, and a backcountry airstrip. This trailhead offers access to many canyoneering routes...

Riddled with old mine shafts from the uranium boom times, the Butte is right across the Muddy River from Hondu Arch. A put-in for rafting when there is water in the Muddy, the area has many dispersed camping possibilities. Finishing...

The Jeep Arch (Gold Bar) Trailhead is a 2.0 miles hike one way with an elevation gain of about 800 feet. The trail is a primitive trail marked by rock cairns and occasional signing. Area Attractions: Trail passes beneath Jeep...

Fullers Bottom trailhead serves as the put in for those wishing to hike or float through the Little Grand Canyon. This hike explores the San Rafael river as it cuts through the Little Grand Canyon. This area is a popular...

The Lower Black Box can be deadly and should be only attempted by experienced canyoneers. The hike is located in the Mexican Mountain WSA. The San Rafael River carved this narrow canyon hike with walls 400 feet high. In this...

The Waterfall North trailhead is located on the temple mountain road south west of temple mountain. The Waterfall trail is a single track multiple use trail open for a variety of use from motorcycle riding, mountain biking, hiking and equestrian...

Little Grand Canyon trailhead serves as the starting or ending point for those hiking through the Little Grand Canyon. The trailhead is located past the Swinging Bridge and .8 miles west of the Buckhorn Draw Rd. This hike explores the...

The Rochester Panel, located within the San Rafael Swell has rock art experts divided as to if it belongs to the Fremont Culture or the earlier Barrier Canyon Culture. The site is one of the most unusual rock art sites...

The Copper Globe mining area provides visitors with an opportunity to explore standing structures and features associated with a historic mine in operation from 1900-1905. While no copper was actually successfully smelted due to the low quality of the ore...

This is an information station only, there is no personnel on site. Open 7 days and 24 hours a week where you can obtain maps and information.

The Cricket Mountains provide approximately 129 miles of trails, ranging from easy to difficult. Trailheads are located at Johnson Pass, Little Sage Valley, Cedar Pass and Headlight Canyon.

Park at the base of the red and purple slopes of the Morrison Formation. The boulders eroding out of the stream channel sandstone have dozens of examples of fossilized dinosaur bone. Social trails will help visitors find many of them...

Length of Hike: 2 miles one-way; allow 4 hours’ round trip. Type of Hike: Canyon bottom. Only hikers are allowed on this trail -- no mountain bikes allowed. Area Attractions: Free-flowing stream during spring months with cottonwood trees and pools...

The Hell's Revenge 4x4 Trail is a popular route, but extremely difficult due to hazardous terrain. It is recommended for only very experienced drivers with advanced equipment. It is not recommended for ATV's. The route is approximately 6.5 miles in...

Recommended Users: Equestrians, Hikers, Mountain Bikers. Two-track trail. 0.5 miles in length. Difficulty: Easy/Easiest (IMBA Trail Difficulty Rating System). Tava’atsi (pronounced ta-vats) means “two striped chipmunk” in Southern Paiute. The trail used to be a main access point into the...

Trailhead kiosk and info is on a road paralleling the Price River. The road up Mount Elliot was originally constructed to get a drilling rig up on Beckworth Plateau. It has not been maintained since making it a challenging climb...

The boat ramp serves as the take out for boaters taking off from the multi-day float trip down Desolation Canyon and the Green River Daily. The ramp offers overnight parking and outhouses. The ramp is located 10 miles down the...

At over 7,600 feet above sea level, this picnic area scattered through the joint fractured Buckhorn Conglomerate is a child’s delight of narrow passages and tilted rocks perfect for scrambling on. The large pinyon pines growing there add to the...

Gemini Bridges is one of the unique geologic features of the Moab area that shouldn’t be missed. The Gemini Bridges area has been popular with mountain bikers for many years. In recent years, new trails have been constructed that have...

Honeydew Day Use Area Note: This site is no longer a campground. It is a day use area only with no facilities.

A mysterious red pictograph (painted) panel accompanied by petroglyphs (pecked images) lies within Black Dragon Wash in the San Rafael Swell. Within a fenced area visitors may view several elongated human and animal like pictograph images attributed to the ancient...

Bellevue Flats is the staging area for the 4 primitive routes in Sids Mountain WSA

At the Hole in the Rock Highway 12 wayside stop you can admire the Straight Cliffs as they extend for 50 miles to the cliffs of the Colorado River.

This is one of three primitive backcountry campsites along Forest Road 301 on the south side of the Widow Mountain Wilderness Study Area (WSA). A vault toilet is available at the site however no garbage or other services are provided.

Dance Hall Rock is a large sandstone amphitheater located 42 miles down the Hole-in-the-Rock Road. On their way to establish a settlement, Mormon pioneers in 1879-80 spent two months waiting for a road to be built to the Colorado River...

This lovely 6 mile moderate hike begins at the Calf Creek campground, located 15 miles east of Escalante. Stunning any time of the year, the trail winds through a lush and colorful canyon with beavers, life-size pictographs, granaries, oak trees...

Tucked into the cliff face above this wayside is a small stone-and-mud-daubed structure constructed by Ancient Puebloans. This structure is thought to be a storage place for corn, grain, and other foods grown and harvested nearby. A viewing tube directs...

Our public safety messaging is intended to help people make informed decisions while visiting the Monument. The Escalante Interagency Visitor Center is one of four visitor centers in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, each with a different theme. Tucked away...