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w Canyonlands National Park VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

Millions of years ago, the Colorado and Green Rivers cut Practical Information
winding paths deep into rock, creating a labyrinth of rocky n 2282 South West Resource
canyons that form the heart of this stunning wilderness. At its Blvd, Moab, (435) 719-2313.
Open visitor center: 8am–5pm
center, the rivers’ confluence divides the park’s 527 sq miles daily (longer late Mar–late Oct).
(1,365 sq km) into three districts – the Needles, the Maze, and Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving,
the grassy plateau of the Island in the Sky. Established as a Dec 25. & 7 8 = 
national park in 1964, Canyonlands is growing in popularity. ∑ nps.gov/cany
Most wilderness travel here requires a permit.

Key
Mesa Arch
An easy and rewarding Highway
500-yard (455-m) trail 4WD only
leads to Mesa Arch, a Hiking route
long, low curve of
stone that perfectly National Park boundary
frames the snowcapped
La Sal Mountains in
the distance.

White Rim Road is
a 100-mile (160-km)
trail accessed via
the exhilarating
J
Green River Shafer Road, a
Overlook 4WD track down
Horseshoe J a steep cliff.
Canyon contains J
6,000-year-old
petroglyphs,
said to be some Grand Colorado River
of the oldest View Point
in existence. Overlook
J Green River J
Maze
Overlook
J
Needles District
J
The most interesting
The Maze canyons, features in this
where outlaw remote district are
Butch Cassidy the hundreds of
hid out in the red rock spires,
late 1800s, offer or needles,
a challenge to for which it
skilled hikers. was named.

Island in the Sky
Easy access by car
makes this the most
visited district of the
park. A popular stop here is
the Grandview Overlook, which 0 kms 5
offers panoramic views of the 0 miles 5
rocky canyons of the Green and
Colorado Rivers.
For keys to symbols see back flap

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