Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
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Top Chillin Spots in and near Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
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Boulder, Utah
Drive the Burr Trail Scenic Backway
5.066.2 mi / 4124 ft gainThe Burr Trail is a 66 miles mostly-paved road connecting Boulder, Utah / Highway 12 with the Notom-Bullfrog road that passes through some of the most scenic (and largely untouched) painted-rock backcountry in three of our national parks/monuments including Grand Staircase-Escalante, Capitol Reef...Read more -
Mexican Hat, Utah
Camp at Muley Point
5.00.25 miMuley Point on the southern end of the Cedar Mesa is one of the finest camping (and car camping) sites in North America, towering some 2400' above the San Juan River Canyon (and The Goosenecks State Park) looking south directly into the northern mouth of Monument Valley. It is a breathtakingly be...Read more -
Mexican Hat, Utah
Explore Forrest Gump Hill
5.0If you are in or around Monument Valley, the drive and corresponding effort to get to Forrest Gump Hill is minimal. The location is known most notably as the spot where Forrest Gump ended his cross-country run in the movie. It's also simply an unbelievable view. From the most iconic site within M...Read more -
Escalante, Utah
Backpack the Escalante River
14 mi / 400 ft gainThe Escalante River trail is an easily accessible, moderately strenuous hike within Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The national monument encompasses over 2 million acres of wilderness, choc-full of large canyons, narrow slot canyons, rivers, hoodoos, arches, natural bridges and more...Read more -
Boulder, Utah
Backpack Death Hollow in Grand Staircase-Escalante
22 mi / 1600 ft gainThe most popular route into Death Hollow is from the Boulder airstrip near the town of Boulder, Utah. The trailhead for the Boulder Mail Trail begins, or ends here depending on which way you are hiking. Leave a car at the Highway 12 bridge over the Escalante River for the thru hike, or get luck...Read more -
Garfield County, Utah
Hike Mount Ellen in Utah's Henry Mountains
4.04 mi / 1091 ft gainMount Ellen is considered an Ultra Prominent Peak. What's that you may ask? Well, Ultra Prominent Peaks are determined by how high the summit rises above its surroundings. Rising 5,812 feet above the desert floor with a summit elevation of 11,527 feet, Mount Ellen is the third most prominent peak...Read more -
Page, Arizona
Explore Canyon X
5.01 mi / 100 ft gainCanyon X is just a little further than Antelope if you are coming from page. If you want to avoid crowds and tour buses, check out the three incredible caves Canyon X has to offer. There is only one company that does Canyon X tours as it Native owned. You can make a reservation here. When you...Read more -
Oljato-Monument Valley, Arizona
Camp at The View Campground in Monument Valley
4.43.2 mi / 0 ft gainOther than the spectacular landscape, the park really doesn't possess any of the attributes one would associate with the "wild west." Rather, an introduction to the Navajo culture is what awaits visitors. Located on the Navajo Reservation, a vast parcel of land spanning portions of Western New Me...Read more -
Oljato-Monument Valley, Arizona
Drive the Scenic Loop of Monument Valley
5.017 miBe ready to embark on this 17 mile monumental scenic drive. The loop includes 11 numbered viewpoints and you can expect to spend between 2-4 hours in the park. For the best experience, check park hours and arrive early before the 15 mph traffic begins to stack up. You will find the beginning of ...Read more -
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona
Explore Hunts Mesa at Monument Valley
/ 1200 ft gainThough there are many unique viewpoints from within and around Monument Valley, none is as grand as the view from Hunts Mesa! Not easily accessible, the only way to get to Hunts Mesa is through an authorized tour guide via a ~2 hour off-road drive around the backside of the mesa. Even if you did ...Read more