Destinations · Utah
Canyonlands National Park
UT · 38.1669, -109.7597
Indian Creek Scenic Byway and Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway are 2 of 3 signed byways within 30 miles of Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Understand
From the 1880s to 1975, local ranchers used much of Canyonlands for winter pasture, constructing trails to move their stock across the rugged terrain. In the 1950s the growth of America's nuclear arms program created a high demand for uranium. To encourage prospectors, the Atomic Energy Commission offered monetary incentives and built almost 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of road in southeast Utah. In Canyonlands, these roads include the popular White Rim Road at the Island in the Sky.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
3 scenic drives near Canyonlands National Park
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Canyonlands National Park. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Indian Creek Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · starts in town
Runs through Canyonlands National Park, Bears Ears and Manti-La Sal National Forest.
- 02
Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 20 mi out
Runs through Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park and Bears Ears.
- 03
Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 25 mi out
Runs through Arches National Park and Manti-La Sal National Forest.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Canyonlands National Park are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Indian Creek Scenic Byway · inside
- Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway · 20 mi
- Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway · 25 mi
National parks
- Canyonlands National Park · inside
Public land
- Bears Ears · 1 mi
- Manti-La Sal National Forest · 16 mi
Campgrounds
- The Needles Campground · 3 mi
- The Needles District Group Campsites · 3 mi
- Hamburger Rock Campground · 5 mi
- Indian Creek Falls Group Site · 5 mi
- Creek Pasture Campground · 7 mi
- Creek Pasture Group Site · 7 mi
- Superbowl Campground · 8 mi
- Superbowl Group Site · 8 mi
Lookouts
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 20 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 21 mi
- Meander Overlook · 22 mi
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 22 mi
Named places
- Cave Spring · 1 mi
- Salt Flat Butte · 1 mi
- Wooden Shoe Arch · 2 mi
- Lower Jump · 2 mi
- Salt Flat Spring · 3 mi
- Pothole Point · 3 mi
- Skull Arch · 3 mi
- Big Spring Canyon Overlook · 3 mi
A day out of Canyonlands National Park, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Canyonlands National Park.
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