Hans Flat Ranger Station

The remote Hans Flat (Maze) Ranger Station is normally open daily year-round. This ranger contact station has a picnic table and vault toilet, and a small selection of books and maps for sale. There are no services, food, gas, trash collection, electricity for visitor use, nor potable water in The Maze. The nearest communities with amenities are Hanksville (68 miles) and Green River (86 miles).

Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04

Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04

Getting to the Maze requires four-wheel-drive and a lot of time. To reach Hans Flat Ranger Station, from I-70 take UT 24 south for 24 miles. A left turn just beyond the turnoff to Goblin Valley State Park will take you along an unpaved, two-wheel-drive dirt road, 46 miles to the ranger station. Blowing sand dunes or precipitation can degrade the road condition at any time. Roads beyond the ranger station require high clearance and four-wheel drive year-round.

Hans Flat Ranger Station, which serves as The Maze district’s visitor center, sits at 6,500 feet on a broad mesa top with canyons dropping to the south, east, and further north. The surrounding landscape is dominated by pinyon pine and Utah juniper trees, and desert shrubs. The building is situated on the south side of a Y-junction on a remote and infrequently trafficked dirt road. In the front of the building is a small parking area, which is indicated by a line of large stacked rocks. There is a gap in the line of rocks to create a walking path to the building’s entrance. Where the walking path and right-side parking boundary meet is a flagpole. Immediately left of the building is a gravel driveway which gives more immediate wheelchair access to the building. From the parking area, facing south, the building is a rectangular single-story modular with pale yellow wood-textured paneling, white corrugated skirting, and an angled white corrugated roof. There are four sets of side sliding windows which are bordered by brown panels. The windows furthest to the right and left of the building are slightly obstructed by large pinyon pines. Left of center of the building is a wooden porch which may be accessed by using steps immediately ahead or by a ramp that curves around the left side of the building. The portion of the porch above the doorway is sheltered by a protruding A-frame roof. At the point of the porch roof is a light brown rectangular wooden sign with white lettering reading, “Hans Flat Ranger Station. National Park Service.” To the left of the sign is the National Park Service arrowhead logo. The building entrance is through a screen door and hinged entry door. Just south of the parking area boundary and west of the station is a picnic table with a shade structure. From the picnic table, looking beyond the station and to the right, the Henry Mountains can be seen in the distance. A unisex vault toilet sits on the northwest side of the Y-junction, or nearly directly across the road from the picnic table. The interior of the building has vinyl flooring and wood paneled walls which are decorated with historical pictures and posters relevant to Canyonlands National Park. The visitor area is small, containing an information desk, informational displays, and some items for purchase.

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