Canyonlands Adventure Guide (2012 National Parks Series: Part 4 of 6)
Our field scouts scrambled up airy ledges, trekked to giant arches, and dropped into deep gorges to bring you the best dozen trips in this slickrock paradise.
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Canyonlands National Park (Google Earth)
Elephant Canyon (Clint Farlinger)
Rock Gap at Squaw Canyon (Matt Leidecker)
Druid Arch (Jack Brauer)
CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK
See the best of the park on these three noteworthy hikes.
BEST DAY: Horseshoe Canyon
BEST WEEKEND: Taylor Canyon to Upheaval Canyon
BEST WEEK: Chesler Park to Salt Creek Canyon
Maps: Order full-color, waterproof topo maps of these
three routes at backpacker.com/promaps,
including aFull Wall Map
Download our annotated park map
for more of our favorite routes.
