Canyonlands National Park
Four districts carved by the Green and Colorado rivers, from overlooks to deep backcountry.
- 89named trails
- 243trail miles mapped
- Utahlocation
Popular hikes in Canyonlands
- Mesa Arch · about 0.6 mi · Easy
- Cave Spring · about 0.6 mi · Easy
- White Rim Overlook · about 1.8 mi · Easy
- Grand View Point · about 1.8 mi · Easy
- Murphy Point · about 3.6 mi · Easy
- Upheaval Dome Overlook · about 1.8 mi · Moderate
- Aztec Butte · about 2 mi · Moderate
- Slickrock Foot Trail · about 2.4 mi · Moderate
- Confluence Overlook · about 10 mi · Strenuous
- Druid Arch · about 10.8 mi · Strenuous
- Chesler Park Loop · about 11 mi · Strenuous
Best months to visit
- April: Spring is the best time for the Needles district's long loops, with cool mornings, warm afternoons and slickrock that won't cook you.
- October: Crisp fall weather returns the Needles and Island in the Sky to prime hiking condition, and October skies are clear and dark.
Permits and reservations
Timed-entry reservations are not required.
- Day-use permits (4WD roads, bikes): Required for every vehicle, motorcycle and bicycle on White Rim, Elephant Hill, Lavender Canyon and Peekaboo/Horse Canyon roads. Not needed on Potash Road or Shafer Trail. Reserve online on Recreation.gov starting 8 a.m.
- Overnight backcountry & river permits: All backcountry camping requires a permit. Reservations open about 4 months before each season at 8 a.m. MT and close 2 days before your trip.
Entrance fees
- Private Vehicle: $30
- Motorcycle: $25
- Per Person: $15
Official park site: nps.gov
All 89 trails in Canyonlands
- Alcove Spring · 11.26 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Angel Arch · 3.26 mi round trip · Easy
- Aztec Butte · 2 mi round trip · Moderate
- Big Spring Canyon · 6.06 mi round trip · Moderate
- Buck Canyon Overlook Trail · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
- Castle Arch Trail · 0.92 mi round trip · Easy
- Cave Spring · 1.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Chesler Park · 11.6 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Chimney Rock to Plug Route · 4.5 mi round trip · Moderate
- Chocolate Drops Route · 7.46 mi round trip · Moderate
- Cleopatra Chair Trail · 2.52 mi round trip · Easy
- Cleopatras Chair · 3.5 mi round trip · Easy
- Colorado/Green River Overlook · 8.5 mi round trip · Moderate
- Confluence Overlook (east section) · 11 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Confluence Overlook (west section) · 0.68 mi round trip · Easy
- Cyclone Canyon · 4.84 mi round trip · Easy
- Davis Canyon · 2.36 mi round trip · Easy
- Deadman's Trail · 2.7 mi round trip · Moderate
- Devils Kitchen · 11.98 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Elephant Canyon · 10.5 mi round trip · Moderate
- Elephant Hill 4x4 Trail (Permit Required) · 2.8 mi round trip · Easy
- Elephant Hill Trail · 3.76 mi round trip · Easy
- False Kiva Trail · 1.46 mi round trip · Easy
- Fort Bottom · 3.6 mi round trip · Moderate
- Fortress Arch · 1.02 mi round trip · Easy
- Gooseberry Canyon · 4.6 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Gooseneck Overlook Trail · 0.58 mi round trip · Easy
- Granary Trail · 2.28 mi round trip · Easy
- Grand View Rim · 1.74 mi round trip · Easy
- Grand View Viewpoint · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
- Green River Overlook · 0.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Harvest Scene Route · 4.5 mi round trip · Easy
- Horse Canyon · 5.56 mi round trip · Easy
- Horseshoe Canyon Trail · 7 mi round trip · Moderate
- Joint Trail · 3.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Lathrop Canyon · 11.78 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Lost Canyon · 8.7 mi round trip · Moderate
- Lost Hiker · 4.96 mi round trip · Moderate
- Lower Lost Hiker · 4.12 mi round trip · Moderate
- Lower Red Lake · 5.54 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Lower Red Lake Canyon Trail · 18.8 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Maze Overlook Route · 2 mi round trip · Moderate
- Mesa Arch · 0.67 mi loop · Easy
- Moses & Zeus · 1.7 mi round trip · Easy
- Murphy Hogback Loop · 14.5 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Murphy Overlook · 2.5 mi round trip · Easy
- Murphy Point Trail · 3.34 mi round trip · Easy
- Musselman Arch · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
- Neck Spring · 11.14 mi round trip · Strenuous
- North Connector Trail · 4.84 mi round trip · Moderate
- North Trail · 4.14 mi round trip · Easy
- Peekaboo · 10.8 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Petes Mesa Ridge Route · 8.14 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Pictograph Fork Route · 3.82 mi round trip · Easy
- Pothole Point · 1.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Red Lake Canyon · 3.88 mi round trip · Moderate
- River Corridor Loop Trail · 2.16 mi round trip · Easy
- Roadside Ruin · 0.44 mi round trip · Easy
- Salt Creek · 45 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Salt Flat Loop · 13.9 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Shafer Canyon Overlook Trail · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Shot Canyon / Water Canyon · 9.9 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Slickrock · 4.8 mi round trip · Easy
- South Connector Trail · 3.58 mi round trip · Easy
- South Fork · 0.94 mi round trip · Easy
- South Fork Horse Canyon Route · 23.94 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- South Fork Route · 5.26 mi round trip · Moderate
- Spanish Bottom · 3.8 mi round trip · Moderate
- Spur · 0.1 mi round trip · Easy
- Squaw Canyon · 7.48 mi round trip · Moderate
- Squaw Flat Amphitheater · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
- Squaw Flat Camp Ground Connector · 0.88 mi round trip · Easy
- Stone Storehouse Trail · 0.3 mi loop · Easy
- Sunset Pass Spur Trail · 9.26 mi round trip · Moderate
- Syncline Loop · 7.99 mi loop · Strenuous
- The Plug Route · 7.28 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Trail To Gothic Arch · 0.64 mi round trip · Easy
- Upheaval Canyon · 6.86 mi round trip · Moderate
- Upheaval Crater Spur · 4.3 mi round trip · Moderate
- Upheaval Dome · 1.8 mi round trip · Moderate
- Upper Horse Canyon · 14.88 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Upper Salt Creek Camp · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
- Upper Salt Creek Camp 1 · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
- Upper Salt Creek Camp 2 · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
- Upper South Fork · 11.42 mi round trip · Moderate
- Whale Rock · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy
- White Rim Overlook · 1.66 mi round trip · Easy
- Wilhite · 11.4 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Zeus and Moses Trail · 0.44 mi round trip · Easy
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