scottz wrote:
pezvela, thank you for your advice. The heat in Death Valley is well understood thanks to this thread. We will likely be leaving for this trip in early to mid may, North Rim doesn't open until May 15th, so that is kind of dictating how early we can start our trip
I haven't been to Canyonland but your strong recommendation just got it on our map. When traveling from Denver to Needles Outlook to the North Rim, what route do you recommend between Needles Outlook and the North Rim?
The magnificent views of Canyonlands are with out a doubt top notch,
Needles Overlook is on BLM lands and about 40 miles south of Moab, use the link for directions. There are many trip reports on Canyonlands in our TC forum, Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands offer some excellent viewing.
Grand View area
Part of Shafer Trail and White Rim Trail
In Moab you have not only Canyonlands, Arches NP and Dead Horse State Park. There is no lack of camping areas in Moab, we have used
BLM Camping, Cowboy is one of the BLM site on Ut313 going to Canyonlands that have use a couple times with a great view of the mesa.
As far as getting to the North Rim from Canyonlands, here's the suggested route: I70 W to UT24 south, along the you have
Goblin Valley State Park, I believe your kids would like this place due to it strange natural setting.
, in Torrey take UT12 all the way to UT89 south to Alt89 to UT62. You'll be going by several national and state park along this route, here's a link to
Scenic BY Way UT12 There's a ton more of things to see and do along this route and at this point I'm going to sat read some of the trip reports posted for this region. Have fun enjoy your trip!
