The Trail
This easy trail is a 0.6 mile long loop with a mild 70 foot elevation change. However, beware that there are a couple ladders to climb along the trail.
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| Topographical Map |
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| Graph of Elevation |
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| Trail in Google Earth |
When starting the trail by turning left at the split to go in a southward direction, hikers will soon pass a historic cowboy camp site. From there the trail and winds under overhanging rocks where further evidence of the camp site can be seen. Under one of these rocks is Cave Spring. The overhanging rocks also offer some welcome shade from the desert sun. Some pictographs are also visible along these rocks.
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| Historic Cowboy Camp |
From there, hikers must climb up a couple ladders to get to the top of the rocks. At this point, hikers must follow the rock cairns placed along the slickrock. There are plenty of nice views along this portion of the trail.
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| View from the upper slickrock section of the trail |
Directions
This trail is located is in San Juan County and is found in The Needles district of Canyonlands National Park nearby Monticello, UT. To get there, turn west off of US-191 onto Scenic Hwy UT-211. This will be marked with signs for Canyonlands. You will have to pay a fee to enter the park either at the station along the road or at the Visitor's Center. Turn right at the fork after the Visitor's Center and then turn right again at the maintained dirt road leading to Cave Spring.
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