but you don't have to wait 6 months to get the day use permits, you can just walk up most of the time. you can get permits all the time even for the backcountry sites it just goes quickly because there are some strong preferences for campsites and people want to have their itineraries locked down. if you're planning to bike it you can have some rough days if your sites don't line up in a reasonable way. even in the busy season you can grab 1 day campsite permits if you want to come middle of the week or something like that.mostly it's only hard to get permits because everybody wants to come when the weather is nice and for a long weekend trip.

it's not that fun to do as a day trip, there are better ways to spend your time even if you just want to have some good views. but if you're just driving in to a trailhead or something like that you don't have to plan the same way.

i went on a trail there...neck spring? with my sister. we didn't bring enough water and truly thought we were going to die. end of the hike was scaling a canyon wall essentially

to me it is superior to the grand canyon

The conspiracy is, though.

Pro tip. The 40 mile trail that goes down there is labeled as easy. It is super sketch. Found out last year... but it is beautiful.

r/winterporn, too!

Nope! Large parts of canyonslands NP are so remote you are pretty much entirely on your own. This is actually one of the more accessible areas, but the white rim trail is about 10-12 hours of offroading, so you can imagine you get in trouble around the middle you are at a minimum of 5-6 hours + whatever distance from the park entrance the emergency services are. And thats if you planned ahead and have a satellite communication device to call for help in the first place

Shhhh!

More… desolate? Chautauqua is full of 100 year old mansions and down the street from the university.

The paved roads all meet federal safety standards (guardrails, etc.), but as u/One_Dull_Toll pointed out, there are dirt roads where care should be taken.

Grew up skiing Mount Baker, these always make me happy. Such a beautiful area

Canyonlands is so underrated

Not on the dirt road visible in the picture. Not everything in this world needs safety bumpers to prevent natural selection.

I tried driving the shafer road and it was closed due to snow. But the drive to the gate was 20miles in and absolutely beautiful!!

You are correct in that a permit is currently required to drive the white rim road.

You are correct. Have a great trip!

I’ve never been there so I have to ask the dumb question lol. I’m guessing there are fences near the road to prevent anyone from driving/walking near the edges of the canyon? Beautiful pic btw.

You're most welcome!

LOL

If you take only one day for Canyonlands I recommend Dead Horse Point then a out-and-back hike down from Island to Murphy Hogback.

Sometime in the past couple of years they changed the permit requirements. You now need one to be on the road at all, not just for camping.

You can drive the potash road and Shafer switchbacks without a permit but anything else requires one.

I hiked down to that rim a few years ago. It was awesome

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16 months, I had relatives there. I was curious about lingering trash and oil pollution ?

Federal Reserve isn't made up.. lol

Shipwreck has been gone for years at this point. Source: I live here.