Alt Text Map of Canyonlands National Park in Utah. The Green River and Colorado River make a Y shape that spans the height of the map. The park is outlined in vivid green, and other areas are outlined in pale green, muted red, brown, or yellow. Terrain is shown in beige. Extended Description Paved roads shown as red lines make a smaller Y between the upper arms of the rivers in an area marked Island in the Sky. This description will start here at the northern edge of the park, and work first down these paved roads and then down the remainder of the map before turning to the surrounding areas. Canyonlands National Park The main park road forms a Y shape with roads diverging north Mesa Arch. The western arm begins at Upheaval Dome, which has a restroom or pit toilet and picnic area and passes Whale Rock and Holeman Spring Canyon Overlook. An access road off this arm leads to Green River Overlook, which has a developed campground (no water) and restroom or pit toilet and is at an elevation of 6,000 feet (1,829 meters). The road extends toward the top left corner of the park. Buck Mesa, Taylor Canyon, Upheaval Canyon, and several trails lie north of this road’s terminus The eastern arm heads northeast across Grays Pasture, passing Shafer Canyon Overlook, the Island in the Sky Visitor Center, which has a ranger station, restroom or pit toilet, and drinking water; and Shafer Canyon Overlook, and the Red Sea Flat at an elevation of 5,938 feet (1,810 meters). The road continues across the northeast border outside the park to State Route 313 which extends out to the top right corner of the map. South of Mesa Arch, which has a self-guiding trail and restroom or pit toilet, the primary road continues south to Candlestick Tower Overlook; a restroom or pit toilet; Buck Canyon Overlook at 6,240 feet (1,902 meters); a picnic area; Orange Cliffs Overlook before ending at Grand View Point Overlook at 6,080 feet (1,853 meters) which has a restroom or pit toilet. Unpaved 4-wheel-drive roads leading to primitive campsites (where permits are required) curl through the park to either side of the paved road. This area is flanked by White Rim on three sides. The Green River to the west and Colorado River to the east join about two-thirds of the way down the park at the Confluence Overlook. The Colorado River continues through Cataract Canyon and out the southwest corner of the park. The labeled sites west of the Colorado River, designated as The Maze, include 4-wheel-drive roads, primitive campsites (permit required), Petes Mesa, Maze Overlook at 5,120 feet (1,561 meters), various peaks, The Fins, and Ernies Country. More sites and trails are clustered in the southeast corner of the park in an area called The Needles. To the north in this area, the Colorado River Overlook and Confluence Overlook are accessible by 4-wheel-drive roads. Another paved road enters the eastern border of the park near Needles Outpost, which has a private developed campground. The paved road travels west past The Needles Visitor Center, which has a ranger station, restroom or pit toilet, and drinking water, and Stone Storehouse, which has a self-guiding trail. Wooden Shoe Arch Overlook; a picnic area; Pothole Point, with a self-guiding trail; and Slickrock, which has a self-guiding trail, before ending at Big Spring Canyon Overlook at 4,880 feet (1,487 meters). Spurs and access roads off this leg of road lead to Cave Spring in the east, which has a self-guiding trail; and a site with a developed campground, restroom or pit toilet, and drinking water. Trails and unpaved 4-wheel drive roads create a web across the southeastern corner of the park, often following the paths of canyons. Around the Park In the top left corner of the main map, the Green River creates Bowknot Bend along Labyrinth Canyon and Deadman Point. The river curves deeply past more canyons; Mineral Bottom, which has a boat launch and is accessed from State Route 313 by Mineral Road (Horsethief Trail), an unpaved 2-wheel drive road, near the northern border of the park. In the upper right corner is Arches National Park, outlined in lime green and bordered in part by US Route 191 and the Colorado River. Sites along the right bank are accessed via US Route 191. Moab, which has a boat launch. Goose Island and Grandstaff, both of which have BLM developed campgrounds (no water), are located along SR 128. The town of Moab is south of Arches National Park on the right bank of the Colorado River. The Moab Information Center there has a ranger station. Paved roads on the right bank continue southwest to pass Kings Bottom and Moonflower BLM developed campgrounds (no water). US Route 191 continues southeast of Moab to Canyonlands National Park Headquarters. Sites along the left bank of the Colorado River are accessed via US Route 191 and SR 279 which heads southwest to BLM developed campgrounds including Jaycee Park, Williams Bottom, Gold Bar and a site with petroglyphs. Also along the river’s path along SR 279 are Potash with a boat launch and Gooseneck Overlook (no river access). The paved road that travels into Island in the Sky continues north as State Route 313 and passes Cowboy Camp and Horsethief, both of which have BLM developed campgrounds (no water). Another paved road branches off of this just northeast of the park and leads east, then south to Dead Horse Point State Park, which is shaded pink. Sites there include a Visitor Center; a site with a restroom or pit toilet, drinking water, and a developed campground; and another site with a picnic area near Dead Horse Point Overlook. The smallest park, Horseshoe Canyon Unit, lies west of the Island in the Sky area. Down the eastern edge of the park, other paved and unpaved roads lead to Hatch Point, which has a BLM developed campground (no water); Anticline Overlook; and Needles Overlook. The park road that leads to The Needles area of the park continues southeast as State Route 211, and passes Hamburger Rock, Creek Pasture, and Superbowl, all of which have BLM developed campgrounds (no water); and Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs. Manti-La Sal National Forest is outlined in orange(?) in the lower right corner of the map, and Dark Canyon Primitive Area (Bureau of Land Management) is shaded in brown in the lower left. Finally, along nearly the entire length of Canyonlands’s western border, Glen Canyon National Recreational Area, which is shaded in light green, has Hans Flat with a ranger station along its west-central boundary; Millard Canyon Overlook; Panorama Point Overlook, Bagpipe Butte Overlook; Flint Trail Overlook; and eleven primitive campsites (permit required).A curved dotted red line crosses the trail south of the Waterhole Flat area in the southwest corner of the Glend Canyon NRA boundary with a note that reads, “All Glen Canyon National Recreation Area lands north of this line require backcountry permits issued by Canyonlands National Park. Special regulations apply.” Legend A scale in the upper left corner of the map measures distances of 1 and 5 kilometers and 1 and 5 miles. A legend in the upper right corner reads as follows: Gray line for Unpaved 2-wheel-drive road, White line with dashed black casing for Unpaved 4-wheel-drive road, Black semicircle on red line for Overlook/paved road, Dashed green line for Trail, Dark blue shape surrounded by lighter blue sections for Rapids, and Two dots connected by a line for Locked gate. Two columns of symbols represent Boat launch, Ranger station, Picnic area, Self-guiding trail, Restroom or pit toilet, Developed campground, Primitive campground (permit required), BLM developed campground (no water), and Drinking water. Red text at the end of the legend reads, “Do not use this map for backcountry travel. Buy topographic maps at visitor centers.” Another section, titled “Moab to Areas of the Park” includes a list of 5 areas: Island in the Sky Visitor Center via UT 313, 32 miles, 51 kilometers, The Needles Visitor Center, 76 miles, 121 kilometers, Horseshoe Canyon Unit via I-70, 101 miles, 162 kilometers, Horseshoe Canyon Unit via UT 24, 119 miles, 191 kilometers, Hans Flat, 133 miles, 74 kilometers.