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Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah is known for its dramatic desert landscape carved by the Colorado River. Island in the Sky is a huge, flat-topped mesa with panoramic overlooks. Other notable areas include the towering rock pinnacles known as the Needles, the remote canyons of the Maze, and the Native American rock paintings in Horseshoe Canyon. Whitewater rapids flow through Cataract Canyon.

Address: 2282 Resource Blvd. Moab, Utah 84532

Coordinates: 38.2136° N, 109.9025° W

Website: https://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm

Filed Under: Canyons, National Parks Tagged With: backpacking, biking, boating, camping, canoeing, hiking, photography, stargazing, whitewater

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