Canyonlands National Park

Pothole Point Trail
Canyonlands invites you to explore a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. Rivers divide the park into four districts: Island in the Sky, The Needles, The Maze, and the rivers themselves. These areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, but each offers different opportunities for sightseeing and adventure.
Map showing location of park.
P. destructans detected at Canyonlands
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome disease in bats has been found in Utah at Canyonlands National Park (Needles district). At this time, there is no evidence of white-nose syndrome or bat mortality from the disease in the park or in Utah.
three women hiking on tan sandstone
Tourism to Southeast Utah national parks contributes $486M to local economies
A new National Park Service report shows that 2.4 million visitors to national parks of the Southeast Utah Group in 2023 spent $397.6 million in communities near the parks. That spending supported 5,122 jobs in this region and had a cumulative benefit to local economies of $486.1 million.
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Call for 2025 Community Artist in the Parks Applications
The Southeast Utah Group of parks will accept applications for the 2025 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) program September 1-30, 2024.
Fatality at Canyonlands National Park
On Friday July 12, 2024, a 911 text initiated a search operation for two individuals at the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park. When found, they were already deceased. San Juan County Sheriff's Office and the National Park Service are investigating the incident.
light-skinned man in red kayak paddles on a river, red canyon wall and green shrubs in background
National Park Service posts report on comments received during initial civic engagement on Colorado and Green rivers management planning process
The National Park Service (NPS) appreciates the public's participation in the first round of civic engagement for Canyonlands National Park’s comprehensive river management planning (CRMP) process, which occurred in spring 2024. A public comment summary report is now available online.
a broad stone arch with rock pinnacles in the distance
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert
shallow pools with a double rainbow in the background
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert
a rugged canyon
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert
a long gravel road with cyclists on it
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert
pinnacles of horizontally striped sandstone
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert
a person rowing a dory on the Colorado River
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert