Exploring the Wonders of Canyonlands National Park: A Comprehensive Guide

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Carved-out canyons. Sheer drop-offs. Body-wide footpaths slicing through red rock. Exploring Canyonlands National Park is touring with an edge.

PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK
- Nearest Airports to Canyonlands National Park
- Driving Directions to Canyonlands National Park

Carved-out canyons. Sheer drop-offs. Body-wide footpaths slicing through red rock. Exploring Canyonlands National Park is touring with an edge.

The whole park is a redrock woodcut engraved by wind’s and water’s big, slow chisels. The Green and Colorado Rivers trisect the Colorado Plateau, etching Canyonlands into distinct districts. The mesas you see at Island in the Sky look like a mountain range lopped off by a broadsword. The Maze is gorges, gorgeously gouged. Needles is a pincushion, pointy-sides-out. Chopped buttes, scored sediment and carved petroglyphs. Lots of sculpting, scraping and dividing asunder.

PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK

CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK LOCATION & DIRECTIONS

Canyonlands National Park is located in near Moab, Utah, (just 30 minutes from Arches National Park) and is accessible by air or car from Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Grand Junction. Here’s how we recommend getting to Canyonlands.

Nearest Airports to Canyonlands National Park

Depending on where you’re coming from, there are two airports we recommend near Canyonlands National Park:

GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL AIRPORT: Flights from Salt Lake City, Denver, Phoenix and Dallas. A 2-hour drive to Canyonlands (Island in the Sky District).
SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Major airport with direct flights from many foreign and domestic destinations. A 4-hour drive to Canyonlands (Island in the Sky District).

Note: Some visitors choose to fly into Las Vegas and visit other Utah national parks on their way to Canyonlands. Canyonlands is a 7-hour drive from Las Vegas.

Driving Directions to Canyonlands National Park

Take a look at how far Canyonlands (Island in the Sky District) is from some notable nearby destinations.

FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UT (244 miles): Take I-15 S toward Las Vegas. Merge onto US-6 E (exit 258) toward US-89 E Price/Manti. Take the US-191 S (exit 182) toward Crescent Junction/Moab. Turn right onto US-191 S to Moab. Turn right on UT-313 W and follow signs to Canyonlands National Park.
FROM LAS VEGAS, NV (467 miles): Take I-15 N toward Salt Lake City. Take exit 132 for I-70 E. Take exit 182 toward Crescent Junction/Moab for US-191 S, then turn right on UT-313 W and follow signs to Canyonlands National Park.