Canyonlands preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River and its tributaries.
From scenic overlooks at the Island in the Sky, to the remote canyons of the Maze, to the thunderous rapids of Cataract Canyon, a lifetime of exploration awaits.
Canyonlands preserves one of the last, relatively undisturbed areas of the Colorado Plateau, a geologic province that encompasses much of the Colorado River and its tributaries.
Canyonlands National Park is a wild and primitive desert region between Capitol Reef and Arches national parks of Utah.
The confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers is the centerpiece of of the Canyonlands, cutting through horizontal layers of sedimentary rock, and dividing the park into three topographically distinct regions -- Island in the Sky, The Needle and The Maze -- in addition to the unattached Horseshoe Canyon Unit northwest of the main park.
Canyonlands receives an average of 9.2 inches of precipitation a year.
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