The Maze Overlook is the springboard to perhaps the greatest hiking in the Canyonlands. Many people backpack into the Maze from the end of this road and stay for several days. Others like to day hike from one of the vehicle camps. You enter the Maze via a short but steep trail starting at the parking area just past the camps. The hiking opportunities from the Maze Overlook, however, aren't for beginners.
All trails have steep sections and requires route-finding skills.
The area visible from the Maze Overlook Camps is closed to at-large backpacking camps. Both Maze Overlook 1 and Maze Overlook 2 are gorgeous campsites in the shadow of the fabulous Chocolate Drops towers, which are sculpted from Organ Rock shale. The camps are quite exposed, however, so they can be unpleasant on a windy day. The camps also are extremely popular, so get your reservation in early. Outstanding scenery along the road and from Maze Overlook camps.