Cutting flat layers of sedimentary rock into hundreds of colorful canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches, and spires. To this day Canyonlands for the most part remains untrammeled. Its roads are mostly unpaved, its trails are primitive, and its rivers free flowing. Paved roads lead to view points such as Grand View Point. This is a spectacular site overlooking 10,000 square miles of rugged wilderness.
Wildlife consists of bighorn sheep, coyotes, and other animals.
Two rivers, Colorado and Green Rivers , slice the land into three districts that share a common spirit and wild desert atmosphere. Highest in spring and fall.