The meaning of the many figures, faces, handprints, and other images remains largely a mystery. Unfortunately, many pots, tools, and other items crafted and used by these prehistoric peoples are gone, stolen by looters. Leave artifacts in place. Explorations From U.S. 191 take Utah 211 west to the Needles. The paved road continues into the park.
Water is available spring through fall.
Entrance and camping fees are charged. The Rivers Explorer John Wesley Powell recorded the first impressions of the Canyonlands region as seen from the Green and Colorado rivers on his pioneering 1869 boat trip. We glide along through a strange. More than a century later the rivers still run wild here. Above the confluence, the Green and Colorado meander slowly through deep, sheer-walled canyons.