Canyonlands National Park

Pothole Point Trail
Canyonlands invites you to explore a wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries. Rivers divide the park into four districts: Island in the Sky, The Needles, The Maze, and the rivers themselves. These areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, but each offers different opportunities for sightseeing and adventure.
Map showing location of park.
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2026 Community Artist in Parks announced
The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is pleased to announce the selection of Chrissy Noel Kinslow as the 2026 Community Artist in the Parks
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Tourism to Southeast Utah Group parks contributes $447M to local economy
A new National Park Service report shows that nearly 2.4M visitors to parks of the Southeast Utah Group in 2024 spent $421.9M in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $447 million.
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Call for 2026 Community Artist in the Parks
The Southeast Utah Group of parks will accept applications for the 2026 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) program September 15 to October 15, 2025.
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Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert
shallow pools with a double rainbow in the background
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert
a rugged canyon
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert
a long gravel road with cyclists on it
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert
pinnacles of horizontally striped sandstone
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert
a person rowing a dory on the Colorado River
Photo by NPS/Neal Herbert