Canyonlands National Park
National park · San Juan County
Utah
Highlights
Sandstone spires, river canyons, and vast mesas offer stunning views
Sandstone spires, river canyons, and vast mesas offer stunning views
"I found Utah's Canyonlands National Park likewise had a high rate of park fatalities." - Michael Cappetta Michael Cappetta Michael Cappetta is a travel writer with over 10 years of experience in journalism and television news. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Designated as a Dark Sky Place, this expansive park’s remote high-desert plateaus and deep canyon panoramas create exceptional conditions for stargazing—offering wide, unobstructed views of the Milky Way and a true sense of night-sky isolation away from urban light." - Evie Carrick Evie Carrick Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As du Fallafel. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A vast, sculpted landscape of mesas, canyons, and river-carved expanses that showcases the raw, rugged beauty of desert geology and wide-open vistas." - Lydia Mansel Lydia Mansel Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing for both brands and online publications—with a particular focus on travel, fashion, and lifestyle. She’s also the founder of the travel site justpacked.com. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"While passing through Canyonlands our camper van drew a lot of attention — people recognized it from other parks and kept coming up to compliment it, which the kids thought was hilarious." - Jordi Lippe-McGraw
"Near Moab, I see Canyonlands National Park as one of the national parks that makes the area an ideal starting point to explore the American Southwest." - Chris Dong Chris Dong Chris Dong is a travel reporter, editor, and strategist. He covers everything from the latest luxury hotels to the nuances of credit card rewards programs. Previously, Chris was a reporter and newsletter editor at The Points Guy. His work also appears in Lonely Planet, AFAR, The Washington Post, and Business Insider, among others. Chris lives in Los Angeles after spending nearly a decade in New York City. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
