Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

I was on a trip touring the national parks and google directions to Grand staircase Escalante! It took me to a sign in the middle of Utah! Evidently it is not a national park, just a monument! So there was no entrance, information, or viewpoints! The mountains were beautiful but not what I expected! This trip did take me on highway 9 through the bottom of Zion National Park for about 35 miles!

This place is beautiful, but it's accessible via a dirt road. The rock formations are truly stunning!

Some of the most breathtaking views on a single drive in all of the continental US! Only (sarcastic) complaint would be that it took so long to get to the other side because we kept stopping for photos every 20 minutes!

If you're into seeing sights off the beaten path, take the 40 mile drive through Grand Staircase Escalante, but make sure you have an AWD SUV as the road is quite harrowing and scary. You can't drive through here after or during a rain storm, as the road is not driveable. 40 miles of uninterrupted beauty for you to view the fantastic rock formations in the area, including an arch. Great place to fly a drone to see this amazing beauty. What I found interesting, is that there are wild cows all over grazing on both sides of the road.

Beautiful place to visit. Many amazing hiking trails and boondocks camping!

This is definitely worth the time. The scenery is stunning. You can enjoy the view from your vehicle or you can explore deeper into nature and enjoy any one of hundreds of hikes, mountain bike trails, four wheeler or jeep rides, and, of course you can enjoy the beauties and recreation of Lake Powell.

Just as scenic as any of the surrounding National Parks yet it remains undiscovered by mass tourism.

Highly recommended place to visit. Easy hike, or walk actually, after a short drive. No 4 wheel drive necessary (roads had just been graded in Oct before snow). Beautiful range of color on display! A must see with your own eyes! Great to see on a sunny day.