Turtlehead Peak, though not the highest point in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, is a one of the easier and more popular summits to reach The summit and hike have breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding Mojave Desert landscape and the iconic red sandstone formations that characterize the region The hike involves some steep, loose sections, and a plethora of social trails I would not recommend this for absolute beginning hikers, but for those with a little experience, it is an excellent outing On...

Willow Springs in Red Rocks Conservation Area is a stunning natural oasis, nestled within the rugged Red Rocks landscape Willow Springs is a picturesque desert oasis, where a scattering of willow trees thrives among the springs, creating a verdant contrast to the surrounding arid environment This is a place that ancient peoples used, and left pictographs Today, several short trails traverse the area, as well as a large parking area, picnic tables and restrooms This is an excellent spot to have a picnic and do some ...

The Calico Tanks trail leads through sandstone formations, desert vegetation, and to a natural water tank or "tinaja" nestled among the red and white sandstone cliffs This is a popular trail in Red Rocks for good reason It is colorful, a little challenging, and has spectacular views This is one of my top recommendations for visiting Red Rocks There are a few minor scrambling spots, but I would rate this suitable for most, though kids and dogs may need help in a few spots Sandstone Formations: The vibrant red and wh...

Little Brush Creek Cave is currently the longest mapped cave system in Utah, with a total of about 7 miles of mapped passages The cave, on the southern slope of the Uinta Mountains near Vernal, is well-known for its length, but also the ice formations that develop in the winter Why the ice Little Brush Creek cave sits at a cool altitude of 8,160 feet Its entrance, located at the bottom of a cul-de-sac canyon with a disappearing stream, acts as a cold trap, capturing dense, cold air descending from higher elevations...

Big Brush Creek Cave is only about 5 miles away from Little Brush Creek Cave as the crow flies, and is currently the second longest mapped cave in Utah The current mapped length of all the passages is about 5 miles This cave, like Little Brush Creek Cave, also contains ice columns in the winter and spring Unlike Little Brush Creek Cave, this one is more difficult to reach in the winter, so most will want to visit summer through fall Spring snowmelt can cause flowing ...

Show as Current CFS at the top of this page If it doesn't show up, it means the usgs water site is having issues This pulls the realtime CFS from: https://waterdatausgsgov/ut/nwis/uvsite_no=09328500

The water level of Dirty Devil varies widely, and changes on a daily basis Best thing is to go to the USGS site for an update each day https://waterdatausgsgov/nwis/uvsite_no=09333500Anything over about 75 cfs, you need a lifted truck on 35 inch tires to cross

We completed this canyon on June 12, 2021 during very dry drought conditions It was a totally different canyon dry If it's dry, there is one keeper pot hole that you can climb out of if you have a group, or are a good climber, I would not do it alone dry If you want to see a video of it dry watch this https://youtube/dZ7wKvR7glA Some of the bolts IMHO are not trust worthy and need to be replaced

I think coming back up would be pretty physical I remember a couple of tightish downclimbs that would probably be a little hard to reverse See this picture for the first of these: https://wwwroadtripryancom/go/tripimage/showphoto/2473 Take a rope just in case and give it a go! Coming back up would be a lot of fun to try

I've always camped at Dewey Bridge, and done lunch on one of the islands along the way There is a lot of private land in this stretch, most of it not posted The best resource I know is the state site https://gisutahgov/data/cadastre/land-ownership/, but you have to have GIS knowledge to download and use their data to see it on a map