Southeast Utah			"Where God put the West" John Wayne Southeast Utah is a remarkably rugged region of great beauty in the heart of Colorado Plateau. It is one of the most remote and wild areas left in the country, a place to really experience the raw stuff of nature. Here, the chance actions of erosion over immense periods of time have created hundreds of magnificent canyons and many wonderful red rock arches, natural bridges, and all manner of spires, pinnacles, buttes and monoliths. The region's very best in red rock scenery is to be found in Arches and Canyonlands national parks. Located near the two parks is Moab, a great stop for the outdoor recreationalist, featuring hiking, mountain biking, whitewater rafting and 4wd adventuring. Nearby, the La Sal and Abajo mountain ranges provide a cool alpine oasis above the often difficult climate of the desert. Further south in the "four corners" region are numerous other attractions. Dark Canyon Wilderness Area offers great wilderness hiking. Natural Bridges National Monument is a small tidy park featuring three large natural bridges. In Monument Valley striking sandstone monoliths rise from the desert floor to create a wonderful landscape. Provided below are short summaries of, and links to, all the attractions and towns in Southeast Utah.
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	Abajo Mountains Arches Nat. Park Blanding Bluff Canyonlands NP Dark Canyon Dead Horse SP Four Corners Goosenecks SP Hovenweep La Sal Mountains Mexican Hat Moab Monticello Monument Valley Muley Point Natural Bridges Newspaper Rock San Juan River
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Major Attractions and Towns   Arches National Park is home to the largest concentration of sandstone arches in the world, some 2,000 in all. The park offers a great scenic drive and numerous good short hikes through the desert landscape for close looks at its most impressive rock formations.   Canyonlands National Park is home to an immense expanse of deep orange-red canyons carved by the Colorado and Green Rivers and a wonderful array of superlative red rock formations. In addition to being a feast for the eyes, it provides great opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, 4wd adventuring, and white water rafting.   Moab is a small town that makes a terrific destination for those seeking outdoor recreational activities. It offers numerous great opportunities for desert mountain biking, hiking and 4wd adventuring. The Colorado River passes by town with excellent calm water and whitewater options. And it is just a few minutes from Arches and a short drive from Canyonlands. Other Attractions and Towns Abajo Mountains are a small range of rounded peaks topping out at 11,362 feet. They have some pleasant scenic drives and hiking. They are relatively unknown and consequently not too crowded. Blanding is a small town of 4,000. It is home to a small state park featuring ancient Indian artifacts, but serves mostly as a stopping off point for travelers in the area. Bluff is a tiny community that serves mostly as a base for those running the San Juan River and traveling in the region. Dark Canyon is a beautiful and isolated wilderness/primitive area offering great backpacking opportunities. Dead Horse Point State Park is a small park with an absolutely outstanding view out over the Colorado River canyon and into Canyonlands National Park. Four Corners Monument marks the point where the state lines of Utah Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet. Goosenecks State Park is a primitive park with a great view of an incredible series of gooseneck turns in the San Juan River 1,000 feet below. Hovenweep National Monument features some impressive ancient Indian ruins in an very remote area along the Utah/Colorado border. Mexican Hat is a tiny community (pop. 50) nestled along the San Juan River in the pretty red rock desert. It has a few accommodations and restaurants. Monticello is a small town (pop. 2,400) at the base of the Abajo Mountains. At 7,000 feet it has cooler summer temperatures than most towns in Southeast Utah. It has a good selection of accommodations and restaurants. Monument Valley is an area of exceptional free standing red rock monoliths that rise up to 1,000 above the desert floor. The landscape they create is truly majestic, a fact documented by the numerous Westerns that have used it as a backdrop. Muley Point Overlook provides a great view over the desert landscape of southern Utah and northern Arizona. Natural Bridges National Monument is a pleasant small park featuring three large sandstone bridges at the bottom of adjacent canyons. It has a good scenic drive overlooking the bridges and excellent trails down into the canyons to the bridges. Newspaper Rock features a spectacularly dense collection of Indian petroglyphs on the face of a cliff wall. San Juan River winds easily through beautiful remote canyons before emptying into Lake Powell. It has mild white water, Indian pictographs and Anasazi ruins, and some good hiking opportunities into side canyons.

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