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This detour will take you 4 miles one-way through Lathrop Canyon, ending at the Colorado River. This stop offers a view across the canyon with a few pillars and a mesa as the backdrop.ġ5.9 Lathrop Canyon Road Junction. This stop offers a view across the canyon with the La Sal Mountains as a backdrop.ġ2.3 Little Bridge Canyon Viewpoint. It is a short walk to the arch.ĩ.4 Musselman Canyon Viewpoint. Turn left into the parking area at the posted sign. Turn left at the posted sign and follow the short but rough road to the overlook.Ĩ.3 Musselman Arch.

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The overlook doesn’t allow you to see the full gooseneck of the Colorado River (you’ll need to go to Dead Horse Point in Dead Horse Point State Park to see that), but you still get a great view of one of the horseshoe bends that makes up the gooseneck.Ĩ.0 Colorado River Overlook. Just before the posted sign for Gooseneck Overlook there is a pullout on the right for parking. But this adventure is just beginning so head straight and follow the White Rim Road.Ħ.2 Gooseneck Overlook. This is a rough road that eventually gives way to pavement.

Turning left onto Potash Road will take you back to Moab. Stop here for dramatic views of the Shafer switchbacks.ĥ.0 Potash Road and White Rim Road Junction. Keep an eye out for oncoming vehicles and be prepared to wait in one of the pullout areas to allow them to pass.ġ.6 Shafer Trail Viewpoint. There are also plenty of pullouts as you descend to allow for oncoming vehicles to pass. Despite being a dirt road, this is one of the smoothest road sections of this adventure. Keep in mind that odometer measurements can vary between vehicles.Ġ.0 Your journey starts with the descent down the Shafer switchbacks. Once you turn onto the dirt road, reset your trip odometer and follow our mile markers. On Grand View Point Road, 1 mile before you reach the visitor center, turn left onto Shafer Trail (labeled as Shafer Canyon Road on Google Maps) which is a dirt road. If you plan to drive the White Rim Road in the clockwise direction, here are mile markers for the same detours, hiking trails and viewpoints we list above, only without the photos (or this post would be super long).

#Clockwise direction how to#

How to Drive the White Rim Road: Clockwise Route It’s also the fastest part of the entire drive, since the road is in great condition and it’s relatively flat. There isn’t much to look at during this section of the drive. The first 13.1 miles, the distance between the start of the drive to the Mineral Canyon switchbacks, follows a well graded dirt road that slowly descends about 1,000 feet in elevation.

Keep in mind that odometer measurements can vary between vehicles.

Once you turn onto the dirt road, reset your trip odometer and follow along our mileage markers. If you have not already paid your Canyonlands entrance fee, or if you do not have an America the Beautiful Pass, you need to go the visitor center first to pay your fee. Mineral Bottom Road intersects Grand View Road before you get to the visitor center. 0.0 Mineral Bottom Roadįrom Grand View Point Road, turn onto Mineral Bottom Road.

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Note: The distances of the detours (for example, the short drive to White Crack campsite) are not included in the overall distance of the White Rim Road. If you plan to drive the White Rim Road in the clockwise direction, we provide driving distances to the same viewpoints, campgrounds, etc. We also highlight some of our favorite viewpoints along the drive. Along the drive, we list the mile markers for campgrounds, detours, hiking trails, and viewpoints. How to Drive the White Rim Road: Counter-Clockwise Routeīelow is the entire White Rim Road route in the counter-clockwise direction, from start to finish.