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 UtahXL » National Parks of Utah » Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park

The Canyonlands National Park is located near Moab , Utah and the Arches National Park . This national park was recognized as a national park on 12 th September, 1964. The park is stretched in a total area of 527.5m. The park was carved into the Colorado Plateau by the Colorado River and green river which separates the area into three major divisions:



  • Island in the Sky to the north
  • The Needles to the south-east
  • The Maze to the west

Apart from these two important units there is also a detached unit in the northern portion called as the Horeshoe Canyon unit. The two districts the Island in the Sky and the Needles to the south-east are easily accessible through the paved roads from United States . The Maze district is considered as the remotest of the three districts and it is only accessible from the west side through the unpaved roads. The Needles district has been named for the red and white banded rock pinnacles which dominate the park with different forms of naturally sculptured rock like canyons, grabens, potholes, and a numerous arches similar to the ones of the nearby Arches National Park. The Needles district area was once home to the Ancestral Puebloan Indians where different traces are found. This area was once home to the Ancestral Puebloan Indians where many traces are found. The items and the tools which they used have been captured by the looters.



The Maze district located to the west of the Colorado and Green rivers is the most distant and inaccessible section. Horseshoe Canyon unit, a detached unit to the north, contains large panels of rock art made by the people of the Late Archaic Period who predated the Ancestral Puebloans. The most notable panel in the canyon is named the Great Gallery.

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National Parks of Utah

  • Arches National Park
  • Border States of Utah
  • Bryce Canyon National Park