Great horseshoe view of the Colorado River at Dead Horse Point State Park.
The drive from Sterling to Moab is really beautiful. There are hardly any services for miles and instead you are just greeted with awesome canyon and cliff views. However, nothing compared to this breathtaking view from Dead Horse Point State Park.
We did the rim hike and every turn had epic views of the canyons, sheer rock walls, hoodoos and the river. The deep red of the sandstone made it all the more dramatic.
Yes, the hike at times took us really close to the edge. Dead Horse Point State Park is on par with any of the National Parks. If you’re doing the National Parks tour in Utah, (Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef,) don’t skip this state park. In my opinion it’s the best of the bunch.
If you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle you can explore the 100 mile dirt road in the canyon floor. It’s recommended to allow 2 days for this adventure. We asked Wolfgang and he politely declined. We’ve put him thru his paces enough in the last couple of days.
We also visited Canyonlands National Park, it’s on the same road as going into Dead Horse Point State Park. The expansive vista of the canyons, hoodoos and mountains was spectacular, but you don’t get a real view of the Colorado River.
We’re camped at Dead Horse Point SP and when I booked the reservations back in July there was only one campsite left. We were so pleased to get it we didn’t really look at the details. Turns out it’s a walk-in tent site. So we’ll be sleeping in the parking lot tonight, but preparing our dinner and hanging out our walk-in site. It’s insane how all these campgrounds are booked up this late in the year. At least I have this view permanently edged in my brain and will definitely call on it when I need to go to my happy place.
