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Canyonlands Island in the Sky scenic drive, Utah

The paved mesa-top road most Canyonlands visitors drive, from the visitor center across the Neck to Grand View Point, then out to Green River Overlook and Upheaval Dome. Cattle and uranium trucks on the Shafer Trail, the river that used to be called the Grand, the dam that never got built, and a crater nobody can fully explain.

27 min of audio · 26 miles · Read the transcript

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    1. Start in the right placeThis tour begins at Island in the Sky Visitor Center. Start while parked; the first story plays when you arrive.
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    4. You're ready to explorePark at the Island in the Sky Visitor Center in Canyonlands (UT 313, about 32 miles from Moab), then press Start. The tour follows the paved scenic drive south across the Neck to Grand View Point, comes back north, and ends at Upheaval Dome: about 34 miles, 2 to 3 hours with stops. Entrance fee $30 per private vehicle (card only); no reservation or timed entry. No food, gas or lodging in the park, and cell service is limited, so download the tour before you go. Grand View Point's parking lot is being rebuilt in stages (last phase July to September 2027) and can close on weekdays during the work.

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    Facts from Canyonlands National Park (NPS) pages: Island in the Sky, auto touring, hiking, history and geology pages, the Shafer Trail, Upheaval Dome and overlook place pages, and the text of the NPS waysides at Shafer Canyon, Mesa Arch, Buck Canyon, Grand View Point, Green River Overlook and Upheaval Dome. Music: Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3 "Scottish", Adagio, Musopen Symphony (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). Narration is AI-generated. Not an official National Park Service product.