dead horse

Point

Located to the southeast of Green River, this park offers impressive vistas and a night sky that was made for campers. Situated 2,000 feet above the Colorado River, on the edge of Canyonlands National Park, this ever-changing landscape is immense and breathtaking.

From evidence of ancient hunters knapping tools for the hunt to tales of cowboys using the narrow neck as a natural corral for wild mustangs, this area is as rich in history as it is beauty. The layers of the canyon offer up a rich story of ancient oceans, freshwater lakes and volcanic eruptions in the area that tell us how different animals and plants have lived here.

activities

services

Services are available at the Visitor Center for the park.

Location

From Green River, head east on I-70. Take exit 182 for US-191 S toward Crescent Junction/Moab. Take US-191S for twenty miles and then turn right onto UT-313W, in 22 miles you will arrive at Dead Horse State Park. 

 

ONLINE RESOURCES

  • https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/