A Week in Utah is Never Enough (1 Viewer)

[alia176]

The only thing I did was complain there wasn't a Starbucks at the Hole-in-the-Rock register. Sixty-two miles down this miserable road and nothing worthwhile there.

Glad I've never gone down that road. But, the Hole in the Rock trail is totally epic and a butt kicker at times.

 

[mpark525]

From there, north up Hole in the Rock Rd to a turn I had seen to 50 Mile Bench. The road was crazy steep. Once on top, I went south to the end, checking out several camp options, and seeing a few campers. Not wanting to burn daylight, I drove north to the end of the road and a very acceptable campsite. The view was fabulous, but I would not say photogenic.

The next morning it was time to visit Escalante. I had not been down Hole in the Rock Rd in over 30 years. When Nylia and I did it we didn't see another soul for three days. My how things change when you take a place like this and put a name on it. Anyways, Escalante was not the little town I remember. I pulled into the visitor center and it was full of cars and two tour busses. I bought the map I needed for Cedar Mesa, and blasted out of town, only making a stop for a splash of gas.

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I'm planning a Utah trip soon, with trails like this, i'm assuming there's unofficial areas to car camp, much like this, off some of the trails?

 

[pappy]

I'm planning a Utah trip soon, with trails like this, i'm assuming there's unofficial areas to car camp, much like this, off some of the trails?

Self contained, dispersed camping is really the best option.

 

[mpark525]

Self contained, dispersed camping is really the best option.

sweet, yeah that's the goal. Hole in the rock is BLM land, i'm assuming fires and stuff are OK? There are the occasional pre-existing pits and stuff?

 

[pappy]

sweet, yeah that's the goal. Hole in the rock is BLM land, i'm assuming fires and stuff are OK? There are the occasional pre-existing pits and stuff?

Pits? No. There might have been fire rings.

 

[alia176]

sweet, yeah that's the goal. Hole in the rock is BLM land, i'm assuming fires and stuff are OK? There are the occasional pre-existing pits and stuff?

Yes, there are established fire rings. At least there were when I was there few years back.

 

[WCBlueSky]

Nice trip! I love Cedar Mesa, Natural Bridges Monument, and everything around there! I love Southern Utah.