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Goblin Valley State Park, Utah |
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Goblin Valley State Park is located in
Emery County between the towns of Green River and Hanksville, UT. Wind
and water have carved fantastic and unique goblin-like sculptures out of
rock, creating an outdoor playground that inspires the imagination.
Numerous rocks and coves offer unlimited walking, exploring, or hiking
opportunities.
(http://www.utah.com) |
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Valley of the Goblins |
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Goblin Valley State Park |
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The road to
Goblin Valley |
The road
inside Goblin Valley |
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Goblin Valley was first
discovered by cowboys searching for cattle.
In 1954, it was proposed
that Goblin Valley be protected from vandalism. The state of Utah later
acquired the property and established Goblin Valley State Reserve. It
was officially designated a state park on August 24, 1964. |
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Little Wild Horse Canyon, Utah |
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Located 7 miles from the
Goblin Valley State Park,
Little Wild Horse Canyon combines with Bell Canyon for a 8 mile loop.
The hiking trail passes high colorful cliffs and rocks. As seen in the
photographs below the passages become shoulder width at points. |
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From Temple Junction,
take the Goblin Valley Road southwest along the face of the reef to the
junction just short of the entrance to Goblin Valley State Park. Take
the good dirt road to the right for 5.0 miles to the dirt parking lot at
Bell and Little Wild Horse Canyons. |
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The Little Wild
Horse Canyon/ Bell Canyon loop hike is the most popular hike in the
San Rafael Swell for good reason. The canyons are two of the best
slot canyons in Utah. This Little Wild Horse Canyon/ Bell Canyon
loop hike is suitable for just about everyone. If you enjoy a long
walk in the park than you can probably complete this hike with
little problem. The canyons can be hiked individually for a short
distance or connected together to provide an easy half day loop
hike. (Source:
http://climb-utah.com/SRS/lwh.htm)
One hour is enough to see the best sections
of Little
Wild Horse Canyon, although the usual
plan is to combine a tour with neighboring Bell Canyon. |
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Goblin Valley State Park Information: |
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Location- Interstate 70, exit 147. Turn right off Hwy 24 after
about 11 miles. Park is located about 40 miles south of I-70. |
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Fees- $5.00 per
day per vehicle |
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Season/ Hours- Open year round, 24 hours a day |
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Visitor Center- none |
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Elevation- 5200 feet |
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Lodging- No
lodging is available in the park. Green River, UT has many choices
(49 miles north on I-70.)
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Map of Goblin
Valley Area
(Source: http://www.stateparks.utah.gov/parks/mapping/goblin/gobl_area.htm) |
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Photography Tips:
Several of the above images were "stitched" together from multiple
images. For more information and technique please read this
basic tutorial. |
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Similar Sites:
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UtahRedRocks.com- Little Wild Horse Canyon
AmericanSouthWest.net- Slot Canyons of the San Rafael Swell
Climb-Utah.com-
Slot Canyon Hiking |
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Related Utah Photography
and Information on this Website:
Antelope
Island State Park, UT
Moab, UT
Monument Valley
Tribal Park, UT/ AZ
Recommended Southwest Travel Books |
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