Shafer Canyon Overlook, Canyonlands National Park

Near to the visitor center, has great view! Short trail (~5 minute) to the farther end of the viewpoint. It was fun seeing windy roads that leads down to the bottom of the canyon. Plenty of parking. Recommend stopping by.

Located within Canyonlands national park, this overlook is a MUST SEE. My pictures don't begin to do it justice. The absolute coolest part of it all is the view of the Shafer Trail, a rugged (and treacherous) road that we were not adventurous enough to traverse. We spent a good chunk of time simply watching the tiny vehicles make their way up the STEEP road.

A gorgeous view just up from the Islands in the Sky visitor center. This was super easy to walk up to (just a few hundred feet) and the outlook offered various beautiful viewpoints. I couldn’t help but think how insignificant and small I was looking at the sheer size of the canyon. Plenty of places for nice panoramas and photos. Definitely worth checking out and it doesn’t take much time at all!

To see this road is truly such a cool site. I always seen it in pictures here and there and wish I had an opportunity to actually go down but because of the winding road and being super tight, it does take time but to still see it on the side of the canyon again just cool.

Beautiful place would love to hike more if I ever have more time.