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Millard Canyon Overlook in Canyonlands National Park

Sight · Canyonlands National Park

Millard Canyon Overlook

A quick rim walk rewards a serious trip into the Maze.

Type
Sight
Nearest trail
2 mi
  • Scenic viewpoint
  • Pullout
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Overview

About Millard Canyon Overlook

Why stop

  • A short walk opens to a broad, layered canyon view.

Heads up

  • Access takes a long, remote dirt-road drive.

Map

Where it is

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Plan your stop

Before you go

Plan around the access

Getting to Hans Flat from UT-24 means about 45 miles of dirt road; Millard Canyon is another 0.9 mile along NP-633. This is Maze backcountry, not a quick stop off the park's paved roads. High-clearance vehicles are recommended for the Maze approach; high-clearance 4WD is required on the Flint Trail and roads below it. Conditions can change after rain and cell service is unreliable, so check road advice before you head in. There are no facilities at the pullout; restrooms and a picnic table are back at Hans Flat. Pets are prohibited in the Maze, even in vehicles.

2 active Canyonlands alerts

  • ClosureRain-damaged Needles backcountry roads impassableRecent rains have made several Needles backcountry roads impassable; do not drive these routes.Official details
  • CautionMaze access roads require high-clearance 4WDOnly use high-clearance 4WD to reach Hans Flat or Horseshoe Canyon in The Maze; low-clearance vehicles are not recommended on these damaged, rutted, muddy routes.Official details
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More about Millard Canyon Overlook

A small stop in the MazeMillard Canyon Overlook is a named roadside viewpoint on NP-633, the dirt road from Hans Flat…

Millard Canyon Overlook is a named roadside viewpoint on NP-633, the dirt road from Hans Flat toward the Flint Trail. It is the first of three overlooks on the route, about 0.9 mile past Hans Flat Ranger Station. If you are already driving into the Maze, this is a quick walk to a broad canyon view; it is not a sensible reason by itself to make the long trip.

Walk to the rimFrom the pullout, follow a sandy path about 250 feet to the rim.

From the pullout, follow a sandy path about 250 feet to the rim. The view looks down between red sandstone walls over a shrub-dotted canyon floor, with a distant plateau on the horizon. The edge has no railing. A wide photo from the end of the path can hold the close cliffs and the canyon floor in the same frame.

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Wildlife

Wildlife in Canyonlands

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Bighorn Sheep48 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapMule Deer47 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapCoyote12 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapWestern Rattlesnake30 sightingsWestern RattlesnakeMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapTurkey Vulture18 sightingsTurkey VultureMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapWild Turkey18 sightingsWild TurkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map

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Trails nearby

ModerateNorth Trail6.2 mi · 3.5 hr · 2 mi awayA primitive descent through North Trail Canyon into Elaterite Basin.

More stops nearby

Ranger station · 0.8 mi awayHans Flat Ranger StationStop here for ranger advice before tackling the Maze.

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