Taylor Canyon

USE OF THIS ROAD REQUIRES A PERMIT FROM CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK

Rating: 2

Location: This is a spur off of the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands.

Trailhead: The trail starts at GPS coordinates are 38°28'31.7"N 109°59'55.4"W (38.475477, -109.998713). This is at the Labyrinth campground.

If you start the White Rim from the Mineral Bottom road, the turn for Taylor Canyon is to the left and is 21 miles from the pavement. 

If you start the White Rim from the Shafer Trail, the turn for Taylor Canyon is to the right and is 70 miles from the pavement. 

Description: This is an spur off of the White Rim Trail. The road is easy and is about 5 miles long. It goes part-way up Taylor Canyon. One of the campsites for the White Rim Trail is located at the end of this spur. There is a hike you can take from the end of the road to a view point of the Moses and Zeus butte. You can see this rock formation from the parking lot at the end of the road as well. This hike is 1 mile long one-way (2 miles round trip). We opted not to do the hike since it was quite hot when we were there.

This is a spectacular canyon with great views the entire length of the road. It is short and is worth the drive if you have an extra hour while doing the White Rim Trail.

Here is the KML.