The Blues Overlook Wayside

BLM Bureau of Land Management · Kanab, UT · Dispersed

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Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Not recorded
Campfires Not recorded
Elevation 10,188 ft
Boondock Access Not recorded

The managing agency hasn't published road access, season or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Environment High Elevation
Style Boondocking

Campground Stats

Total Sites0

Location

37.639472, -111.844216 · 687 South Highway 89A , Kanab , UT 84741

Description

The Blues Overlook sits across from the delicate pink limestone ledges of Powell Point, which rises to an elevation of 10,188 feet, and above. "The Blues," a badland of gray-green shales deposited some 80 million years ago when the area was covered by an inland ocean.

Directions

From Escalante, drive 17 miles west on Highway 12, the overlook is on your right. From Highway 89 drive 42 east on Highway 12 the overlook is on your left.

Details

Phone435-644-1218
Email[email protected]

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