Natural Arches

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Round Trip Distance: 4.2 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 1637 - 1737 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 3 hrs.
Trailhead: Natural Arches
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic wash

The Natural Arches trail is located in the Valley of Fire State Park near Overton, Nevada. Traveling up the scenic Fire Canyon Wash the primitive trail passes numerous small arches which are a common feature of the park.

Zion Petroglyph Canyon

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.6 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5345 - 5405 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: Mt. Carmel Hwy. MM 7.3
Fee: $30/vehicle
Attractions: Scenic views, petroglyphs

Petroglyph Canyon is a short hike in Zion National Park that treats visitors to outstanding scenic views with a few petroglyphs as a bonus. The petroglyphs at the site were left by the  people of ancient times that have inhabited the area for at least the last 7,000 years. Petroglyph Canyon is also referred to by some people as the Secret Petroglyphs.

Ely Creek Falls

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Round Trip Distance: 0.5 - 4.5 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5298 - 5343 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: Jones Hole
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic waterfall

The Ely Creek Falls trail is located in the Dinosaur National Monument north of Vernal, Utah. The short trail begins near the 2 mile point of the Jones Hole trail where it travels up a side canyon for about a quarter mile to a small scenic waterfall that cascades over a 15 foot spillover. Enroute to the trail hikers have the opportunity to stop at the nearby Deluge Shelter and examine the Fremont style pictographs and petroglyphs.

Jones Hole

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 8.5 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 5658 - 5068 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 4 hrs. 30 mins.
Trailhead: Jones Hole
Fee: none
Attractions: Scenic canyon, rock art, bighorn sheep

The Jones Hole trail is located in a semi remote area of the Dinosaur National Monument near Vernal, Utah. The trail begins at the Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery where it follows a fast moving creek through a scenic canyon to the Green River. Enroute the trail passes the Deluge Rock Shelter where the sandstone cliffs are decorated with numerous pictographic images that were painted upon the rocks many hundreds of years ago by earlier inhabitants of the area. A side trail near the halfway point of the hike provides a short excursion to the scenic Ely Creek Falls. While hiking the Jones Hole trail it is also not uncommon to encounter a few of the areas bighorn sheep.