Continue for 20 miles, past Newspaper Rock, and turn left on Beef Basin Road.
At about 40 miles, turn west (right) onto UT 211. Directions to the two trailheads:Ĭathedral Butte Trailhead: Take Highway 191 south out of Moab. This is a shuttled, multi-night backpacking trip in the needles district of Canyonlands National Park. Stay straight at the junction, and finish out the mile walk back to the Squaw Flat Campground parking lot. The trail descends from the saddle into Squaw Canyon. Continue west, crossing Lost Canyon and climbing up to a ridge separating it from the next drainag. Around 22 miles, you drop to the floor of Lost Canyon and reach a trail junction. The park service has put in several steel ladders to help ease the difficulty of steep sections. From here on out, you’re in day hiking territory, so expect to share the trails with others.Īs the trail turns west, it climbs out of the floor of Salt Creek Canyon and traverses across stunning slickrock benches. The trail climbs up through a hole in the rock fin, dumping you on the opposite side and saving you from walking around the bend. In another 8.5 miles, you reach Peekaboo Spring. Proceed downcanyon, weaving in and out of the meanders. You pass a sculpted slickrock section of the canyon that may hold some water, but don’t count on it. Past this, the canyon constricts further. You’re now in the at-large camping zone, with several spots to pitch your tent in the main canyon near the spur to Angel Arch. To get there, follow the now-closed 4-wheel-drive road southeast for about 1.7 miles. The detour adds 3.4 miles to your trip total (not included in mileage listed above). Progress slows as you weave along the creekbed and over benches, and you reach campsite 4 around 11.5 miles.Ī half mile downcanyon, look for the spur trail to Angel Arch on the right. The canyon, which has been relatively open and broad thus far, narrows significantly. You pass campsite 3 around 7 miles, after which the trail cuts through a break in a sandstone fin. Navigating along Salt Creek proves simple but the walking tedious. Please visit these places with respect, tread lightly and leave all sites as you find them. Salt Creek holds the highest concentration of archaeological sites in the park. As you continue downcanyon, look for a spur trail veering off to the right (east) to reach campsites 1 and 2.Īs you continue down canyon, keep your eyes peeled for arches, cliff dwellings, and rock art hidden in the side canyons.
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Feel free to poke around - tin cans, horse shoes, and other historic artifacts from the homestead have been gathered inside. Lee Kirk was a homesteader who built the wooden cabin in the 1890s. Not far past the spring, you reach the rickety remains of Kirk’s Cabin. This may be the only reliable water source for the next 17 miles (depending on the season), so load up here. Domes of Navajo Sandstone rise along each side of the drainage, and the trail cuts through overgrown brushlands.Ī spring fills several potholes around 3 miles. You officially cross into Canyonlands National Park where a wooden sign marks the boundary. Starting high on a pinon and juniper-studded mesa, the trail drops 1,000 feet in two miles to the canyon floor. To Kirk’s Cabin and backcountry campsites 1 & 2
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Find out how to navigate the permit system › Backcountry camping requires a backcountry permit. The following description starts at the southern Cathedral Butte Trailhead and ends at the Squaw Flat Campground in the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. It’s best hiked as a one-way point-to-point route that requires a long vehicle shuttle. The hike through Salt Creek combines southern Utah’s best - arches, slickrock, springs, solitude, and plenty of archaeological sites.
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