Epic Travel → North America → Mountain States → Utah → Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument → Devil’s Garden

Location: Hole in the Rock Road, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah

Distance: ~0.5 miles round trip (varies somewhat depending on exploration and sites visited)

Elevation Gain: virtually none

Time Required: 30 minutes

Red Tape/Notes: Located off Hole in the Rock Road, which is unpaved and can be rough depending on recent weather and frequency of grading. Drive 12 miles down Hole in the Rock Road, then turn right at the sign for Devil’s Garden.

What’s Nearby?: Egypt 3

Devil’s Garden is a gem of a stop – it has a wonderful variety of really neat rock formations, including two arches (Metate and Mano) and some great hoodoos, including The Four Wise Men. The hoodoos here are different from those seen in places like Queen’s Garden in Bryce because these stand somewhat alone, looking more like Easter Island heads than rows of soldiers. This is a great place for photography, particularly late in the day and at night. It’s so dark out here you can take wonderfully clear shots of the Milky Way and have lots of fun with light painting on the rock formations. We spent hours our here one night in July, but if you’ve only got a few minutes, you can easily see the area in 30 minutes.

Epic Travel → North America →Mountain States → Utah → Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument → Devil’s Garden