Emery County, Utah
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- Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel — Petroglyph · Emery County, UT
Major Barrier Canyon–style rock-art panel on a San Rafael Swell cliff face in Buckhorn Draw, developed by BLM with parking, viewing area, and centennial-era …
- Dutchman Arch — Natural · Emery County, UT
Compact natural arch in the San Rafael Swell’s Head of Sinbad country just north of I-70: easy roadside geology stop among Navajo Sandstone knobs, with nearb…
- Ghost Rock — Geology · Emery County, UT
Named sandstone pinnacle above the I-70 corridor through the San Rafael Swell, a landmark for travelers crossing central Utah’s reef-and-canyon country. The …
- Goblin Valley — Natural · Emery County, UT
Utah state park filled with Entrada Sandstone hoodoos—mushroom-like goblins you can walk among on valley-floor trails. Short paved access off SR-24, campgrou…
- Horseshoe Canyon Trailhead (Great Gallery) — Petroglyph · Emery County, UT
West-rim trailhead for Canyonlands National Park’s detached Horseshoe Canyon unit, gateway to the Great Gallery and other Barrier Canyon–style rock-art panel…
- John Wesley Powell River History Museum — Historic · Emery County, UT
Riverside museum in Green River interpreting John Wesley Powell’s 1869 and 1871 Colorado River expeditions and the river history of the Green and Colorado. I…
- Jurassic National Monument (Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry) — Geology · Emery County, UT
BLM national monument protecting the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry — among the densest Jurassic dinosaur bone beds known, with tens of thousands of bones f…
- Little Grand Canyon (Utah) — Natural · Emery County, UT
Nickname for the deep San Rafael River gorge beneath the Wedge Overlook in Emery County's San Rafael Swell. Rim pullouts drop ~1,200 ft to colorful cliffs an…
- Little Wild Horse Canyon — Natural · Emery County, UT
Classic San Rafael Swell slot-canyon loop (often combined with Bell Canyon) in the Muddy Creek Wilderness. Narrow Navajo Sandstone corridors, family-friendly…
- Millsite State Park — Natural · Emery County, UT
Utah State Park on Millsite Reservoir west of Ferron — quiet camping with hookups, boating and fishing, and trail access into Ferron Canyon for OHV and mount…
- Rochester Rock Art Panel — Petroglyph · Emery County, UT
BLM-managed Barrier Canyon / Fremont-style rock art panel east of Emery on the western San Rafael Swell edge. Short developed trail to a large cliff face den…
- Temple Mountain Mining District — Historic · Emery County, UT
Cold War–era uranium mining townsite and district on the southeast flank of the San Rafael Swell. BLM Temple Mountain Townsite campground sits at Temple Wash…
- The Wedge Overlook — Natural · Emery County, UT
BLM rim overlook on the San Rafael Swell’s northern edge with sheer drop-offs into the San Rafael River’s “Little Grand Canyon.” Graded access roads, day-use…
- Victor — Ghost Town · Emery County, UT
Short-lived Castle Valley agricultural ghost town east of Elmo, settled about 1910 when alkaline floodwater ruined farming at nearby Desert Lake and families…
- Woodside — Ghost Town · Emery County, UT
Railroad and ranching settlement on the Price River and U.S. 6/191 in eastern Emery County, established in 1881 as Lower Crossing for Denver & Rio Grande Wes…