Cottonwood Canyon Road

Cottonwood Canyon Road is a great addition to anyone's southern Utah overland adventure plans. Spanning across the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the geologic features from start to finish provide endless opportunities for exploration. Perhaps the most scenic area lies along the Cockscomb, part of the East Kaibab monocline, with near vertical sandstone beds that form a sinuous hogs back of prominent, multicolored ridges. Prominent backcountry hiking and camping areas can be found in various places along the trail, making it popular for outdoor recreators of all types.

Cottonwood Canyon Road also passes near another geologic wonder, the Grosvenor Arch. Named for Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, president of the National Geographic Society and the first full-time editor of National Geographic Magazine, the double sandstone arch towers 150 feet above the surrounding terrain.