Panorama Point and Cleopatra's Chair

Panorama Point leads to one of the most epic views in the Maze District of the Canyonlands National Park. It also spurs off to Cleopatra's Chair, a massive sandstone formation and one of the other few campsites in the central part of the Maze District. The Panorama Point campsites are perched on the edge of a near-vertical cliff 1300 feet above the desert floor below. Spread out at your feet is the entire southern half of the Maze District with its multi-hued sandstone formations. The jagged horizon is dotted with various mountain ranges. You'll immediately know why this is called Panorama Point. The drive to Panorama Point crosses a few sandstone ledge obstacles and fairly deep sand in one valley. The trail winds through a pinion and juniper forest. Take care when hiking, and don't step on the cryptobiotic soil.