Canyonlands Needles District Self Guided Driving Audio Tour
Utah, USA
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Discover Canyonlands’ Needles District on a self-guided driving tour through Utah’s rugged red rock wilderness. Marvel at ancient petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock, then follow scenic roads to windswept Pothole Point and the iconic Wooden Shoe Overlook. Hear stories of ancestral Puebloans, cowboy legends, and geologic wonders as you explore remote canyons and colorful spires shaped by time.
Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline. Follow the audio instructions and route from the designated starting point.
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check opening hours before your visit.
- Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
- Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
- Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
- Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
- Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
- Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
- Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
- Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
- Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations
Meeting point
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Start on Hwy 211 just after turning off US-191, with Glamping Canyonlands on your right. This is the suggested starting point. We’re not affiliated with nearby businesses. The audio starts automatically as you pass—check your email/text for setup details.
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Bears Ears National Monument
Before we arrive at Canyonlands National Park, we’ll be passing through a section of Bears Ears National Monument, or not, considering the boundaries of this national monument are a little complicated and subject to change. Note: The tour is over 40 miles long, with more than 20+ audio stories, and takes about 2-3 hours to complete. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
Duration: 15 minutes
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Newspaper Rock Recreation Site
We’re definitely going to want to stop and see this. I don’t want to give too much away so I’ll just say that several different cultures have passed through this spot over the last 2000 years and many of them left their mark on this rock.
Duration: 15 minutes
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You’ll pass Glamping Canyonlands on the right—it's a great landmark and a popular stay for visitors. From here, simply follow UT-211 west as we begin our journey through the dramatic landscapes of the Needles District in Canyonlands National Park.
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We’re about to get our first sweeping views of the Indian Creek Corridor. This area is quite the mecca for rock climbers - it’s one of the most popular spots to climb cracks in the United States, if not the entire world.
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When Heidi Redd and her former husband Robert purchased the Dugout Ranch in 1967, the road was all dirt from the U.S. Route 191, climbers had yet to descend on Indian Creek in droves, and this part of Canyonlands National Park saw very few visitors. Until recently with the advent of satellite internet, the Dugout Ranch never had a TV or telephone.
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The northern one is called North Six shooter Peak and it’s a bit taller and larger than its southern neighbor cleverly known as South Six shooter Peak. About a mile and a half separates the two peaks and well, someone thought they looked like a pair of revolvers pointing upwards into the sky so that’s how they got their name.
Duration: 20 minutes
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We'll see the turnoff to the right for the Lockhart Basin Road. This road can take us all the way to Moab but we'll need a serious off-road vehicle to make the trip.
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Needles District Visitor Center
The Visitor’s Center is coming up quickly on our right. It's always a good idea to stop in here and make sure the trails we want to visit are all clear. There's water and washrooms here too of course.
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Cave Spring
The first pull-out on our left is for Roadside Ruin. I recommend skipping this one for now, we'll catch it on our way out. Shortly after that, we’ll find a sign for Cave Springs pointing toward a road on the left.
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Keep straight past the ranger residences and we’ll see a dirt road in a little less than a mile. We’ll see a sign pointing toward the Cave Springs Trail. Be sure to return to the main park road this same way we came, or we'll end up missing a bunch of the stops in the park.
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Wooden Shoe Arch overlook
It’s called the Wooden Shoe Overlook and well, I'll let you see for yourself why it was named after the classic Dutch shoe. You heard me right - an arch here at Needles in Canyonlands National Park.
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The Needles Campground and the unpaved Elephant Hill Road. Six miles down Elephant Hill Road is where we’ll find the trail to Druid Arch. Many backpackers and hikers hoping to make it to Chesler Park begin from either the Elephant Hill Trailhead or the Salt Flat Trailhead near the campground.
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Pothole Point Trail
We’re approaching the Pothole Point Trailhead. It’s called Pothole Point because the slickrock here is covered with pockets in the rock called potholes or ephemeral pools.
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Slickrock Cinemas 3
We're just a few minutes from the end of the road, shew, that was quick - I did say the Scenic Drive in the Needles district was pretty short. Our next stop is the trailhead for the Slickrock Foot Trail.
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15
Big Spring Canyon Overlook
We're just about to the turnaround point of our Needles District Tour. At the turnaround up ahead, we’ll find yet another trailhead - the Big Spring Canyon Overlook Trail which leads to the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers and also connects to the Chesler Park area trails. I’d skip these trails in favor of the others I mentioned so far and let's start making our way back toward the park entrance.
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour†in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.
- How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
- Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
- Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
- Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
- Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
- Audio Setup: Connect your phone to your car's stereo system using Bluetooth, USB, or AUX. For the best experience, consider using headphones for walking tours. Audio playback is compatible with Apple CarPlay, with navigation features coming soon. Support for Android Auto is also on the way.
- For the best experience, please use an iPhone running iOS 15 or later, an Android device running version 9 or later, or an iPad/tablet with GPS and cellular connectivity, as these are recommended for navigation.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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