The road driving to the Needles District is really beautiful with tons of rock formations, vistas, and scenery. I would highly recommend a drive on this road as part of your visit to Canyon Country.

We drove in on this road with snow coming down, which was lovely and cold. It's true that you have to get out of your car and walk a bit to really see the fantastic geography (but it's good for you). We hiked the Elephant Hill - Chesler Park Trail with lots of up and down on slickrock--quite challenging but... More

About 40 miles or so but worth the drive. Once inside Canyonlands beware the off-road section to Elephant Hill - good but needs some serious concentration!

This is a fantastic way to spend a day. The rock spires and arches are plentiful and every mile is filled with adventure and scenery. Especially worthwhile is Newspaper rock with the petroglyphs. It is humbling to see something where ancient man communicated in a unique, effective way.

The road to Needles is diverse and beautiful with open fields, forests, petroglyphs, canyon walls and great formations. The colors are superb. We return often to the park. The mule deer that bounded into the side of my car upon leaving the park at dusk will always be a sore memory, especially for him. Evening brings out the wildlife, another... More

This road just gives you a view of Needles, at the Visitor's Center, from like ten miles out. It was miserable. The road circle tour is not great. Big disappointment.

This is a long, winding drive with Newspaper Rock about a third of the way into the Needles District. It is very different, very beautiful, and deserves your full attention. There are not a lot of walking or hiking opportunities here, so slow down and look at everything. This is definately not New Jersey - in a good way! There... More

We decided to drive into Needles on the way UP from monument valley. i can TOTALLY RECOMMEND both Valley of the Gods AND Needles District. They are waaaaaaaaaaay better than Monument Valley in my opinion...

The road into Needles shows you a very different terrain than you will see further North at Arches. The country here is very rough. You can see enough from the road to get a feel for the area.