Poison Spring Canyon

Go with a friend on this very remote offroad excursion.

Road starts easy but gradually gets rougher as it descends to Dirty Devil River. You’ll wind back and forth along high canyon walls for many miles then drop to valley floor where road follows wash bottoms. Great views of Gunsight Butte as you climb toward Sunset Pass. Read Area 5 introduction on page 198. It describes important driving tips and rules for Glen Canyon N.R.A. No unlicensed vehicles after Wpt. 06. Very few people use this road. Don’t go alone. Carry extra gas. Water flow rates available for Dirty Devil River at http://waterdata.usgs.gov.

Road prone to washouts after heavy rain storms and may be impassable at times. We found deep, soft mud on west side of river crossing. Flash floods are always possible.