Manti-La Sal National Forest

Recreational Activities

Wilderness

Dark Canyon Wilderness Area is administered by the Monticello Ranger District. The adjacent the Dark Canyon Primitive Area is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. This area in Southeastern Utah is a unique and colorful canyon system. Dark Canyon begins on Elk Ridge at an elevation of 8800 feet. The canyon cuts through sandstone and limestone descending to the upper reaches of Lake Powell at an elevation of 3700 feet. The upper reaches provide views of Cedar Mesa Sandstone amidst a Forest dominated by ponderosa pine. As the canyon descends into a more arid desert environment vegetation changes to pinyon-juniper and blackbrush.

USDA Forest Service - Manti-La Sal National Forest
Last Modified: Monday, 15 August 2005 at 11:23:03 EDT