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Why Go
The whole park hangs off a neck of rock 30 yards wide. Cowboys used that pinch as a natural corral for wild mustangs, and the name comes from horses left on the point that died of thirst in sight of the Colorado River 2,000 feet below. The difference from the Canyonlands overlooks nearby is effort: you get the same order of view from a paved rim at 5,900 feet. You can sleep up here too, in a campground that mixes RV sites, hike-in tent sites, and yurts.
Do this: Rim hiking, world-class mountain biking (Intrepid trails), yurts, dark skies
Family note: Fenced overlooks; easy rim strolls
Fees and hours: stateparks.utah.gov
Build Your Day
Add to the trip: Kayenta Campground (Dead Horse Point) (Camping, 0 mi) · Dead Horse Rim Loop (Hike, 0 mi) · Corona Arch (Hike, 9 mi) · Mesa Arch (Hike, 9 mi)
Quick Answers
- What is there to do at Dead Horse Point State Park?
- Rim hiking, world-class mountain biking (Intrepid trails), yurts, dark skies
- Is Dead Horse Point State Park good for kids?
- Fenced overlooks; easy rim strolls
- Why visit Dead Horse Point State Park?
- For a 2,000-foot drop to the Colorado River that costs you a short walk from the car. The point sits at 5,900 feet on a mesa reached by a 30-yard neck, which is what made it a horse corral in the first place, and it has been a state park since 1959.