Eardley Canyon
Green River, Utah
| Address: | UT-24, Green River, UT 84525, USA |
| GPS: |
38°47'8.4"N 110°29'13.6"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Utah |
Canyoneer
Undisturbed, peaceful and geologically varied, Eardley is one of the best canyons in the San Rafael Swell. It begins a few miles inside the eastern San Rafael Reef, just south of I-70, where several shallower tributaries meet, has a number of impressive narrows sections of increasing depth then becomes more open and V-shaped but deeper still, with much colorful crumbling rock and some interesting water-carved passages, before exiting the reef after 10 miles via a series of huge sheer-sided potholes that require rappelling equipment to negotiate although they may be bypassed by climbing the cliffs and walking at rim level.
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Eardley Canyon, San Rafael Swell, Utah
Eardley Canyon is a remote Cedar Mesa sandstone gorge in the San Rafael Swell, extending for over 8 miles. Reached by tracks starting from Interstate 70
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- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
- Respect wildlife
- Be considerate of other visitors
Directions
From Green River, Utah
- Head west on I-70BL/E Main St toward Solomon St (1.6 mi)
- Turn right onto the I-70 W/US-6 W/US-191 W ramp (0.4 mi)
- Merge onto I-70 W/US-191 N/US-6 WContinue to follow I-70 W(10.5 mi)
- Take exit 149 for UT-24 W toward Hanksville (0.4 mi)
- Turn left onto UT-24 W (11.8 mi)
Eardley Canyon may be explored from the north end by various dirt tracks starting from three I-70 exits, entering via either one of four tributary canyons named Crawford Draw, Middle Fork, Red Draw and Hyde Draw, or from the south end via UT 24 - a rough side road follows the streamway, here known as Straight Wash, to the point where it emerges from the Reef (the same route used to reach Iron Wash).
