Hi,
I need some feedback on a trip I am planning for 2017. I want to hike the Salt Creek Canyon in the Needles district in Canyonlands. I have read a couple of trip reports here and also googled some trip descriptions on the web. My current plan i:
On the first day start hiking at the Cathedral Butte entrance (on the Beef Basin road), hike all the way to campground 4 and spend the night there.
On the second day, hike up to Angel Arch and then hike back all the way to campground 3 and spend the night there (or maybe campgrounds 1 or 2 ...... if I decide to do day 3).
Now, on the third day ……… hike back to Cathedral Butte, but do it via Lavender Canyon. I got my hands on a google earth path that takes me from Kirch arch to Lavender Canyon and back to Cathedral Butte trailhead.
Is Lavender Canyon abundant on Indian ruins and art as much as Salt Creek ? My main interest in the hike is mostly the Indian ruins and art on Salt Creek. If there is also nice stuff in Lavender Canyon (plus natural arches), then that would be great.
I went to the BLM reservation site and its confusing the names they give to the campgrounds. https://canypermits.nps.gov/index.cfm?mode=sites
Are Upper Salt 1,2,3,4 the ones in Salt Creek Canyon ? I assume so, since they match the four that I see in the BLM maps of the area.
What is Davis/Lavender Zone ? I think I read that in the Lavender canyon you are allowed to camp anywhere. Is this that ?
What is the Salt/Horse Zone ?
I need some feedback on a trip I am planning for 2017. I want to hike the Salt Creek Canyon in the Needles district in Canyonlands. I have read a couple of trip reports here and also googled some trip descriptions on the web. My current plan i:
On the first day start hiking at the Cathedral Butte entrance (on the Beef Basin road), hike all the way to campground 4 and spend the night there.
On the second day, hike up to Angel Arch and then hike back all the way to campground 3 and spend the night there (or maybe campgrounds 1 or 2 ...... if I decide to do day 3).
Now, on the third day ……… hike back to Cathedral Butte, but do it via Lavender Canyon. I got my hands on a google earth path that takes me from Kirch arch to Lavender Canyon and back to Cathedral Butte trailhead.
Is Lavender Canyon abundant on Indian ruins and art as much as Salt Creek ? My main interest in the hike is mostly the Indian ruins and art on Salt Creek. If there is also nice stuff in Lavender Canyon (plus natural arches), then that would be great.
I went to the BLM reservation site and its confusing the names they give to the campgrounds. https://canypermits.nps.gov/index.cfm?mode=sites
Are Upper Salt 1,2,3,4 the ones in Salt Creek Canyon ? I assume so, since they match the four that I see in the BLM maps of the area.
What is Davis/Lavender Zone ? I think I read that in the Lavender canyon you are allowed to camp anywhere. Is this that ?
What is the Salt/Horse Zone ?