Black Dragon Canyon

This section details the short access road for the pictographs in Black Dragon Canyon. This road is only 1.2 miles long one way. There is much easy hiking along several different canyon bottoms in this area!

Mile 0
MILEPOST 147, I-70
This road begins 50 feet west of MILEPOST 147 on I-70, just west of a large red rock outcropping. Go through the gate, and close it behind you.

Mile .7
Continue north on the main road. An optional road spurs west from this point, and continues for several hundred yards towards some cottonwood trees. There are three canyons within the San Rafael Reef here, and provide some fairly easy and varied hiking. Contact local information centers for more information.

Mile 1.0
Turn left (west) here, and drive towards the mouth of the canyon. Park at the mouth of Black Dragon Canyon and enjoy a beautiful .2 mile stroll along the canyon's bottom. Those with a high-clearance vehicle may drive this distance, if desired. There are several pictograph panels on the north wall of the canyon. There is more scenic hiking if you continue up the canyon.

(This text is from a Road Less Traveled brochure by Way Out Ideas.)