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Has anyone else visited Fantasy Canyon a little south of Vernal, Utah?

We discovered this place while spending some time in the Vernal area. It is a pretty small BLM managed area surrounded by oil/gas facilities. Here quickly eroding sandstones and mudstones have produced an array of intricate and fantastically shaped outcrops.

https://www.berggreen.org/misc/Arts_Work/Vernal2020/5D3_4455-Edit.jpg

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Oct 22, 2020 at 10:21 AM

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I've been there once. Neat little area! Felt like a bit of a maze getting to it, but I'm always a sucker for neat rock formations. Very otherworldly. Definitely worth seeing if you're in the area to see Dinosaur national monument.

Thankfully I did not see any of the pygmy rattlesnakes that the restroom signed warned about.

Oct 22, 2020 at 10:51 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Fantasy Canyon

The Rat wrote:
I've been there once. Neat little area! Felt like a bit of a maze getting to it, but I'm always a sucker for neat rock formations. Very otherworldly. Definitely worth seeing if you're in the area to see Dinosaur national monument.

Thankfully I did not see any of the pygmy rattlesnakes that the restroom signed warned about.

I don't recall ever hearing about it until we saw it referenced in local visitor's information. We felt like it was a little hidden gem. Not enough to make a specific trip to see, but well worth visiting if already in the area.

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Oct 22, 2020 at 08:55 PM

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Older Fossil wrote:
I don't recall ever hearing about it until we saw it referenced in local visitor's information. We felt like it was a little hidden gem. Not enough to make a specific trip to see, but well worth visiting if already in the area.

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I think I saw it referenced first at https://www.americansouthwest.net/ and since I was making a loop through Utah and passing by it anyways, I made the slight detour. Agreed though, not worth a dedicated trip unless you're already nearby.

Oct 22, 2020 at 11:52 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Fantasy Canyon

Went there several years ago while visiting the Vernal area. Don't remember when I first learned of it, but it was at least ten years ago. There are lots of similar spots scattered about, some widely known, others not so much. I seek them out and try to include them in my travels.

Oct 23, 2020 at 02:19 AM


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