---
id: "2484"
name: Dead Horse Mesa Scenic Byway
distance: "23.5"
duration: 1 hour to drive, 1 day to explore
description: The byway is an access road for both the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park.
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organization:
  - url: https://www.discovermoab.com/scenic-byway-u-313/
    name: Dead Horse Mesa Scenic Byway
websites:
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/utah/dead-horse-mesa-scenic-byway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
  - url: https://www.utah.com/things-to-do/scenic-drives/dead-horse-point-scenic-drive/
    name: Utah.com Travel Site
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Route_313
    name: Wikipedia
attractions:
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm
    name: Arches National Park
  - url: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/hiking-at-dead-horse-point/#East%20Rim%20Trail%20System
    name: Basin Overlook
  - url: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/hiking-at-dead-horse-point/#Bighorn%20Overlook
    name: Bighorn Overlook
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/islandinthesky.htm
    name: Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky District
  - url: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/park-fees/
    name: Dead Horse Point Entrance Station
  - url: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/hiking-at-dead-horse-point/#Dead%20Horse%20Point%20Overlook
    name: Dead Horse Point Overlook
  - url: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/
    name: Dead Horse Point State Park Visitor Center
  - url: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/hiking-at-dead-horse-point/#Desert-View-Overlook
    name: Desert View Overlook
  - url: https://wereintherockies.com/gemini-bridges-moab/
    name: Gemini Bridges Road
  - url: https://www.gjhikes.com/2013/05/gemini-bridges.html
    name: Gemini Bridges Viewpoint
  - url: https://www.blm.gov/visit/horsethief-campground
    name: Horsethief Campground
  - url: https://www.gjhikes.com/2013/01/jewel-tibbetts-arch.html
    name: Jewell Tibbets Arch Trail
  - url: https://takemytrip.com/2016/04/long-canyon-road-near-moab-utah/
    name: Long Canyon Road
  - url: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/hiking-at-dead-horse-point/#West%20Rim%20Trail%20System
    name: Meander Overlook
  - url: https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/791-mineral-bottom-usa.html
    name: Mineral Bottom Road
  - url: https://moabgiants.com/
    name: Moab Giants
  - url: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/the-moenkopi-yurts/
    name: Moenkopi Yurts
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
    name: Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint
  - url: https://www.gjhikes.com/2014/12/rocky-tops.html
    name: Navajo Rocks Trailhead
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Sal_Mountains
    name: Plateau Viewpoint
  - url: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/intrepid-trail/#Great%20Pyramid
    name: Pyramid Canyon Overlook
  - url: https://www.gjhikes.com/2013/04/rim-overlook.html
    name: Rim Overlook
  - url: https://www.gjhikes.com/2014/02/seven-mile-canyon-south-fork.html
    name: Seven Mile Canyon South Fork
  - url: https://film.utah.gov/thelma-louise-30/
    name: Thelma & Louise Point
  - url: https://www.gjhikes.com/2014/12/ramblin.html
    name: Wipeout Hill Trailhead
designations:
  - Utah State Scenic Byway
states:
  - UT
ll:
  - -109.68638377895819
  - 38.67250489687561
bounds:
  - - -109.83941611197658
    - 38.451941921289745
  - - -109.6201283098114
    - 38.67250489687561

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The byway is an access road for both the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park with its immense desert landscape of canyons, high desert woodland, and miles of trails.