Luxury holidays in Canyonlands National Park

The mighty Colorado River is the artist at work in this sculptural landscape of canyons, buttes and inked tributaries that snake through Utah’s red-rock wilderness. To call Canyonlands National Park a backdrop for its outdoor adventures – horseback riding, mountain biking or whitewater rafting – would be a disservice to its starring scenery. Lookouts such as Grand View Point and Mesa Arch are themselves the classic namechecks. And stargazing under Utah’s big skies is memorably cinematic, too.
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When to go

May, September and October bookend Utah’s summer and bring more comfortable temperatures for sightseeing.

Getting there

  • Planes

    Canyonlands Field has an airstrip for private charters. The nearest runway for domestic flights is Grand Junction, two hours’ drive away; for international arrivals, Salt Lake City (four hours) or Denver (six hours away) are your closest options.

  • Automobiles

    You’ll need a car to reach this remote park, made up of distinct districts with separate access points (because of the rivers which divide them). Please note that for some sectors, you’ll need to buy a day-use permit.