Fallen Roof Ruin Utah

The parking area is in a little saddle at the mouth of the canyon about a third of a mile north of ut 95 at mile marker 102.
Fallen roof ruin utah. Fallen roof ruin road canyon utah road canyon a little visited canyon tucked away on the grand gulch plateau of utah is a veritable treasure trove of interesting anasazi ruins at least four well preserved ruins are accessible with the most visually striking being fallen roof ruin. Wider area of canyon mentioned in text i sent. Blanding mexican hat southeast utah. This hike can either be done as a moderately easy walk to fallen roof ruins an interesting anasazi site located in an alcove along the canyon s north wall or as a longer more challenging trek that also visits seven kivas a fascinating site with seven kivas in various state of.
3 0 miles round trip ending highest elevation. These 8 unbelievable ruins in utah will transport you to the past many of the native ruins in utah are dwellings or buildings created by the ancestral puebloan people formerly called anasazi. The trailhead for upper road canyon is located down cigarette springs off ut 261 9 7 miles south of the kane gulch ranger station. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Fallen roof ruin is in road canyon about 15 miles se of natural bridges national monument. Pictures and posters litter the visitor centers museums and restaurants in the area. Checking out fallen roof ruin and some other nearby ruins in road canyon which is in the cedar mesa area of southeast utah. They lived and farmed in utah roughly 2 000 years ago.
The trail is primarily used for hiking walking and nature trips and is best used from march until november. To fallen roof ruin. A small detour we took just disregard. Fallen roof ruin.
Bottom of canyon where you just dropped in. Why hike road canyon. Road canyon via fallen roof ruin trail is a 2 3 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near mexican hat utah that features a river and is rated as moderate. One of the most famous of the cedar mesa puebloan ruins is commonly called the house on fire ruin.
The cedar mesa region is one such area with pueblo ruins spread across its many canyons and one of the most popular for landscape and nature photographers is fallen roof ruin. Fallen roof has become one of the more popular ruins on the mesa.