Geology

Fantasy Canyon

Uintah County, UT

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BLM day-use pocket of delicately eroded Eocene sandstone hoodoos and fins southeast of Vernal — nicknamed for whimsical shapes (witches, seals, coyotes) packed into a short walk. A miniature badland canyon on the Uinta Basin oil-field fringe; soft, fragile rock is closed to climbing.

Field facts

RegionUintah County, UT
Coordinates40.0578, -109.3943
ManagerBLM Vernal Field Office
Hike<0.25 mi canyon stroll
FeeNone (day use)
EraEocene Uinta Formation

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