Elephant Hill is a Jeep Badge of Honor trail in Canyonlands National Park. It is 1 1/2 hours outside of Moab, so not nearly as popular, as the Moab trails. That being said, Elephant Hill was my favorite trail, and not one to be missed if you do not mind the drive. A permit is required for Elephant Hill, and the Park Service limits permits to 24 vehicles per day with a maximum group-size of three vehicles. The trail is about seven miles long, with most of the fun occurring in the first three miles. You know a switchback is tight, when you have to perform a three-point turn in a Jeep! But then the switchbacks got even tighter, requiring you to back down the trail until you reach an area wide enough to turn around. And you get to back up the trail, on the way back! That was a first, for me. The rest of the trail is standard rock benches and ledges, wash crossings, and a sandy valley floor. There is also a short spur road that runs out to the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers.
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