Can you reserve a site at Anticline Overlook?

No. Anticline Overlook is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Anticline Overlook

Facility · Utah ·

Managed by the Bureau of Land Management

Bears Ears National Monument · Open Access

5,697 ft
Elevation

The Anticline Overlook is named for the curved, uplifted Kane Creek Anticline visible across the Colorado River to the north. About 5200 feet of salt-baring rocks, remnants from ancient seas, lie beneath the Kane Creek anticline in the Paradox Member of the Hermosa Formation. The Intrepid Potash mining facility and solar evaporation ponds are visible from the overlook." The site has picnic tables, small shade shelters, interpretive signs, and a pit toilet. There is no water or camping at the Anticline Overlook.

Getting there

Drive 32 miles south of Moab on U.S. HIghway 191. Turn right (west) on the Canyon Rims Road. Proceed 8 miles on this paved road, and then turn right on the gravelled road marked "Anticline Overlook". The overlook is 9 miles north on the gravelled road.

38.46480, -109.62730 · 38°27'53.3"N 109°37'38.3"W

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Typical weather

Typically 99°F in Jul, down to 44°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	44	52	65	72	83	94	99	96	88	74	57	44
Low °F	21	27	36	43	51	59	66	64	55	42	30	22
Precip in	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.7	0.8

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 8.8 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Anticline Overlook

Can you reserve a site at Anticline Overlook?: No. Anticline Overlook is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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