Grand Wash Road
The Grand Wash spur road begins at 3.5 miles along the park's main road, Scenic Drive.
Plan Around Grand Wash Road
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Grand Wash Road Details
The Grand Wash spur road begins at 3.5 miles along the park's main road, Scenic Drive. Turn off Scenic Drive onto Grand Wash Road, which extends 1.3 twisting miles, to reach the Grand Wash trailhead and several scenic and historic pullouts. The trailheads for the Cassidy Arch Trail and Grand Wash Trail are at the end of the road, along with parking and restrooms.
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Nearby Parks Around Grand Wash Road
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Grand Wash Road
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0.1 mi away
Oyler Mine
Around the turn of the 20th century, deposits of uranium were discovered here in the bottom layer of the Chinle Formation rock.
0.5 mi away
Cassidy Arch
Cassidy Arch is named after the legendary outlaw Butch Cassidy (of Sundance Kid fame), who was reputed to have had a hideout nearby.
0.6 mi away
Miners Mountain
To your left is a great example of what differential erosion -- the tendency of different types of rock to erode at different rates -- can do over time to a face of solid rock.
0.7 mi away
Cassidy Arch Trail
The 1.7-mile one-way Cassidy Arch Trail shares a trailhead with Grand Wash Trail, and offers a view of the eponymous Cassidy Arch, named for legendary outlaw Butch Cassidy.
1.0 mi away
Creation of Waterpocket Fold
Known as a monocline, the Waterpocket Fold really is a 100-mile-long fold in the Earth's crust.
