Goblin Valley State Park

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Before you go

Goblin Valley State Park is 12 miles from Hanksville.

• No electric hookups
• RV dump station on site

Camping at Goblin Valley State Park

Goblin Valley State Park has 1 developed campground. Camping costs Main campground $45/night (no hookups); yurts $150; group $200. Sites can be reserved in advance. No sites have hookups. 1 group site hold up to 40 people each.

Trails

• Curtis Bench Trail (1.5 mi round trip, easy) Accessed alongside the entrance road
• The Three Sisters (0.14 mi one way, easy) About 250 yards to iconic hoodoo trio
• Entrada Canyon Trail (1.5 mi one way, moderate) Begins at group campground
• Carmel Canyon Loop (1.5 mi loop, moderate) Rock scrambling in valley floor
• Toadstool Canyon (2.7 mi loop, moderate) Flash flood risk when wet
• Goblin's Lair Trail (1.5 mi one way, strenuous) Optional 0.25 mi to Goblette's Lair; rappel permits required for cave entry

What to see

• Rock formation Valley of the Goblins Thousands of hoodoo goblins in the main amphitheater
• Rock formation The Three Sisters Iconic hoodoo group near the observation point
• Cave Goblin's Lair 89-ft sandstone chamber; permitted rappel route

Public lands next to Goblin Valley State Park

• Wilderness areaGoblin Valley State Park borders Big Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaGoblin Valley State Park borders Muddy Creek Wilderness.
• Wilderness areaMiddle Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness is 1.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.