Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Canyonlands National Park, Verenigde Staten

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Regel

  White Rim day-use permits

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  Driving or riding the White Rim or Elephant Hill roads in a day needs a permit, released online one day ahead with fifty a day for the White Rim and half held back for the visitor centre counter. In spring they go within minutes. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Gold-tier dark skies (1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), Gold-tier dark skies (1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Spring desert season, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  Spring desert season

  15 mrt – 25 meiWandelseizoenDrukBoek vroeg

  The best weeks for the White Rim and the Needles backcountry, and the reason permits sell out the day they release. Island in the Sky takes the day-trip traffic; the Needles, two hours further round, stays quieter.

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), Gold-tier dark skies (1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Spring desert season

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), Spring desert season (15 mrt – 25 mei)

Topdrukte — Spring desert season, Memorial Day weekend

• Natuur

  High water on the rivers

  10 mei – 20 jun · meestalRisico

  Snowmelt off the Rockies turns Cataract Canyon into big-water class V for a few weeks and floods the west end of the White Rim, which can strand a loop trip. How big and how early depends entirely on the winter's snowpack. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 meiNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), Spring desert season (15 mrt – 25 mei)

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Summer heat

  10 jun – 5 sep · meestalExtreme hitte

  No shade, no water and no phone signal below the rim, and the Maze district is a long way from any help. Rangers treat heat cases here every summer; walk at first light and be back up by mid-morning. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), High water on the rivers (10 mei – 20 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Monsoon flash floods

  1 jul – 20 sep · meestalOverstromingsseizoenSluitingen

  Afternoon storms fill the canyons from rain that fell miles upstream, and the dirt roads into the Needles and the Maze turn to impassable clay within minutes. Check the forecast for the whole watershed, not the trailhead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer heat (10 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 sepNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer heat (10 jun – 5 sep (meestal)), Monsoon flash floods (1 jul – 20 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Labor Day weekend, Autumn desert season

• Seizoen

  Autumn desert season

  20 sep – 5 novWandelseizoenDruk

  The heat has gone, the monsoon has finished and the light on the Green River overlook is at its best. Slightly quieter than spring, and the last few weeks before the dirt roads start freezing overnight.

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer heat (10 jun – 5 sep (meestal)), Monsoon flash floods (1 jul – 20 sep (meestal)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 sep)

Druk — Autumn desert season

• Natuur

  Gold-tier dark skies

  1 okt – 31 mrt · meestalSterrenhemelseizoen

  A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows. Mesa Arch and the Green River overlook are the usual spots; the road out is unlit. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), Autumn desert season (20 sep – 5 nov)

Topdrukte — Autumn desert season, Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), Autumn desert season (20 sep – 5 nov), Gold-tier dark skies (1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: White Rim day-use permits (1 jan – 31 dec), Gold-tier dark skies (1 okt – 31 mrt (meestal))