After leaving Dinosaur National Monument, we drove a short distance up the road to Flaming Gorge and settled into Canyon Rim Campground, a quiet spot tucked among tall pines with quick access to some incredible views. Our first stop in Flaming Gorge was the Red Canyon Visitor Center, where we watched a fascinating documentary about John Wesley Powell and his daring 1869 expedition.
Pick a stop to see its story and photos.
Canyon Rim was the easy home base, the kind of campground where the scenery does most of the work without needing a huge agenda.
The visitor center overlook and Powell documentary gave Flaming Gorge some narrative weight beyond just pretty water and cliffs.
Sheep Creek Canyon was the best geology stop of the visit and showed how much the landscape shifts once you leave the immediate reservoir overlooks.
The dam tied together the reservoir story and gave the stop its obvious landmark finish.
Canyon Rim was the easy home base, the kind of campground where the scenery does most of the work without needing a huge agenda.
The visitor center overlook and Powell documentary gave Flaming Gorge some narrative weight beyond just pretty water and cliffs.
Sheep Creek Canyon was the best geology stop of the visit and showed how much the landscape shifts once you leave the immediate reservoir overlooks.
The dam tied together the reservoir story and gave the stop its obvious landmark finish.
After leaving Dinosaur National Monument, we drove a short distance up the road to Flaming Gorge and settled…
Our first stop in Flaming Gorge was the Red Canyon Visitor Center, where we watched a fascinating…
