Indian Creek
Things to Do
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Camping
Indian Creek is home to three of Bears Ears National Monument’s campgrounds: Hamburger Rock, Superbowl, and Creek Pasture. While there is also dispersed camping in the area, it is primitive and amenities are few or very basic. Campers are reminded to practice Leave No Trace ethics and pack out all trash.
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Photography
While the hiking trails in the area mostly lead to top climbing sites, they may be worth exploring for unique vantage points over the area. But Indian Creek often welcomes a different breed of videographer, one who scales cracks up sheer rock walls to capture intrepid climbers in one of America's rock climbing meccas.
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Scenic Byway
Drive Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway (S.R. 211)., which connects to The Needles District of Utah's largest national park, Canyonlands. Plan time to stop at the Needles Outpost and Newspaper Rock. Utilize the picnic area just across the highway from the petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock for a bit of relaxation.
Explore Nearby
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Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands is home to many different types of travel experiences, from sublime solitude in the more remote stretches of the park to moderate hikes through the Needles district to the opportunity to create your own version of one of the West's most photographed landforms, Mesa Arch.
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Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum
Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding, Utah, is the site of a prehistoric Native American village. Explore history here!
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Newspaper Rock & Indian Creek Corridor
You’ll find the largest collection of Utah petroglyphs at Newspaper Rock along Indian Creek Scenic Byway west of US 191.
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Shash Jaa
Shash Jaa is another name for "Bears Ears" and refers to the area surrounding the Bears Ears buttes, full of cliff dwellings and other remnants of ancient people.
