San Rafael Swell - Buckhorn Wash Drive
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Peak 6235 and Bottleneck Peak
Peak 6235
Assembly Hall Peak
San Rafael River crossing looking east
Driving into the San Rafael Swell from the south
Window Blind Peak from Mexican Bend Trail
Window Blind Peak from the river crossing
Camping just south of the swell along the road
Dinosaur Footprint
Peak & The East Wedge
Window Blind Peak
Driving in from the south
Driving in from the south
Buckhorn Wash Pictograph Panel
Buckhorn Wash Pictograph Panel
Buckhorn Wash Pictograph Panel
Driving through Buckhorn Wash
Views along the Mexican Bend Trail
Driving Buckhorn Wash you'd think you were in a national park. Recently, it has been considered for National Monument status. For now, access is on a nice county gravel road that any car can drive if the weather is good. Driving the wash is a nice alternative to get between Price and Green River, just plan several more hours. As the pictures show, there are huge rock walls, plenty of camping sites, pictographs and even a dinosaur track. The climax is probably the crossing of the San Rafael River where there is a BLM campground, a historic bridge and towering mountains in all directions.