Kanab to Page: pink dunes, hoodoos and Lake Powell
Along US-89 from coral-colored dunes to the gateway of Lake Powell, with hoodoos and dinosaurs of Grand Staircase-Escalante on the way.
- Distance
- 161 km (100 mi)
- Driving
- 1 h 47 min
- Suggested days
- 3
- Stops
- 7
- States
- UT, AZ
- Updated
- May 30, 2026
At a glance: 3-day road trip of about 161 km (100 mi) with 7 stops, from Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park to Horseshoe Bend. About 1 h 47 min of driving in total.
Route description
Start at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, reached from US-89 north of Kanab. Children love sliding down the soft dunes, and the campground has spots for RVs. Sand Dunes Road leads back to the highway near Moqui Cave, a quirky roadside museum inside a sandstone cave.
Kanab, often called Little Hollywood for the Westerns filmed nearby, is a good base with services and campgrounds. East of town, US-89 skirts the southern edge of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Stop at the Toadstool Hoodoos trailhead for an easy walk to balanced rocks on white pillars. Near Big Water, the monument’s visitor center displays fossils of dinosaurs and marine reptiles found in the area.
The road then crosses into Arizona at Glen Canyon Dam and reaches Page, on the shore of Lake Powell. End at Horseshoe Bend, just south of town, where the Colorado River loops beneath a sheer cliff. The trail is short but shadeless; go early or near sunset.
Stop-by-stop itinerary
In driving order. Distances are estimates between consecutive stops.
- 1Start
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
NatureKanab, UTPink-orange dunes blown from eroded Navajo sandstone, with a boardwalk, sandboard rentals and an area for off-highway vehicles. The color is richest in low light.
- 221 km
Moqui Cave
OdditiesKanab, UTA family-run roadside museum inside a sandstone cave on US-89, with fossils, fluorescent minerals and old-West curiosities.
- 39 km
Kanab
UT - 470 km
Toadstool Hoodoos
NatureBig Water, UTBalanced rocks perched on pale pillars in Grand Staircase-Escalante, reached on an easy walk of under two miles round trip from US-89.
- 523 km
Big Water Visitor Center
HistoryBig Water, UTA Grand Staircase-Escalante visitor center with fossils and life-size models of the dinosaurs and sea creatures found in the monument.
- 631 km
Page
AZ - 78 km
Horseshoe Bend
ViewsPage, AZThe Colorado River makes a 270-degree turn 1,000 feet below an unfenced rim. There is a parking fee and a 1.5-mile round-trip walk.
