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Needles Visitor Center Museum, Canyonlands National Park
The visitor center for Canyonlands' Needles District, where UT 211 ends after a 35 mile drive west from US 191 (the turnoff is 40 miles south of Moab). It has park exhibits, an orientation video, maps and books, and rangers who hand out backcountry permits for trails such as Chesler Park and the Joint Trail.
What is inside
- Park exhibits
- Orientation video
- Backcountry permits and rangers on duty
- Evening ranger programs at the campground, April 7 to June 1 and September 15 to November 9
Good for
- Outdoors
- Road trips
- Science
From the museum's own site, checked October 2026. Something changed? Tell us.
Plan it
- Where
- End of UT 211, The Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, Monticello
- Admission
- Ticketed. Prices and details on the museum's site.
- Website
- nps.gov
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