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The Elephant Cove Staging Area provides a parking and staging location for ATV/UTV enthusiasts interested in exploring the fantastic red-rock scenery and four-wheel-drive roads that make up the western side of the BLM Kanab Field Office. Amenities include a vault toilet, informational kiosk, picnic tables, fire pits, and a large, graveled parking lot. No other amenities are available. For more information and area maps, please visit the Kanab Visitor Center (BLM) in Kanab, UT. The Elephant Cove Staging Area is located on lands managed by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA). Facilities are co-managed by the BLM Kanab Field Office. ADA Access: The vault toilet meets ADA accessibility standards.
From the Kanab Visitor Center (BLM) in Kanab, UT, turn right onto Highway 89. Take Highway 89 through Kanab and continue as it heads north. After 8.9 miles, turn left onto Hancock Road. Follow Hancock road for 9.4 miles until it makes a T with Yellowjacket Road/CR 43. Turn left onto Yellowjacket Road and continue for 7.3 miles before reaching the staging area on the right-hand side of the road.
Great trail from start to finish. The trail has up to ten river crossings and several obstacles with amazing views along the way.
