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Manti - La Sal National Forest and the La Sal Mountains, Utah

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Location

One section of the National Forest, east of Moab, covers slopes of the La Sal Mountains.

Another section covers the mountain range which lies to the west of Monticello.

There is at least one other section of the National Forest, southeast of Provo.

Description

From Monticello, a backroad (paved, but not marked on some maps) climbs west up into the National Forest. This road starts from US191 in the town of Monticello, two or three blocks south of its intersection with US666; there is a signpost but it isn't very obvious. In the mountains, there is an obvious signpost to the paved road which leads north to Utah 211, the access road from US191 to the Needles Section of Canyonlands National Park. This road meets Utah 211 east of Newspaper Rock. These two mountain roads provide a refreshing but rather slower alternative to US191.

We haven't explored the section of the Manti - La Sal National Forest which lies to the southeast of Provo.

Some Ideas for Places to Stay

• Blanding

• Moab

• Monticello

In the Area

• Arches National Park

• BLM Canyonlands Overlooks (Needles and Anticline Overlooks)

• Canyonlands National Park

• Dead Horse Point State Park

• Goosenecks State Park

• Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah

• Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah

• Newspaper Rock

• Utah State Highway 95 (the Bicentennial Highway)

• Utah State Highway 128 (northeast of Moab)

• Utah State Highway 279 (southwest of Moab)

Colorado Plateau

Desert Southwest

Four Corners

Grand Circle

Mountain Ranges

National Forests

Scenic Roads

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Most recently modified 9-Jul-99; minor revisions 9-Jan-00