Studhorse Point and the Paria Overlook
Studhorse Point
Studhorse Point is only a few miles from Page and is a good early morning and late afternoon destination. If you are going to be in Page for the day (e.g. to photograph Antelope Canyon) you might want to start or end with Studhorse Point. The hoodoos of Studhorse point sit a bit below the rim of a cliff but are easily accessible. The rim blocks the best light until a bit after sunrise, and blocks it again starting 1-2 hours before sunset. If you visit at sunset do not go too late or the area will be in shadow. I suggest arriving at least 2:30 hours before sunset. If you are shooting at sunset start photographing at the west end and work your way east as the point goes into shadow. There are dinosaur tracks in the same area. Stop at the BLM Big Water "Dinosaur" visitor center for driving directions and the general location of the tracks. Getting to the tracks involves about a 1-2 mile (round trip) hike. In my opinion the tracks are not easy to find.
Route to Studhorse Point
There are a great many small roads in the area so follow the directions carefully and print out the Google map. The road to Studhorse Point starts .7 miles west of Greenehaven Drive off Highway 89. Follow the good unnamed road .8 miles and make a left, go 1.5 miles and bear left, go .35 miles and bear right (West), go .25 miles and bear right (Northwest), go 1.4 miles to Studhorse Point.
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Paria Overlook
The route below goes to a nice overlook of the Paria River, the total distance is 12 miles one way. You should allow at least an hour to travel it. There are many unsigned roads on the route so I suggest you download this map to your GPS. Don't get to the overlook too late or there will be a harsh shadow on the right. The road to the Paria Overlook continues well beyond the last point shown, I continued for another 3 miles but never found a better viewpoint than that shown.
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This page was last updated 2/9/2013