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Canyonlands National Park is on the right side of the photo. You will drive down Potash Road until it turns into Forest Road 142, which is the Shafer Trail. However, it does intersect with the White Rim Road, and the White Rim Road does require a permit. We drove it terrifying but breathtaking if you like heights! Today, the Shafer Trail is a challenging, unpaved backcountry road for recreational users seeking the experience of a lifetime John Shafer is credited for improving the trail and making access into the canyon easier. If I had to do Shafer Trail again i would save myself from the drenching sweat from the pure adrenaline rush and just follow Thelma and Louise's lead and go over the cliff early. The switchback is the easiest part of the road as it is in very good condition, the rest of the road is trickier but nothing impassable. Cheers, Julie. Cheers, Julie, Hello, Laurent from France here. By continuing to browse this website you are agreeing to our use of cookies. 4/28/2023. A little technical in some places but they just find in a Subaru. The views of the Colorado River are spectacular and the paved roads through the Canyon are very nice with canyon walls rising on one side and the river on the other.The views and thrill of adventure are definitely worth it. If you are there during any part of the busy season, you will know you are close to the petroglyphs when you see cars and rock climbers along the road. Download the official NPS app before your next visit. Potash road is fairly rough, limiting speed to 10 mph max. For more information on driving the Shafer Trail, check out the Scenic Drives section under Things to Do. I also read your list of the 10 best things to see/do in Islands in the Sky District. Sheep herders run sheep along the canyon, c. 1966. Insane!!!!! All the same, I did see some all wheel drive cars on the trail doing just fine. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> This is a popular trail for mountain biking, off-road driving, and scenic driving, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. A gem of day is ahead !!! Then all of a sudden, my husband (who is very very afraid of heights), clenched the steering wheel and gritted his teeth. Thank you! Well this is like that except you dont know its going to be ok when you feel like any plethora of rocks could slide onto you, out from under you, or somehow end up off the narrow ledge/road, and it lasts an hour!!! We have everything you need to know below. Quite a few mountain bikes and quad runners were on the trail. A short distance past Corona Arch (0.5 miles), you will find a small parking area for a trail that will take you to another arch called Jeep Arch. A road that humbles the wildest of egos. His death in hospital two years later was the result of complications from the head injuries sustained. Insane views!!!! Many other trails at Island in the Sky also bear names for the families who worked them.