RV rental Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT: Motorhome rentals, camper van rentals and more

Nearby Moab, Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, and other parks are better known and heavily trafficked. Cedar Breaks National Monument has largely flown under the radar for many years, and it’s difficult to understand why. The ancient trees, stunning cliffs, hoodoos, and rock spires are all something to behold. Bring a camera; it’s hard to take a bad photograph in this park. Around 20 miles of trails lead to various vistas and lookouts that reveal a new wonder for adventurers to ogle. Heads up: some of the trails are poorly marked, and it’s helpful to have experience reading topographic maps. When adventurers are comfortable venturing off-trail, back-country hiking is allowed, though the terrain can be extremely challenging. All hikers should be mindful that, though it might be sunny skies overhead, there could be a storm occurring miles away that results in flash floods in their immediate area. Cedar Breaks National Monument was the 16th National Park to be designated an International Dark Sky Park. Indeed, many astronomical bodies and objects are often visible to the naked eye while they’d be obscured by light pollution elsewhere. For this reason, stargazing, spotting with telescopes, and astrophotography are popular activities here. In the daytime, it can seem as though this region is barren, devoid of life. On the contrary, most wildlife in this area has adapted to become nocturnal to escape the heat that permeates the soft sandstone rock and sandy soil. On a quiet evening, it’s not uncommon to spot coyotes, foxes, weasels, rabbits, and other small-game mammals. Mountain lions, bobcats, and black bears prefer to keep to themselves, and people rarely will spot them. They do, on occasion, make their presence known by leaving pawprints in the sand and scat.