Meticulous Dead Horse Point State Park Moab

We were impressed, not only with the views here, but with how nice the infrastructure of this state park is. 

Dead Horse Point SP Infrastructure

With paved walkways, a pavilion, well maintained signage, nice visitors center with upper deck overlook, benches and plenty of parking, we could not have been more pleased with our visit to this pristine state park. 

Dead Horse Point State Park Visitor Center

We arrived early and enjoyed the the upper deck attached to the Dead Horse Point Visitor Center to ourselves. Seating is provided and the views are awesome. 

The Pavilion DHPSP

The pavilion in the park was an open design with partial coverage providing shade and stone benches to relax under. Great place for breakfast or a picnic. 

Potash Ponds

Dead Horse Point State Park provides a good vantage point to see the potash ponds. These bright blue ponds in the desert exist because of the mining of potassium chloride used for fertilizer. Blue dye is added to the water for more sunlight and heat absorption to speed up the dehydration process. 

You will see the potash ponds along the East Rim Trail. Our favorite was the West Rim Trail with the Colorado River views. 

Gooseneck Bend in the Colorado River

A very nice overlook platform is located way above the gooseneck bend of the Colorado River in Dead Horse Point SP. Beautiful panoramic views here! There’s also a lower level with a rock barrier for safely taking in this amazing landscape. 

Ghost Horse Dead Horse Point SP

In addition to the gooseneck peninsula, the ghost horse can be seen over to the left of the river.  Legend has it that cowboys rounded up and corralled wild mustangs on to the cliff surrounded peninsula , picked out the best and let the rest go-except once.  These wild mustangs were trapped when the 30ft entrance was closed off with branches and brush. The horses died of thirst in view of the Colorado River 2000 ft below. This would be how the park got its name.  And why this park is claimed to be haunted. 

Camping Dead Horse Point State Park

So, if ghost stories around a campfire are your thing, what better place to camp than Kayenta Campground at DHPSP or even in a yurt. You’ll most likely find a volunteer Park Host set up here to assist visitors and provide information. 

Engagement Bench Dead Horse Point State Park

Leaving your mark here in the right way, was another impressive thing that we noticed at DHPSP.  What a great start to an adventurous life. Our engagement spot wasn’t quite that scenic! 

The Mighty 5 may be the draw getting you to Utah, like it was for us, but don’t miss the wonderful state parks and other sites of Utah. It’s a beautiful part of our country!

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