The creativity of erosion is a blast! You won't be disappointed in the wacky shapes, shadows, and views. Travel smart with proper planning so you don't get yourself in trouble.
You must see this place where winds and time designed weird-shaped rock formation. Be prepared to drive about 10 miles by unpaved Hole-in-the-rock Rd. from Scenic Hwy 12 west from Escalante, UT. It's worth to go. Be sure, that there is no mud on the road.
This is a neat state park. We had the whole park to ourselves with the snow floating in the air. I thought it would be a great place to let obedient kids come play. There are some dangers if they get atop some formations. We made it to the hole in the wall and stopped here on the way back.
Great photography with the beautiful stone formations. Easy access from good parking. A must stop on the Hole-in-the-Rock Road.
If you happen to drive along the scenic Utah 12, try to dedicate a couple of hours to a visit to this little known place along the hole in the rock road. You'll get there in maybe 20 mnts from the main road (Utah 12) and the Devil's Garden area is just a few hundred yards from the parking area. (No fees no limits).If you visit during the "golden hour" the photo opportunities are fabulous. Winter is better than summer.MC
This is such a great place to go with small children. We took our old dog and two kids. They were able to explore, run, hike, take pictures, and enjoy the red rocks and hoo doos all while being one to ten minutes from the car. There are picnic tables and a porta potty by the parking lot. The drive to get there is a long dirt road. But it was worth it to see such beautiful formations without an hour hike!
The Devils garden itself is really cool and the fact that they actually have a toilet out here makes it that much better. The formations were really neat, we didn't do any trail walking as we already had a long trail planned for later in the day. There was still plenty of formations for us to see and walk around. Now the rough part is the road getting here, washboard, some light sandy areas, now we managed in a campervan, but not optimal by any means. I really thought teeth were going to rattle out of my head, my husband and I could just only laugh at the roughness of the road or get irritated, so we laughed! Okay I have to say maybe if we had a truck or some kind of suv, it would have made for a slightly better trip but considering it took us almost an hour to get here. You may want to skip this attraction if you aren't crazy about washboard roads or if you are short on time.
These wonderful formations were quite close to the road and parking area, but it would be worth even a longer walk. Tremendous varied formations of wonderful colours. After walking through the many giant formation, you find interesting rock formations, like waves in the rocks you are walking on.
What a fabulous place for kids to play, and for adults who still like to play. You can climb on, through, around, up, and down red-colored sandstone formations. For photographers, I would recommend kind of early in the morning or a late afternoon time so the color is not washed out by the sun.By my SUV's odometer, the turn off for Devils Garden is 11.6 miles down Hole-in-the-Rock Road, off of UT-12. Then it's .25 mile to the parking area. Pit toilet and picnic tables are available.
Takes a rather bumpy ride down a gravel road but worth the effort. Unusual rock formations greet you in the parking area. The walk can be short and easy but it appeared a much longer hike could be enjoyed too. Allow enough time to get there before dark.