Chimney Rock Trail
Chimney Rock
A loop trail near the park's western entrance. Climb onto the mesa for views of the chimney-shaped rock pillar standing on red-brown Moenkopi strata, with Boulder Mountain in the distance.
Chimney Rock is an isolated rock pillar formed of red Moenkopi strata and grey-green Chinle strata, capped with hard rock. The loop trail is about 5.6 km with about 180 meters of climbing. It first rises steeply to the mesa, where you can look down on Chimney Rock, Panorama Point, and the distant Boulder Mountain. It takes about 2.5–3 hours. The parking lot is beside Highway 24, about 12 km from Torrey, and the entire trail is unshaded.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Goosenecks Overlook
- Sunset Point & Panorama Point
- Fruita Rural Historic District
- Fruita Schoolhouse
- Gifford Homestead
- Cohab Canyon
- Petroglyph Panel
- Hickman Bridge