Quick Facts
Location:
Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park
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Trailhead
Reaching this trail requires a permit to drive the 4WD White Rim Road.
Fort Bottom Ruin is an ancient stone structure overlooking the Green River, built by Indigenous inhabitants of the Canyonlands area centuries ago.
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Roundtrip Distance: 3.4 mi (5.5 km)
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Time: 2 hrs
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Elevation Change: 418 ft (128 m)
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Difficulty: Moderate
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Hike Description: Exposed trail crosses a narrow mesa to a high point in a bend of the Green River. A tower structure marks the historic home of ancestral Puebloan people. Entering, touching, or climbing on archeological sites is strictly prohibited. View structures from a distance to protect fragile walls.
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Bring: Water (1 L per person, per hour), snacks, sturdy footwear, headlamp, map, and be prepared for, sun, rain, heat, or cold.
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Accessibility: This trail requires walking on uneven, rocky surfaces. It is not accessible to wheelchairs.
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Dogs are not allowed on this trail. Service animals are allowed in national parks. What is a service animal?
What is a "Ruin"?
The people who gave this structure that name are not the people who built it. But the park's traditionally associated tribes would not use that word. They say these areas are still living and that their ancestors in the spiritual world continue to use this place. Just because something doesn't look like it once did, doesn't mean it's a ruin.
Canyonlands National Park
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
