Location: Hole in the Rock, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Strenuous. 3-5 daily hikes; ~300′ elevation gain.
Front country: dispersed tent camping near cars
This is a medium elevation project: ~4800′.
Join us at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument as we work on several much-needed projects: remediating visitor impacts and dispersed camping impacts along the popular Hole in the Rock Road. The rough daily hiking distance is around 3 miles of hiking each day and less than 800 feet of elevation gain.
Service Project Details
In partnership with Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and the Bureau of Land Management, Wilderness Volunteers will help remediate visitor impacts on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument along the popular Hole in the Rock Road. Visitation to this area has greatly increased over the past several years with people looking to recreate on the beautiful mesas and in the stunning canyons of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
This has also caused an increase in visitor impacts that are hard to address completely without the help of volunteer time and labor. Volunteers will help address visitor impacts including camping impacts like campfires, tree cutting, vehicle trespass, and new site creation. This project may also include addressing and remediating scratched-in and drawn-on graffiti in sandstone canyons and trail work to improve signage and cairn reconstruction and refinement.
Volunteers should have the ability to hike 3-5 miles per day and lift 30-40lbs through out the work day.
This is a medium elevation project: ~4800′.
Project Leaders: Chris Riccardo and Bill Goolsby
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Itinerary:
Sunday, April 16th. The Volunteer group meets at midday at a time/place TBD. The group will go through check-in, introductions, and orientation, and will help set up camp in preparation for the work week ahead.
Monday, April 17th. Workday.
Tuesday, April 18th. Workday.
Wednesday, April 19th. Day off.
Thursday, April 20th. Workday.
Friday, April 21st. Workday.
Saturday, April 22nd. Break down camp, goodbyes, and depart.
Nearby cities
Escalante, UT
Boulder, UT
Nearby Airports
McCarran International Airport (LAS) – ~340 miles away
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) – ~302 miles away
Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) – ~165 miles away
Free Time Details
Hiking in canyons with several options in the immediate area (Harris Wash, Big Horn Canyon, Peekaboo and Spooky Canyons, Zebra Slot Canyon) and scenic drives on Highway 12 or down Hole in the Rock Road. Sightseeing at Devils Garden and 20 Mile Dinosaur Trackway.
Accommodations
Front country: dispersed tent camping near cars.
Difficulty
Strenuous. 3-4 miles each day; ~800' elevation gain.
Task Details
Bending, digging, lifting, carrying, cutting, hauling, tensioning, etc.
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