Highway 313 Moab, UT , 84532-0000 Phone: (435) 259-2614 Website Dead Horse Point State Park features a dramatic overlook of the gooseneck in the Colorado River. The park covers 5,362 acres of desert at an altitude of 5,900 feet. The legend of Dead Horse Point states that in the late 1800’s the point was used as a corral for wild mustangs roaming the mesa top. Cowboys herded them across the narrow neck of land and onto the point. The neck was then fenced off with branches and brush. One time, for some unknown reason, horses were left corralled on the waterless point where they died of thirst within view of the Colorado River 2,000 feet below. Dead Horse Point State Park was recognized as an International Dark Sky Park in 2016.
Drive 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Moab on US 191 and then 23 miles (37 km) southwest on Utah 313. Driving time to the visitor center from Moab is roughly 45 minutes.
Hours of operation: Year round, Monday through Sunday. Park Day Use: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Visitor Center/Park Store: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
You must pay park entrance fee of $20.00 to access the penny machine.
Plenty of free parking.
1" mini-token for sale at the cash register.
Machine 2 is inside the gift shop to the left of the entrance. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Designs all have a beaded border with 'Dead Horse Point State Park':
1. (V) Twisted old Juniper tree with '1959'.
2. (H) Horse running to the left.
3. (H) Mountains behind a bicyclist wearing a backpack facing right. Point and area,
4. (H) Aerial view of Dead Horse Point.
Reverse: Utah DNR State Parks logo with 'Stateparks.utah.gov'.
1" mini-token for sale by cash register. Designs:
1) Obverse: Running horse with 'Dead Horse Point State Park' / Reverse: 'Dead Horse Point State Park Established 1959'
2) Obverse: Dead Horse Point with 'Dead Horse Point State Park' / Reverse: 'Dead Horse Point State Park Established 1959'
Retired 1: 1) 'Moab, Arches Nat. Park, Delicate Arch', Arch with Park and its name under.
G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N38° 29' 15.7762" Longitude: W109° 44' 8.8218"
Google Maps coordinates: F7Q7+7H Moab, Utah
10/23/2023 - Rolling well on copper. Designs 3 and 4 are missing the bead border on the right edge. KJU |