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I-70 in southeastern Utah is a gorgeous stretch of highway that passes several cliffs, rock formations, and canyons. There are seven scenic rest areas heading eastbound and seven heading westbound where travelers can stop and admire the scenery.
Because of our late start leaving Great Basin National Park due to an unexpected flat tire, we weren’t able to enjoy the scenery heading eastbound during our drive to Arches National Park. This post should tell you about many of these rest areas, but unfortunately we could only make one stop before sunset – Sand Bench.
Sand Bench Rest Area
Sand Bench Rest Area is located at milepost 104. There’s one rest area each for eastbound and westbound traffic. To the south, you can see the Henry Mountains. To the west, you can see the forests of the Wasatch Plateau and Fishlake National Forest.
Other Scenic Rest Areas
Rest areas heading eastbound include Ivie Creek (milepost 86); Devil’s Canyon (milepost 115); Ghost Rock (milepost 123); Spotted Wolf (milepost 142); San Rafael Reef (milepost 146); and Crescent Junction (milepost 181).
Rest areas heading westbound include the Harley Dome View Area (milepost 227); Thompson Springs Welcome Center (milepost 228); San Rafael Reef (milepost 146); Black Dragon (milepost 142); Ghost Rock (milepost 123); Eagle Canyon (milepost 116); Sand Bench (milepost 106); and Ivie Creek (milepost 86).
The map below shows the other scenic rest areas on I-70.
