Canyonlands National Park Tour

Canyonlands National Park is one of the more diverse parks in southern Utah,  and it’s home to hundreds of miles of desert, mountain, and canyon terrain. 

The Green and Colorado Rivers divide Canyonlands National Park into districts: Island in the Sky, The Needles, The Maze, and the rivers themselves. These rivers twist and turn through the desert, creating a challenging journey for cars that want to explore the park’s entirety. But, when you book a Canyonlands flight tour, all obstacles are obsolete as you soar above the deep canyons and wide rivers.

Our Canyonlands airplane tour starts in the Northern District of the Park with a view of the majestic Upheaval Dome, which can only be seen in its entirety by plane.

Soaring over the serpentine Colorado and Green Rivers, you’ll reach a dramatic confluence before gliding over the Needles District’s colorful rock faces and arches. The different types of sandstone uncovered over millions of years in this district create vibrantly striped rock features in an astonishingly uniform fashion.

One of the most outstanding views on the Canyonlands flight tour is the famous Upheaval Dome. We kick off our tour with this astounding crater that some say formed from a meteorite impact 60 million years ago, and others have a different story. To this day, it’s a mystery!

If you were to witness this formation from the ground, you might not realize the history it shows. But when you catch this site from the sky, it’s plain to see that it’s telling an amazing story. Your pilot will explain what scientists have uncovered about Upheaval Dome and why it is an incredible feature to behold.

Our Canyonlands National Park airplane tour flies over every must-see view in this expansive park, pointing out every notable sight you may have missed if you traveled by car or on foot. While you soar over miles and miles of inspiring terrain, our pilots will identify and describe the different arches. They’ll share the geology, geography, and exciting history of this special area, and explain how Mother Nature came to create such fantastic feats of natural beauty.