Utah Highway 12 is the major route to the Escalante Area, with side roads leading to established trailheads or starting points. A stretch of the road is known as the Million Dollar Highway to Boulder, because the cost to build it was a million dollars.

Points of interest along the route:
(1) Red Canyon Visitor Center, some of the nearby trails to discover are Ledge Point Trail and Birdseye Trail
(2) Bryce Canyon Airport Hanger, some of the nearby trails to discover are Great Western Trail and Chimney Rock Trail
(3) Mossy Cave Trailhead
(4) Upper Blues Overlook
(5) Upper Valley Granaries Pullout, some of the nearby trails to discover are Under the Point Trail and Canaan Mountain Trail
(6) Devil's Rock Garden
(7) Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
(8) Posey Lake Area, some of the nearby trails to discover are Posey Lookout Trail and Posey Spur Trail
(9) Hell's Backbone
(10) Box Death Wilderness Area
(11) Head of the Rocks Overlook: is a favorite stop for visitors traveling between Escalante and Boulder. It is the perfect place for travelers to take in the natural beauty of the region. Sweeping views over the Escalante Canyons region of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) and beyond to portions of Dixie National Forest, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Capitol Reef National Park, all the way to the Henry Mountains, have kept cameras clicking for decades.
(12) Escalante Canyons
(13) Escalante River Trailhead
(14) Calf Creek Recreation Area with the nearby Lower Calf Creek Falls Trail
(15) The Hogsback gets its descriptive name from the narrow section of Scenic Byway 12 that winds along the ridge between Calf Creek and Boulder Creek that reaches the brink of New Home Bench before descending to Haymaker Bench and Calf Creek Recreation Area. From the pullout at The Hogsback you can enjoy the sweeping views of the surrounding sandstone 'slickrock' country before continuing on your journey.
(16) Boulder Overlook which as the name suggests, provides the chance to look down at the valley which contains the tiny town of Boulder
(17) Anasazi State Park Museum
(18) Wildcat Ranger Station
(19) Larb Hollow Overlook offers a panoramic vista of Capitol Reef National Park, the Waterpocket Fold, and Lower Bowns reservoir. Here you also find close access to the Great Western Trail.

Scenic Backways along the route:
(1) Griffin Top Road
(2) Smokey Mountain Road
(3) Posey Lake/Pine Creek Scenic Backway
(4) Hell's Backbone
(5) Hole-in-the-Rock Road
(6) Burr Trail

The Route Guide provided by the Scenic Byway 12 Foundation is a fantastic guide to acompany you on this amazing route.
Use the Escalante Ranger District Interactive Recreation Map by the National Forest Service to find out more about the trails along Scenic Byway 12.
This is the official Byway Map by America's Byways.

Utah Highway 12 is the major route to the Escalante Area, with side roads leading to established trailheads or starting points. A stretch of the road is known as the Million Dollar Highway to Boulder, because the cost to build it was a million dollars.

Points of interest along the route:
(1) Red Canyon Visitor Center, some of the nearby trails to discover are Ledge Point Trail and Birdseye Trail
(2) Bryce Canyon Airport Hanger, some of the nearby trails to discover are Great Western Trail and Chimney Rock Trail
(3) Mossy Cave Trailhead
(4) Upper Blues Overlook
(5) Upper Valley Granaries Pullout, some of the nearby trails to discover are Under the Point Trail and Canaan Mountain Trail
(6) Devil's Rock Garden
(7) Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
(8) Posey Lake Area, some of the nearby trails to discove...