Unless you really know Utah, you probably don’t know Hanksville.

The night before we left Grand Junction we were still indecisive about what route to take home. Then we found out Amelia’s friend Jen’s Uncle Randy was in Hanksville. So why not spend two nights in Hanksville! We drove through the little town last year. The landscape was interesting to say the least. And Instagram’s algorithm has been feeding us a stream of Hanksville posts.

It was less than a three hour drive on the I-70, then west of Green River take Utah 24 southwest, past Goblin Valley (a favorite of ours) to Hanksville.

Right when we arrived at Duke’s RV park a huge dust storm and intermittent rain came down. The office was closed so we just went ahead and took the space next to Uncle Randy and checked in later. It was too shitty outside to unhitch and set up. The three of us walked over to Duke’s Slickrock Grill and had lunch. And that was it. It was so bad we all stayed holed up in our trailers the rest of the day.

The next morning it was absolutely gorgeous. What a difference a day makes. Randy was pulling out and heading towards Capitol Reef. We said our goodbyes then took in the sights.

 

Our first sight was Leprechan Canyon. From Hanksville it was a thirty minutes south on Utah Scenic Byway 95.

 

 

After a late lunch at the Airstream we drove west on the 24 towards Factory Butte and the Bentonite Hills.

 

Strange land

 

Hanksville is a little off the beaten path, but definitely worth checking out!