Ancient Ones Of Beef Basin
Exploring The Land Of The Anasazi
Photography by Larry E. Heck
| NAVIGATION |
| From Blanding, Utah, take Highway 95 west. At the 115 Mile Post, turn right going north. |
| TRIP METER | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE | NOTES |
| 0.0 | 37 33.7732 | 109 35.0175 | Turn right at 115 Mile Post off Highway 95. |
| 7.9 | | Left on South Elks Road. |
| 19.5 | 37 40.5694 | 109 47.8458 | Turn right on North Elk Ridge toward Gooseberry. |
| 34.3 | 37 50.4156 | 109 46.4464 | Left fork on County Road 224. |
| 37.5 | 37 52.7351 | 109 47.5098 | Right fork. Sign for Beef Basin 14 miles. |
| 39.9 | 37 54.3545 | 109 47.4453 | Left turn at sign on County Road 104. |
| 49.1/0.0 | 37 58.7898 | 109 52.4068 | Registration box for Beef Basin. Left goes to Showcase Ruin. Reset trip meter. |
| 1.8 | 37 57.4457 | 109 53.0744 | Left onto County Road 199. |
| 4.9 | 37 56.8171 | 109 50.5551 | Right fork. |
| 5.1 | 37 56.7794 | 109 50.7211 | Park for ruin hike. It is west of the parking area at the top of the cliffs. Numerous hiking trails lead to it. Take a bottle of water. |
| | Return to the registration box. |
| 0.0 | 37 58.7898 | 109 52.4068 | Registration box for Beef Basin. Reset trip meter. |
| 2.9 | 38 0.3824 | 109 53.8534 | Left goes to the tower-shaped ruin. |
| 3.9 | 38 0.6916 | 109 54.5838 | Left to Farm House Ruin. |
| 4.5 | 38 0.5764 | 109 55.0635 | Farm House parking. |
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