Wayne is full of scenery — not people

Glass Mountain is within sight of both the Temple of the Sun and Moon.

There are, of course, a number of popular hiking and biking routes inside the park, as well as outside the park.

Maps for biking, hiking and ATV use outside the park are available from the Travel Bureau in Torrey.

In the Fruita area inside the park there are 15 day-hike trails, which offer a wide range of variety and challenges. According to park information, the hikes may "take you deep into a narrow gorge, to the top of high cliffs for a birds'-eye view of the surrounding area, under a natural stone arch, to historic inscriptions . . ."

All trails are marked, but there is a free guide available at the visitors center.

Hikes range from the easy one-mile Capitol Gorge hike, which passes along a narrow wash bottom with sheer canyons walls, to the more strenuous 3 1/2-mile hike that follows an old wagon route to Miners Mountain.

For those who prefer to drive or bike, there is a paved road that starts from the visitor center and accesses Grand Wash, Capitol Gorge, Pleasant Creek and South Draw Road.

The length of the tour is up to 25 miles. The road, however, is narrow and without shoulders, so bikers must be cautious. This is very moderate terrain.

For the more serious bikers there's always the 60-mile loop to Cathedral Valley.

On the other end of Wayne County is a piece of the Glen Canyon Recreation Area, and attached to that is a piece of Canyonlands National Park that butts up against the Green River and the county line.

One of the area's main landmarks is Factory Butte, which has been popular with off-highway vehicle owners in recent years.

Factory Butte is about 15 miles northwest of Hanksville and near the Dirty Devil River. Environmentalists are asking that the restrictions extend to close to the town.

The area, however, is ideal for ATVs and motorcycles, and a report from the U.S. Forest Service notes that once a vehicle has passed over the Mancos shale crust, "(it) will reform after one wetting and drying cycle, which can be as short as two days."

What you don't know

While Canyonlands is pretty much recognized, a more remote part of the park tends to get less traffic.

Access to the Maze District, and the Maze, is off U.S. 24, across from the Goblin Valley State Park turnoff in Emery County. It is roughly 60 miles on dirt road to a campground.

One of the rarely seen sights is Horseshoe Canyon, which is part the park but detached from it. The canyon is along the road into the Maze District.