Down the wash
Buckhorn Wash drops off the north end of the San Rafael Swell and narrows fast, with the walls closing in on both sides of a graded dirt road.
The pictograph panel sits partway down, and it is the reason most people come this way.
San Rafael Swell, UtahMay 16, 2026 – May 17, 2026
Buckhorn Wash & The Wedge
A sample story showing how a finished Ventr trip reads. The route follows real roads in the San Rafael Swell; the narrative is illustrative, not a first-hand trip report.
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Start and end of this route are obscured for privacy.
15.5 kmDistance
Highlights
- Buckhorn Wash pictograph panel
- The Wedge Overlook
- Legal dispersed camping on BLM land
The crossing
The San Rafael runs shallow through most of the season. The shelf road climbs out onto the bench where the sand gives way to slickrock.
Camp on the rim
The Wedge Overlook sits on the north rim of the Little Grand Canyon — dispersed camping on BLM land, no facilities, and nothing between the rim and the drop.