Utah - Nine Mile Canyon Backway

Description: Nine Mile Canyon is known as a major representative area of the prehistoric Fremont Culture. The canyon houses a myriad of rock panels along the main road and in side panels.

Time to Allow: Allow two hours travel time, with a few more to hunt for rock art and Fremont sites.

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