# Hole in the Rock Road

**Location:** Escalante, UT | **Difficulty:** Hard | **Length:** 57 miles

**GPS:** 37.5212, -111.2834

**Vehicle requirements:** 4WD with low range and rear locker, 33"+ mud-terrain tires, 2–3" lift, rock sliders, and recovery gear required.

**Best season:** March - November

57 miles of increasingly rough desert road through Grand Staircase-Escalante ending at a cliff over Lake Powell. Mormon pioneers carved a passage through solid rock here in 1880. The last 10 miles require serious 4WD capability.

**Region:** Southwest • **Trail type:** Overlanding • **Rating:** 4.6/5

**Highlights:** Mormon pioneer route, Slot canyons, Lake Powell views, Petrified wood, Extreme remoteness

**Nearby campgrounds:**
- [Bullfrog RV & Campground (Lake Powell, Utah)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/utah/bullfrog-rv-campground)
- [Halls Crossing RV & Campground (Lake Powell, Utah)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/utah/halls-crossing-rv-campground)
- [Stanton Creek Primitive Camping Area (Lake Powell, Utah)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/utah/stanton-creek-primitive-camping-area)
- [Primitive campsites at Cedar Mesa Campground (Torrey, Utah)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/utah/primitive-campsites-at-cedar-mesa-campground)
- [Lone Rock Beach Primitive Camping Area (Greenehaven, Arizona)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/arizona/lone-rock-beach-primitive-camping-area)

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