If you are short on time and are looking for a spectacular hike, then try the Slickrock Foot Trail. This loop provides some of the best views in the park and is a nice, short and easy hike.

View of Big Spring Canyon - accessible from the Elephant Hill Trailhead in the Needles District of Canyonlands.

The trail offers expansive views of slickrock, canyons and green mesa tops.

Marked viewpoints offer terrific views of Big Spring Canyon.

The trail passes almost exclusively over navajo sandstone, or 'white' slickrock.