Canyonlands Poster South Dakota millions of visitors come to

millions of visitors come to enjoy camping

and often found themselves stranded for days when trapped by unpredictable rises in the river

provided perfectly for the growing of fruit orchards which led to renaming the community Fruita in 1902

Many obstacles slowed construction

At the base of this eroded canyon lies the Split Mountain Campground

Canyonlands Poster South Dakota millions of visitors come toProduct Details 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy Descending more than 1,400 feet, the Shafer Trail connects the Island in the Sky plateau to the Potash and White Rim roads. Named for rancher John Sog Shafer, the trail began as a path used to drive cattle into the canyons. The road was later improved to accommodate trucks hauling uranium ore in the 1950s. These uses ended when Canyonlands became a national park in 1964. Today, the trail is a popular