The Desert Around Fiftymile Spring Off Hole-in-the-Rock Road in Grand Staircase-Escalante Nat. Mon.
5https://www.theamericansouthwest.com/grand-staircaseescalante-national-monument/fiftymile-spring 48.2 Miles down the Hole-in-the-Rock Road, just past the spooky looking Cave Point lies the perfect camping spot for those who want to enjoy solitude, silence, and the wild and woolly west. You’ll also no doubt be treated to a breathtaking sunrise. There are steps carved into the side of the sandstone that I thought was just for vantage but the satellite maps show an oasis within the sandstone that I wish I had checked out. I certainly will next time. Michael Kelsey’s incredibly insightful and awesome Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau calls this place Griffen’s Old Cabin Site & Corral. On the sandstone walls among the many other cowboy scratches is the name Griffen. There is an old corral and tons, I mean thousands and thousands of nails, tacks, and other pieces of cowboy detritus. We found barbed wire, horse shoes, old cans, bullet casings, and so much more. The place is a truly amazing spot for an evening or more out in the place the locals simply call The Desert.