Poison Springs Canyon Road, is a rough single-lane tract in some places, a well defined roadbed in others and is the only motorized route which crosses the Dirty Devil River between Hanksville and Hite on Lake Powell. Beginning at Utah Highway 95, at mile marker 17, it dips into a progressively narrower and steeper canyon, while descending through scenic sandstone formations as it follows Poison Springs Creek. Once across the Dirty Devil River, the route follows the impressive and colorful Big Ridge in North Hatch Canyon, past Fiddler Butte to the boundary with the National Park Service's Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Poison Springs Canyon Road is frequently closed by washouts and high-water levels and is not recommended for novices or most street-legal vehicles except high clearance ones. Be aware there are no developed facilities in the Poison Spring Canyon area. I recommend contacting the BLM Office in Hanksville, Utah before exploring this road and area. Here is the contact information for the Hanksville Office:
Phone: (435) 542-3461
Email: utrfmail@blm.gov
Address: 380 South 100 West Hanksville , UT 84734
Latitude/Longitude: 38.136531, -110.589053
Directions: 17 miles south of Hanksville on State Route 95