FRENCH SPRING-HAPPY CANYON WILDERNESS STUDY AREA

Values

The study area consists of high, narrow ridges and a mesa cut by narrow, sheer-walled, meandering canyons 600 to 1,000 feet deep. More than half of the surface of the WSA is bare rock and sand. Pinyon-juniper, grasses and blackbrush are the characteristic vegetative types in the portion of the WSA with plant cover. The WSA’s exceptional scenic values were identified as a special feature. Desert bighorn sheep, which is a wilderness associated species, may inhabit the WSA. The peregrine falcon, bald eagle and golden eagle may inhabit or visit the WSA.

Visitation Information

Located in eastern Wayne and Garfield Counties, about 25 miles southeast of Hanksville.

Visitor Advisory

French Spring - Happy Canyon WSA is located in a very remote and isolated region. Access to the WSA is challenging due to changing and deteriorated road conditions. Roads generally require four wheel drive and cell service is unreliable. Be prepared for such conditions.