Must-see attraction · Grand, Utah
Balanced Rock
Balanced Rock is a attraction in Grand, Utah.
Balanced Rock: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Balanced Rock
Season: October to February.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Balanced Rock — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 38.70101, -109.56463. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Balanced Rock
- Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Grand · ~3 km · Must-see
- Double Arch · attraction · Grand · ~3 km · Must-see
- Arches National Park · sanctuary · Grand · ~5 km · Must-see
- Delicate Arch · attraction · Grand · ~9 km · Must-see
- Tower of Babel · viewpoint · Grand · ~9 km · Must-see
- Courthouse Towers · attraction · Grand · ~10 km · Must-see
- Mars Hotel · viewpoint · Grand · ~10 km · Must-see
- Landscape Arch · viewpoint · Grand · ~13 km · Must-see
- Former Wall Arch · viewpoint · Grand · ~14 km · Must-see
- Grandstaff Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · Grand · ~17 km · Must-see
- Moab Baptist Church · sanctuary · Grand · ~19 km · Must-see
- Convent · viewpoint · Grand · ~20 km · Must-see
- Rectory · viewpoint · Grand · ~22 km · Must-see
- Castleton Tower · viewpoint · Grand · ~22 km · Must-see
- Round Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~25 km · Must-see
- Ancient Art · viewpoint · Grand · ~28 km · Must-see
- Kingfisher · viewpoint · Grand · ~29 km · Must-see
- Echo Tower · viewpoint · Grand · ~29 km · Must-see
Other other attractions near Balanced Rock
- Double Arch · attraction · Grand · ~3 km · Must-see
- Delicate Arch · attraction · Grand · ~9 km · Must-see
- Courthouse Towers · attraction · Grand · ~10 km · Must-see
- Dead Horse Point State Park · attraction · Grand · ~33 km · Must-see
- Mesa Arch · attraction · San Juan · ~54 km · Must-see
- Candlestick Tower · attraction · San Juan · ~60 km · Must-see
- Potash Road · attraction · Grand · ~20 km
- Thompson Springs · attraction · Grand · ~42 km
- Tukuhnikivatz Spring · attraction · San Juan · ~46 km
- Neck Spring · attraction · San Juan · ~46 km
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Frequently asked
Is Balanced Rock open today?
No visitor has reported the current status for Balanced Rock yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Balanced Rock?
October to February. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Balanced Rock?
Nearby: Elephant Butte (viewpoint, 3 km), Double Arch (attraction, 3 km), Arches National Park (sanctuary, 5 km), Delicate Arch (attraction, 9 km), Tower of Babel (viewpoint, 9 km), Courthouse Towers (attraction, 10 km).
Is Balanced Rock worth visiting?
Balanced Rock is listed as a must-see attraction in Utah on Spotwander.