Dugout Wells Area
There is a picnic table under the shady cottonwoods off the Dugout Wells Trail loop, plus a vault toilet.
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There is a picnic table under the shady cottonwoods off the Dugout Wells Trail loop, plus a vault toilet.
This peaceful covered picnic area between the Persimmon Gap and Panther Junction visitor centers is beside the parking lot for the Fossil Discovery Exhibits. There's a pit toilet.
Half a dozen picnic tables are scattered under cottonwoods south of the convenience store. Half a mile away at Daniels Ranch there are two tables and a grill. Wood fires aren't allowed (charcoal and propane are).
Two tables sit in the shade—with views toward the canyon—next to the parking lot at the trailhead. There is a vault toilet.