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Register Rock

Register RockPhoto: AndreyZharkikh, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
best months

Is Register Rock open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for City of Rocks National Reserve.

As of · Source: NPS · City of Rocks National Reserve. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Register Rock is a stop in Idaho's City of Rocks National Reserve, managed by the National Park Service. The rock's shape changes with the viewing angle, and visitors often see a sleeping camel, a turtle or the profile of Andy Gump. The site also has a wayside exhibit and a collection of signatures written in axle grease, left by emigrants like A. Freeman and D. Tickner, who passed through on June 12, 1850. There is no fee to visit, and the stop works well as a short stop on a day spent exploring the reserve's boulders and trails. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rosette, Utah, show June highs around 75°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 86°F. Climbers will find The Spoon Boulder and Ghetto Boulder about 0.2 miles away, and The Dungeon about 0.3 miles off. Hikers can head to Camp Rock, roughly 0.7 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    City of Rocks Campsites

    Campground

    Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Outpost Steakhouse

    Restaurant

    Restaurant · 3.9 mi from Oakley
  • If it rains

    Oakley Valley Historical Museum

    Museum

    In town

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