Although I have a 4WD truck, a 2WD vehicle can make it the full 8 miles. There'll be an obvious parking lot, which will have a post that reads 'No Vehicles'. Take the road for 8 miles until it comes to an end. So whatever device you're using, as long as one of these two names of roads come up, you're good. I've looked on different maps and GPS's and some have this same road named as Spencer Flat Road. There are a few different routes on getting there, but the route I came from was from Old Sheffield Road, just East of 'Hole in the Rock Road'. I knew getting to the Cosmic Ashtray wouldn't be easy, but good thing I did my prior research which prepared me for this hike. This awesome spot is called The Cosmic Ashtray.aka 'The Volcano'.

It's so far off the beaten path that you need to drive about 8 miles on a bumpy dirt road and have to navigate 4 miles (one way) without a direct trail or service to get there.

During my recent 3 week road trip through Northern Arizona and Southern Utah, I had the opportunity to visit a spot that had been on my bucket list for quite sometime. As a frequent traveler, what's always motivated my travels were locations that have either been on my bucket list, or are places that are photogenic and a little off the beaten path. *With proper navigational skills, hike to this amazing natural geological wonder that sits tucked in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah.

Big water ut to zebra slot canyon