The Wave Rock Formation is located at Arizona, United States near its northern border with Utah on the slope of Coyote Buttes in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness of the Colorado Plateau. There are two major u-shaped with a ware pattern rock formation in that area and age is about Jurassic age other word is dinosaur age.
The size of each rock formation is 19m wide by 36m long and 2m wide and 16m long with a beauty color wave pattern especially a the few hours around midday when there are no shadows in the center and early morning and late afternoon shadows can also make for a good photos.
The wave pattern was created by the rain which make the water run from the top to bottom and the slope in the middle make the water float up and down like a wave over a million of year which make an erosion over the sandstone.
This area is under control of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and in order to comply with Wilderness Act, which requires protected that areas BLM has allowed only 20 visitor who can go to visit this rock formation a day. There will a lucky draw in order to select the winner due to there are many applications submitted. There are two ways to apply for permission by online 10 visitors and walk in 10 visitors with the application fee of USD7 with no refund although you were not selected. It is better not to apply during the peak season from June to August. In term of weather, we recommend during spring (March to May) or fall (September to November) due to the temperature is low.
It is recommend for people who enjoying hiking as you need to walk from BML office to the rock formation with the map provided after you get the permission and it takes around 4 hours for round trip. You need to well prepare by wearing a sport shoes, cap, gloves and especially at least 3 liters of water as there is no available water along the trip.
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