Nominated by locals

Goblin Valley State Park

A hidden gem in Utah

A whole desert basin of squat, mushroom-shaped sandstone hoodoos that look like a goblin army frozen mid-march, out in the San Rafael badlands near Hanksville, where you can roam off-trail.

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