The Devils Garden[note 1] of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument (GSENM) in south central Utah, United States, is a protected area featuring hoodoos, natural arches and other sandstone formations.

[5][6] These natural processes have been shaping sandstone layers formed more than 166 million years ago during the Jurassic period's Middle epoch.

The unpaved[12] road heads southeast into the national monument beginning at its intersection with Utah Scenic Byway 12 about 5 mi (8.0 km) east of Escalante.

Since the Devils Garden is part of a protected area, visitors must not disturb any plants, animals or the delicate biological soil crust.

Primitive camping is allowed at some points along the Hole-in-the-Rock Road but not at the Devils Garden area or parking lot.

[7][8] The Straight Cliffs Formation of the Kaiparowits Plateau to the west of the Devils Garden were formed during the more recent Cretaceous period.

[5][6] Daily extreme temperature variations create fractures by repeated expansion and contraction of the rock in a process called thermal stress weathering.

High speed winds remove any loose grains from the formations and wind-borne particulates sandblast the surfaces making them smoother.

One of the stated reasons was that the existing roads, parking lot, picnic tables and toilet facilities are all in close proximity to the natural area.