There’s a place in Utah that’s so strange, so incredible, that it’s actually been a film site for sci-fi movies. Why? Because when you visit, you feel as though you could be on the surface of a distant planet. Take a look!

Goblin Valley State Park is located in southeastern Utah.

Google You’ll find it right in-between Canyonlands National Park and Capitol Reef National Park. Click here for a map and directions.

Goblin Valley (along with Bryce Canyon National Park) is one of the places with the highest number of hoodoos on the planet.

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Hoodoos are created by erosion. Goblin Valley’s hoodoos are made of Entrada sandstone, which was deposited here 170 million years ago.

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Alternating layers of softer sandstone and harder siltstone and shale results in the unique shapes of the hoodoos.

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The softer sandstone erodes faster, often leaving larger chunks of rock sitting atop smaller formations.

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You’ll find thousands of hoodoos here.

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You can see where Goblin Valley got its name - some of these formations have some really weird characteristics.

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Some of the formations look like waves in the rock.

Global Panorama/flickr This place is so weirdly beautiful! If you haven’t visited Goblin Valley State Park, you should make plans to do so soon. For more information about the park, visit its website.

Have you visited Goblin Valley? Tell us about your experience.

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You’ll find it right in-between Canyonlands National Park and Capitol Reef National Park. Click here for a map and directions.

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This place is so weirdly beautiful! If you haven’t visited Goblin Valley State Park, you should make plans to do so soon. For more information about the park, visit its website.

For more weird spots in Utah, take a look at these 15 Utah places that look like they could be on another planet.

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