The Toadstools

The Toadstools Trailhead is about 25 miles northwest of Page, AZ, just over the boarder into Utah.  A one mile hike climbs to the top of a knoll, where it opens into a landscape of hoodoos, alcoves, and balanced rocks. These “toadstools,” or hoodoos, form because Dakota Sandstone boulders perch atop pedestals of softer Entrada Sandstone. As the Entrada erodes away, the harder Dakota forms a cap, and leaves a rock column sheltered from water and wind.