1966 Map of Podunk Creek

About this map

The Paunsaugunt Plateau dominates this high-altitude landscape, where the dramatic descent of the Pink Cliffs creates a labyrinth of deep canyons. In the mid-1960s, this area served as a vital watershed and resource management zone, evidenced by the Podunk Guard Station and the Gaging Station positioned along the East Fork Sevier River. The map details the remote transition between the western edge of Bryce Canyon National Park and the expansive Dixie National Forest, showing a network of primitive transportation routes including numerous Jeep Trails and Pack Trails. Local geography is defined by family-named landmarks and essential water sources like Coyote Spring and Gravel Spring, which supported livestock and forest operations before modern infrastructure reached these high basins. From Sunset Cliffs to the drainage of Kanab Creek, the map preserves the exact layout of the canyons and passes such as Crawford Pass as they were surveyed.