The Ghost Town Zion Visitors Have No Idea About | Scenic Drive & Drone @AdventureEveryDay
The Ghost Town Zion Visitors Have No Idea About | Scenic Drive & Drone  @AdventureEveryDay
Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video we drive to an abandoned ghost town in the Utah desert on Smithsonian Butte National Backcountry Byway, a 9 mile unpaved dirt road. Beginning in Apple Valley, Utah, we head north and take in the incredible geology of the area with aerial drone views of the area. As the Byway ends, we head over to Grafton, Utah, a ghost town from the 1800s where we explore the buildings and the cemetery.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Smithsonian Butte Byway
04:08 - Aerial Views
05:20 - Smithsonian Butte Byway
07:58 - Aerial Views
09:50 - Smithsonian Butte Byway
12:40 - Aerial Views
16:35 - Smithsonian Butte Byway
18:37 - Scenic Overlook
21:08 - Smithsonian Butte Byway
24:38 - Aerial Views
27:02 - Smithsonian Butte Byway
27:48 - Grafton Road
33:10 - Ghost Town
43:15 - Grafton Cemetery
45:50 - Grafton Road
53:10 - Rockville, Utah
57:33 - Utah Route 9
1:01:10 - Outro

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