To reach the trailhead, go south out of Blanding about 3.5 miles until the junction with Highway 95. Follow Highway 95 about 10.6 miles until crossing a bridge over Butler Wash. This is the trailhead for the main ruins, park at a small pullout on the west side of the bridge. (just before milepost 111) To reach the tourist ruins, continue just past milepost 111, to a signed paved road on the right. Follow this a short distance to the trailhead where parking and pit toilets are available.

Tourist Ruins
To reach the tourist ruins, simply follow the signed trail. It is a short hike, less than 1-mile round trip. There are some interpretative guides at the trailhead. Be sure to pick one up, as it provides great information about the area and the hike. The trail ends at an overlook where you can see several ruins down below.

Upper Butler Wash Ruins
For the Upper Butler Wash Ruins, cross the fence on the north side of the bridge from the trailhead. There is a trail register here. Follow the well-worn trail about 5-10 minutes to where the canyon and trail forks. Go left here, following the canyon bottom up as it deepens and turns to slickrock. About 30-45 minutes from the trailhead, you will see ruins on the left. The first ones you come to are quite impressive. Just up canyon about 5 minutes from the first set of ruins is a second, equally interesting set of ruins. There used to be a rickety ladder here, but as of 2018, it is missing.

Target Ruin
As you return from the ruins, watch for a side trail leaving the canyon on the right about 5 minutes down from the last ruin. This short side trail (5-10 minutes) climbs steeply up the bank, then levels out to a small side canyon. In this side canyon, on the north side, are some great ruins. They are not reachable from the ground. If you look closely, though, on the west wall, you can see a target painted. These are often referred to as the Target Ruin because of this painting. Also, notice in the slickrock below them two shallow holes. Presumably these were used to hold the bottom of a ladder in place for the Native Americans to access the ruins.

Granary
Finally, once back from Target Ruin to the main wash, head down the main wash for just a couple of minute to another side wash coming in from the right (looking down canyon). Follow a social trail up this for 0.20 miles to a granary. The trail is fairly well defined and leaves the wash bottom at times to avoid obstacles.

Return the way you came.