Actually, you may already be familiar with the park, since it was used as the setting for an alien planet in the movie Galaxy Quest. Even so, Goblin Valley happens to be very worthwhile to visit in person.
If you happen to be traveling along interstate 70 in Utah, you may note that state route 24 is a large southern loop from one end of 70 and returns to the other end. (Among the reasons to be interested in route 24 is that it is the road which goes through Capitol Reef National Park.)
Goblin Valley is found by the eastern end of 24. The landscape by the intersection to the park road is rather bleak, even right at the park's entrance (which has a self-pay station: presently it costs $5 to enter). Shortly into the park, you will come across what I call are the guardian goblins: huge monumental goblins on top of a butte.
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As you continue along the park road, you'll notice various groups of goblins (and wildflowers if you travel during the spring). The true brilliance of the park begins at the road's end, which includes a small parking lot and a shaded area with picnic tables. From there you walk into a goblin city, one of the more merry places on Earth.
