A long trudge grants access to a little-visited pocket of otherworldly rock formations called the Wahweap Hoodoos. The trail to the Wahweap Hoodoos begins near the confluence of three creeks – Coyote ...

Measure your progress in drainages rather than miles as you contour the Tonto Trail in the Grand Canyon. Most trails in the Grand Canyon are rim-to-river routes, plummeting a vertical mile into the ...

Branch off the main corridor trails in Grand Canyon National Park to find seclusion in Clear Creek. The roundtrip hike to Clear Creek requires a four-day backpacking trip — one day to get down to ...

Leaving the trailhead behind, follow the canyon rim along a broad flat bench of De Chelly Sandstone, which was deposited as windblown sand dunes 250 million years ago. The trail continues to drop at a ...

Descend the Bright Angel Trail from the South Rim to Havasupai Gardens (formerly called Indian Garden). Near the hitching posts, follow the signs toward Tonto West and Plateau Point. The trail crosses ...

This quiet trail in Capitol Reef National Park preserves Mormon history and offers great views of the Henry Mountains and Waterpocket Fold. A footpath leaves from the pull off and heads down about 50 ...

The trail immediately begins climbing up the southeast side of the canyon, passing through a narrow crack and up a set of sandstone steps. After hiking up a short, steep uphill, sandstone buttes and ...

Hike through Wire Pass, a tight slot canyon, to reach the confluence with Buckskin Gulch. The hike from Wire Pass to Buckskin Gulch is a southern Utah classic and includes all the ingredientsfor ...

Grab a canoe, kayak, or motorboat and play in the second largest reservoir in the United States! Or, hike along the Escalante River, visit side canyons, and sleep under the stars. The completion of ...

The Boulder Mail Trail doesn’t sound exciting, but it offers some of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument’s very best views Follow an old pack horse trail that was used early in the 20th ...

Attention all road-trippers! If the kids are pestering each other in the back seat and you need to stretch your legs, pull off the state route for this short hike. Leaving from the north side of the ...

If the 3,000 foot climb up the Kendrick Peak Trail doesn’t leave you panting, the sweeping views will surely take your breath away At the trailhead parking lot, you’ll see a paneled sign detailing the ...