Spooky Slot Canyon Alltrails

Each new bend in the slot canyon makes for new colors and textures. The canyon walls in spooky gulch are amazing!

Spooky and Peekaboo slot canyons June 1, 2018 Slot

If you are entering on foot or bike the fee is $15 per person.

Spooky slot canyon alltrails. Spooky was the final slot canyon we ventured into during our trip to escalante and i would say we unintentionally saved the best for last. I called an audible and headed back to the trailhead. Zebra slot canyon is narrower than spooky gulch, another slot canyon famous for its extremely narrow, claustrophobic canyon walls.

Fees are $25 per vehicle or $20 per motorcycle. It’s a great way to enjoy the beauty of mother earth. Stop in at local ranger stations/blm offices for updates.

Check the weather in advance. This is another thing we wish we had done! The route on alltrails takes you through a total of three slot canyons:

The route has a well maintained cairn rockpile system to help you navigate from the parking lot to the slot entrance. Getting to the actual slot canyons will take you some time. To get to the canyon take hole in the rock road, which is not paved.

We had to pull out our alltrails map a couple times just to make sure we’re going in the right direction. Lake mead national recreation area charges a fee to enter. Here are a few good things to know about this trail.

This trailhead is the starting point for: The trail is primarily used for hiking and is best used from may until november. It was my favorite slot of the three, and i encourage you to hike to the end of the slot, where there is a rockfall that blocks further progress for most people.

We’ve collected that info for you in this post so that you don’t have to struggle like we did. But frankly, i had already hiked over 7 miles on very little sleep and it was getting hot. Length 5.7 mielevation gain 633 ftroute type loop.

The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips. Burro wash (capitol reef national park) zion narrows (zion national park) dry fork narrows, spooky and peek a boo slot canyons. There is one boulder choke obstacle in the spooky slot and no rope to assist when i went (nov 2020).

During our utah adventure, hiking the slot canyons was one of our family’s favorite ways to explore. Dry fork slot canyons are located about 55 minutes away from escalante, ut. Once you reach the bottom of spooky, a trail then takes you back up to the entrance.

To squeeze through, both of us had to hold our backpacks over our heads. This is a view from the trail on the crest of the ridge. Tips for hiking the slot canyons of utah.

The slot canyons in this area are amazing. As the day passes, different colors hit the walls and change them from blue to red to orange to yellow. Visited devils garden (can make it a hike if you want)

I will say that the trail is not as clearly defined as i would like. Hole in the rock road arriving in escalante (the nearest town), we drove 26 miles down one of the most washboarded roads we’ve ever been on. It is worth noting, due to the restrictive nature of the some of the spaces in.

Also nearby was spooky slot canyon, which is even tighter than peekaboo. Spooky canyon is a 0.9 mile out and back trail located near temple bar marina, arizona and is good for all skill levels. We loved zebra slot canyon, and we did a lot of research before heading out.

The alltrails map includes dry fork narrows, which is an optional addition to the hike. Dry fork narrows, peekaboo, and spooky slot canyons is a 5.7 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near escalante, utah that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. With 22 known caves and nine slot canyons, you cannot do everything in one weekend.

You might want to consider leaving your packs at the start of the slot canyon.

Brimstone Gulch in Grand Staircase Escalante Grand