Backcountry Found

Winter Special

Buckskin Gulch is the longest slot canyon in the world, cutting through the beautiful Navajo sandstone in southern Utah. Enjoy an intimate, private adventure in an incredible slot canyon without the mass of crowds that are encountered at Zion’s or Antelope Canyon. We will drop into the very middle of this remote canyon and explore the lower and deeper section of this labyrinth at a leisurely pace all to ourselves. A 1-hour drive from Page will take us to the trailhead. The first hour of the hike is wide open with panoramic views of the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Then we reach the lip of the slot and navigate the steep descent into the cool and shady world of narrow, sculpted sandstone walls, where the sky is just a narrow slit above us. We will see ancient petroglyphs left by the Ancestral Puebloans who also used this same route. We spend several hours exploring the canyon and enjoying a hearty lunch. We will be back to our cars in the late afternoon. This experience can be as short as 5 hours, or as long as 10 hours, depending on how far you want to explore the canyon. This hike is for fit and active hikers. Your experience will be much more enjoyable if your body is used to hiking for several hours. IMPORTANT: This hike is not for anyone with a strong fear of heights and requires a steep Class 3 scramble into the slot. This is a physically demanding hike of a minimum distance of 4 miles and a maximum of 10 miles. Recent rain events may require hiking through