Canyons of the Escalante River
The Escalante River flows through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which offers a wide variety of hiking opportunities. There are miles of maze-like, winding, and intersecting canyons that lead to the Escalante River. The canyons take on many different characters--from narrow and deep slot canyons that slice through sandstone like large cracks, to narrow drainages that follow the serpentine erosion trail of years of past floods, to wide open canyons with sandy bottoms and cottonwood trees. Most hiking is along streambeds; many are dry, with year-round pools of water (pot holes). The potholes may be shallow, or deep enough to require a swim to get across. Other canyons are wide with water that flows more regularly.
Whenever you are in such canyon country, flash flooding is a danger. This area should not be explored without detailed U.S.G.S. maps, available at the National Park Service office in Escalante.
Trails of the Escalante River
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Hells Backbone Road
- Death Hollow
Highway 12
- Calf Creek Upper Falls
- Calf Creek Lower Falls
- Upper Escalante River
- Lower Escalante River
Hole-In-The-Rock Road Area
Dry Fork
- Peek-a-boo
- Spooky Gulch
Hurrican Wash - Forty Mile Road
- Coyote Gulch
- Hole in the Rock
Other hiking trails in Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument
Additional Hiking Information for the Escalante River Area
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