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The Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is a 112,500 acres (455 km 2) wilderness area located in northern Arizona and southern Utah, United States, within the arid Colorado Plateau region. The wilderness is composed of broad plateaus , tall escarpments , and deep canyons .
It is located in the heart of the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness area, and can only be accessed by the Paria Canyon Trail. Being located near the midway point of the hiking trail, visitors must walk around 18 miles (29 km) to reach and see Wrather Arch. [2] Permits for the hike are required from the BLM office in Kanab, Utah. [2]
The Lee's Ferry trailhead, located at the lower end of Paria Canyon is the normal exit point for hikers traveling the entire length of the canyon. The shortest hike to The Wave begins at the Wire Pass Trailhead, about 8.3 miles (13.4 km) south of U.S. Route 89 along House Rock Valley Road, a dirt road about 35.4 miles (57.0 km) west of Page ...
The Wave, Buckskin Gulch, the Paria River and the Vermilion Cliffs in northern Arizona draw adventurers from around the world.
Buckskin Gulch (also known as Buckskin Creek, Buckskin Wash, and Kaibab Gulch) is a gulch and canyon located in southern Kane County, Utah, near the Arizona border in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. [1] With a length of over 16 miles (26 km), it is one of the main tributaries of the Paria River, a tributary of the Colorado River.
The trailhead is located in Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area of southern Utah and northern Arizona, about halfway between Kanab, Utah and Page, Arizona. Located about 8.3 miles (13.4 km) south of US 89 along House Rock Valley Road on the Utah side of the Utah–Arizona border in Utah, the road is normally accessible in a ...
Coyote Buttes is a section of the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), spanning extreme south-central Utah and north-central Arizona, south of US 89 halfway between Kanab, Utah and Page, Arizona. It is divided into two areas: Coyote Buttes North and Coyote Buttes South.
A Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Sign in Marble Canyon, AZ. Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is located in northern Coconino County, Arizona, United States, immediately south of the Utah state line. This national monument, 293,689 acres (118,852 ha) [1] in area, protects the Paria Plateau, Vermilion Cliffs, Coyote Buttes, and Paria Canyon ...