The upper end of the slot canyon may be entered by walking down the sandy banks at the far side of a small carpark just before the east entrance of the Zion-Mt Carmel tunnel, and opposite the start of the popular Canyon Overlook Trail. If the carpark is full, as is often the case, there are other places to leave vehicles a little way further. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest, on Navajo land east of Page, Arizona. It includes two separate, scenic slot canyon sections, referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon (or The Crack), and Lower Antelope Canyon (or The Corkscrew).

0.7 miles - Out-and-Back Trail

Added by Prajit Ravindran

Kanab's Peek-a-Book Canyon is an awesome slot canyon that's easy to hike too and not as crowded as other in major parks. En route to the canyon, you'll enjoy an exciting off-roading adventure while getting to the canyon.

The trailhead is Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (Angel Canyon Rd.) located between the Kanab and Mt. Carmel Jct. To get started, head out on a sandy track on the north side of US 89 (37.154,-112.573). 4WD vehicles can drive all (2.8 miles) or part of this track, which leads to the drainage below the narrows.

This map might be useful too - http://goo.gl/RYK3DP

Key Point:

• This is not the same Peek-a-Boo slot canyon found in the Escalante area

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Reviews

Andreas Slette

🥈 Contributor

over 3 years ago

Great beginner slot

This is a short but sweet and simple slot that is a great introduction. with 4x4 you can get very close access and do this slot without breaking a sweat, but it sure is beautiful and worth a little hiking if needed.

5.0

Breanne McNitt

Explorer

🥇Top Contributor

almost 4 years ago

Short, fun slot canyon.

Sandstone slot canyons are always fun, and Peek-a-Boo Canyon definitely lives up to it's name. Definitely a must do if you're in the area!

5.0

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Zebra And Tunnel Slot Canyons Escalante Utah

Harris Wash offers an easy route to the Escalante River and is popular with both people and cattle - many visitors hike the lower 10 miles, usually on overnight backpacking trips, while the upper stretches are grazed extensively all year. The canyon becomes 1,200 feet deep and has impressive streaked Navajo sandstone walls, large rock alcoves, pools and year-round flowing water in the lower reaches which sustains many trees, bushes and flowers. It has no obstructions and although never very narrow, some of its tributaries are true slot canyons and are much less often visited, as the best ones, which are characterised by unusual rock colors and textures, start upstream of the regular trailhead.

Topographic Map of Harris Wash

Location

Harris Wash is just about the longest tributary of the Escalante River - it starts high in the Kaiparowits Plateau, where it is known as

Tunnel Slot Canyon Utah

Alvey Wash and is followed for a while by the upper end of Smoky Mountain Road. The stream flows northwards to Escalante town then turns abruptly southeast, runs close to UT 12 for a while and crosses the Hole-in-the-Rock Road at mile 4 where it changes name. Harris Wash meets the main river after another 20 miles and the hike can begin here, but the usual starting point (for the lower canyon) is further downstream, reached by a side road - see the location section of Red Breaks for details. For exploring the upper tributaries, there are two options for the approach - either walk down Harris Wash starting from the main road, or, the usual option, take a short-cut along a tributary (Halfway Hollow), which meets the road 3.5 miles further south.

Photographs

10 views of Harris Wash and side canyons.

Route Description

There is not much to see in upper Harris Wash. 1.8 miles east of the Hole-in-the-Rock Road, Big Horn Canyon joins from the north - this is a long drainage with two branches and plenty of interesting narrow sections. Continuing downstream, the main wash remains quite wide and the stony streambed winds between grassy sandbanks, sometimes past sheer cliffs with occasional small overhangs while at other places the sides are much less steep. Several very short, curving slot canyons join from the north but the next worthwhile tributary is not reached for 4.3 miles (or 2.4 miles via Halfway Hollow), at a point where the wash becomes rather wide and turns due south, just before the junction with Halfway Hollow - this is the second main side canyon to the south, the other being Cottonwood Wash.

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