Location: Kanab
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Kanab (/kəˈnæb/ kə-NAB) is a city in and the county seat of Kane County, Utah, United States. It is located on Kanab Creek just north of the Arizona state line. This area was first settled in 1864 and the town was founded in 1870 when ten Mormon families moved into the area. The population was 4,312 at the 2010 census.
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1. Buckskin Gulch
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 146 reviews
Gorgeous canyon whose stone walls shimmer with hundreds of different shades of pink and red: a truly aesthetic experience.
Reviewed By thelightexplorer - Los Angeles, United States
I did Buckskin Gulch on Jan 10, 2021. I started the hike a little after sunrise and did around 10 miles round trip. They currently have a nice ladder to continue on the trail once you enter the Wire Pass slot canyon. I encountered no water puddles at all - it was completely dry. It was around 20F when I started the hike and I just had a sweater and a light down jacket, which was sufficient (in fact I had to take my jacket off after a while, as I started to feel a little hot). The winter light reflecting off the canyon walls was just gorgeous - and to top it all, I was alone on the hike for the first two hours (until I headed back to the parking lot, when I saw a few folks heading in). Absolutely stunning hike!
2. Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,463 reviews
Best Friends Animal Society is the only national animal welfare organization focused exclusively on ending the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters. An authority and leader in the no-kill movement, Best Friends runs the nation's largest no-kill sanctuary for companion animals, as well as lifesaving programs in partnership with rescue groups and shelters across the country. Since its founding in 1984, Best Friends has helped reduce the number of animals killed in shelters nationwide from 17 million per year to about 4 million. That means there are still over 9,000 dogs and cats killed in shelters each day. And we will not be done until that number is zero. Best Friends has the knowledge, technical expertise and on-the-ground network to end the killing and Save Them All(R).
Reviewed By SDubs24 - Boulder, United States
This was our second visit to the sanctuary. We've done the grand sanctuary tour and the Dog Town tour - both were really great (and free!) On the grand sanctuary tour we visited with a bunch of cats and met a very sweet old dog in the senior area. They do amazing work here and the land is absolutely stunning. They have dogs, cats, birds, horses, wild animals, you name it! It's worth an hour or two of your time, and if you're able, you should definitely donate to this fabulous organization. They truly care about animals and are doing great work nationwide. I'd recommend booking your tour online in advance, they fill up fast.
3. Yellow Rock Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By jennilaz - San Diego, United States
Finding the correct path after leaving the wash, can be an issue. After 1/4 mile, just hug the right hand side white cliff walls and you will see a cairn marking the spot. Make a right and hike up the very steep section. After that, it is reasonably easy following the trail. Yellow Rock is a sight to behold. Make you way on it and play to your hearts content.
4. Squaw Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By Hil311 - Winter Springs, United States
After doing the national parks I wanted to stay around Kenab and get away from the crowds Looked up local trails and decided to this one. I would call it slightly moderate. What an enjoyable trail. My husband and I were the only people on it! Beautiful scenery of the town and when you make it to the top you great views which you can see for miles. There are parts where you are walking on a ledge, so it's not a great idea for children
5. Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon
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5.0 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By djmb7 - Sioux Falls, United States
If you are looking for a tour guide in the Kanab region, look no further than Coral Cliffs Tours (435-899-0697). To begin the day, our tour guide, Ron, picked us up in his Jeep at our RV park where we are staying, and we headed out for a tour of Peekaboo Slot Canyon. All along the way he pointed out facts and information regarding the area and it’s history. He had a great knowledge of geological information and was a wealth of information on what we were seeing, including the age and make up of all the rock formations we were seeing. He is also a great photographer, so you don’t have to take any selfie‘s. He is so personable and makes the tour so interesting and enjoyable. We are so thankful that we started our vacation in Kanab with his tour because he not only gave us an awesome tour, but also gave us information on numerous other things to see and do while we are in the area. Peekaboo Slot Canyon is definitely a must see for anyone visiting the area! It’s a memory we will never forget.
6. Paria River Canyon
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 108 reviews
The Paria River has cut deep into the soft sandstone, hundreds of feet deep, and the walls of the canyon are striated in bands of pink and red and ocher and copper and gold, smoothed by water into intricate rippled patterns and glazed by the sun.
Reviewed By JamesArseneau - Belfast, United States
We drove to the location of where the movie set once was. The colors of hills as we descended on the road were awesome. Worth the time and effort. The ground has a interesting hard surface but spongy feel.
7. Kanab trailhead
8. Wire Pass Trail (Buckskin Gulch Access)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 274 reviews
Reviewed By AllisonCW - Murfreesboro, United States
Wire Pass Trailhead and Buckskin Gulch Trailhead in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah us about a 1 hour drive from Page, AZ At first, this is an easy 1.7 mile walk to see a very cool slot canyon and other beautiful rock formations and petroglyphs. You can turn around and go back at that point. However, if you want to explore further, you either have to navigate through an 8 foot drop (good luck!) or go back and find your way up and around the other side of the canyon. That’s what we did and I will tell you it was a little bit treacherous for an out of shape 57-year-old woman who has lousy balance and footing. I found myself sitting on my butt scooting down some smooth rocks feeling like I was going to fall... I am embarrassed to say I actually cried both coming and going in that one tough to navigate area, but got through it with some help from kind strangers. Once you find your way to the other side of that initial slot canyon, the walk is very pleasant and you will continue through a beautiful slot canyon...when it opens up, you will see some petroglyphs on the right. Then you come to a point where you have to go right or left…we went left and walked into Buckskin Gulch (more narrow shaded canyons which was easy enough, except the sandy floor is a loose, which make it a little more difficult to walk). We saw a rattlesnake and ignored him or her. All in all, it was a good workout and worthwhile particularly with the recent closing of the famous Antelope Canyon in Navajo Nation closed to the public due to Covid.
9. Nautilus Rock
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By BobEllis001 - Nashville, United States
The hike down the wash to this landform is definitely worth the time and effort! Unfortunately, vandals have broken off the "lip" of the form, but it is still very impressive.
10. Jacob Hamblin Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By lorrained149
Our grandchildren love the splash pad, the swings, the windmill, and the adults love the big trees, the cool grass and a beautiful view of the red hills. This is a fun park.
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