Willis Creek Slot Canyon is a great first slot canyon in Utah to hike. The trail is easy without much variation in degree. Although the hike is 4.9 miles, you do not have to hike the entire length.

Dreaming of Zion National Park? Consider detouring to one of these exceptional Utah canyon hikes instead, with fewer crowds and incredible views.

Slot canyon hiking blends beauty, problem-solving and risk. “It’s not just walking,” says Lura Snow, deputy operations manager for Wildland Trekking in Utah.

Utah’s slot canyons are iconic hiking experiences, but getting there can be overwhelming sometimes. They may require long, hot hikes through open desert or intimidating drives over questionable ...

The hikers had the right safety equipment, but still called for help after hiking down the wrong canyon at Zion National Park ...

Slot canyon hiking blends beauty, problem-solving and risk. “It’s not just walking,” says Lura Snow, deputy operations manager for Wildland Trekking in Utah.

2 Utah slot canyons make for easy, fun hike. The mouth of Peek-A-Boo Canyon, left. Spooky Canyon is seen on the right. Both of the slot canyons in Utah can be easily visited in half a day ...

Must-do hikes in Southern Utah. ... Kanab also offers guided canyoneering tours that combine hiking with rappelling down the slot canyons, providing an adrenaline-fueled way to explore.

(CNN) — At first glance, the desert landscape of Southern Utah seems like a sweeping, sun-baked canvas — wide open and endless. But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are ...