The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office said a significant increase in search and rescues has created a need to implement a ...

Those planning to explore some of Southern Utah's most remote and technical slot canyons will now need a permit.

Willis Creek Slot Canyon is a great first slot canyon in Utah to hike. The trail is easy without much variation in degree.

But tucked deep within its sandstone folds are slot canyons, sculpted over millennia by wind and rushing water. ‘Every turn reveals something new’: Hiking Southern Utah’s stunning slot ...

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 slot canyons, sculpted over ...

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.

The rise in slot canyon popularity has brought an uptick in damage, from graffiti on petroglyphs to improperly buried waste. "People have carved their names over 8,000-year-old rock art," Snow says.

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 slot canyons, sculpted over ...

“Slot canyons are fun and easy … until they’re not,” says Jim Clery, owner and guide at Utah Canyon Outdoors in Escalante, Utah. “You have to know when to say no.” A different kind of ...

“Slot canyons are fun and easy … until they’re not,” says Jim Clery, owner and guide at Utah Canyon Outdoors in Escalante, Utah. “You have to know when to say no.” ...

A different kind of hiking. 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.

A different kind of hiking. 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.