Buckskin Gulch (I/UI/A)
Date: | Destination: | Buckskin Gulch | |||||
Level: | I/UI/A | Area: | Page | ||||
Approx hike distance in miles: | 6 | Hike leader: | |||||
Low to high elevation gain: | 500 | Hike leader phone: | |||||
Accum elevation gain in feet: | N/A | Hike leader email address: | |||||
Departing Holiday Inn Express: | Please arrive 15 minutes early. & sign in | ||||||
Recommended gas donation: | $10 | ||||||
Unpaved miles: | 4.4 | Park entry fee per vehicle: | See below | ||||
Road conditions: | Fair | Website for reference info: | N/A | ||||
High clearance vehicle req'd: | Suggested | Trailhead GPS coordinates: | 37.0667611 -112.000475 |
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TRAIL CONDITIONS |
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Maintained Trail: | Yes | Uneven Footing: | Yes | ||||
Steep Side Drop-offs: | No | Steep Trail: | No | ||||
Off Trail (scratchy): | No | Slippery Trail Surfaces: | No | ||||
Use of Hands Required: | Yes | Boulder Hopping: | No | ||||
Difficulty : | Moderate | Water Crossings: | No | ||||
Restrooms at Trailhead: | Yes | Gloves Required: | No |
Special Instructions:
Hikers will meet at the Holiday Inn Express, Page, parking lot at 8:00am, Nov. 2, 2023.
This is a one-way hike through a gulch (wash). There are great views of the canyon walls as it widens and narrows. The trail goes through two slot canyons. Note, there is a 10 ft climb up a wall in one of the slot canyons. If you cannot make this climb, you will hike back 5 miles to the trailhead. This hike requires a parking fee of $6. or a National Park Senior Pass. Bring water, snack, lunch and a camera.
Directions:
Follow US #89 West (toward Kanab). After crossing into Utah, just past milepost 25, turn left on House Valley Rock Rd. Follow House Valley Rock Rd for 4.4 miles. Trailhead is on the left, approximately 0.1 mile east of the road. Note: Road is well graded, but not passable after a rain.