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Paria Canyon/Vermillion Cliffs Trails




The 112,500-acre Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness lies approximately 10 miles west of Page, Arizona in Coconino County, Arizona and Kane County, Utah.


Nationally known for its beauty, the Paria Canyon has towering walls streaked with desert varnish, huge red rock amphitheaters, sandstone arches, wooded terraces, and hanging gardens. The 3,000-foot escarpment known as the Vermilion Cliffs dominates the remainder of the wilderness with its thick Navajo sandstone face, steep, boulder-strewn slopes, rugged arroyos and stark overall appearance. Some of the best slot canyon hiking opportunities on the Colorado Plateau are found here. Deer and desert bighorn sheep inhabit the area.


Trail
Miles 
Roundtrip
Difficulty
Type
Buckskin Gulch
Coyote Buttes
21 miles
Strenuous
Slot
Permits Required
Cobra Arch
Coyote Buttes
3.35 miles 
(oneway)
Moderate/
Strenuous
Arch
White Pocket
Coyote Buttes
4 miles
Moderate
Exploration Area
Steamboat Rock
Coyote Buttes
5.2 miles
Moderate
Exploration Area
The Wave
North Coyote Buttes
5.5 miles
Moderate


Exploration Area
Permits Required
Cottonwood Teepees
South Coyote Buttes
Varies (4 hrs)
Moderate


Exploration Area
Permits Required
Paw Hole
South Coyote Buttes
Varies (4 hrs)
Moderate


Exploration Area
Permits Required