Kim steps over the only large rock in Red Canyon Slot Any able-bodied person should have no problem getting over it. Rather abruptly, the canyon narrows as you walk through a bona fide Utah slot canyon.ĥ-10 minutes into the hike, there is a smooth polished white rock that requires a slight scramble to get over. At its entrance where you park, there are two openings in the canyon’s sandstone walls. The hike through Red Canyon Slot is undemanding, mellow, and delightful. Imagine trying to survive that without provisions! Chances are you’d freeze to death. We went during a freak cold snap and the overnight low was 15° F. The high desert that surrounds Kanab is a harsh environment with extreme temperature fluctuations. Make sure you’re prepared to spend the night if you get stuck because you might not get help.

Remember, this is a remote area that isn’t frequented by a lot of people. The next day, they went back with the park host in his Jeep Rubicon and dug/towed the sucker out. We gave our compadres a lift back to Kanab and by pure coincidence, we were staying at the same RV park ( Kanab RV Corral)! We did too, but we were able to get unstuck by sliding floor mats underneath the tires and pushing. Unfortunately, our followers got real stuck. We put our Ford F-150 in reverse to turnaround in hopes of finding a better way out. We didn’t know about exiting via 102M, so we attempted the uphill portion of 102 and couldn’t get through. When we went to Red Canyon Slot in October 2019, some folks in a new Jeep Cherokee asked to follow us out because they were a bit lost. This takes you back to Kanab Canyon Road which passes by a mysterious enclave owned by Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Be sure to air down your tires and on the way out, take the dirt road marked 102M on maps. Those with 4WD should take extra precautions not to get stuck in the aforementioned deep sand.

Anyone can walk through the canyon’s swirling, twisting, and contorted sandstone walls, but those without 4WD will have to hike 4 miles through deep sand just to reach its entrance. Unlike many slot canyons that fit this description, part of Red Canyon Slot is non-technical, meaning you can go through it without rappelling. In a region with world-renowned and overcrowded slot canyons like the Narrows in nearby Zion National Park and Antelope Canyon in Navajo Nation, people seem to forget that there are plenty of spectacular areas to explore that are still primitive wilderness. A few miles north of Kanab, there’s a magnificent slot canyon colloquially called “Peekaboo Canyon” but named “Red Canyon Slot” on maps.

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