Below are a few of the many opportunities for hikes and backpacks in the Escalante region.

Spooky Gulch and Peek-A-Boo Gulch
Coyote Gulch Backpack
Horse Canyon to the Escalante to Little Death Hollow

Hiking in the Escalante

The Escalante region has some very remote locations. It encompasses 1.9 million acres of land. If you are looking for an isolated location for a solo trip, this may be the place.

The Escalante region can be accessed from the towns of Escalante, Boulder, Cannonville, Big Water, Kanab, or from the east side through Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. I recommend visiting the town of Escalante, and especially the Escalante BLM office. At the BLM office you can get questions answered, buy maps, and obtain a backcountry permit. They are located at 755 West Main Street and are open 7 days a week, from 07:30 to 5:30 p.m. mid-March through mid-November. The rest of the year they are open 7 days a week from 08:30 to 4:30 p.m. Their phone number is 435-826-5499.The Utah BLM website for the Escalante region offers an overview of the area and has contact information and hours for the other BLM offices. Note that backcountry permits are required and fires are not allowed in the canyons.

Be sure to stop and take a look at the Kiva Koffeehouse, on highway 12 and mile marker 73.86, north of Escalante on the way to Boulder. They are open April through October and offer coffee, meals and overnight accommodation.

Popular hikes include the short slot canyons called Peek-A-Boo Gulch and Spooky Gulch and backpacking in Coyote Gulch, accessed from the Town of escalante down Hole in the Rock Road. Little Death Hollow is a longer slot canyon accessed from the Burr Trail which runs east to west through the northen part of the Monument.

The Trails Illustrated 1:100,000, Canyons of the Escalante, map number 710, is a great planning map for the area.