Water generally flows in the bottom of Dark Canyon in spring, fall, and winter I have heard it can be dry at least in sections in high summer On our visit, it was flowing all sections we hiked in the bottom from Youngs to the River Yes, we camped next to the stream

The description says, "Non-technical visitors can use this write-up in reverse and visit many of the best parts of the canyon from below" I'm planning a backpacking trip with technical gear where I'll go up Long Canyon from White Canyon, then cross over to Gravel Canyon and take that canyon back down to White Canyon Ryan or anyone else, do you know at which point up Long Canyon I would have to exit before hitting an impassable dryfall Or will it be obvious

Was this the spot https://wwwroadtripryancom/go/tripimage/showphoto/Mpxe If so, I suspect floods washed out the sand at the bottom making a deeper pool It was an easy step across on our visit

The access notes say that a high clearance vehicle is required for access My unmodified Subaru Outback had no issues reaching Cliff Dweller Flat on my May 2024 visit

Unable to visit due to road conditions Around mile 4, the 3rd wash crossing was too sloped angled to the side and too deep A full size p/u truck is too long to get through Then with the slope angle we were concerned with rolling, so at that point we turned around maybe a small side-by-side or ATV might make it

May 26-27, 2025 - Party of 2 backpacked into Gravel near the head of the main fork and joined this route at the confluence with the east fork, skipping the first paragraph of Ryan's route betaCONSIDERATIONS ON BACKPACKING THE ROUTE:On the first day, we bypassed the rappels and the slot narrows on the right, walking a slick rock middle rim above the narrows This required a bit of hard route-finding and 3rd class moves that were just a little too exposed and off balance to do with heavy backpacking packs We had to pa...

Hi, Ryan: Is it possible, after reaching Horse Canyon, to go north on Horse Canyon Rd first and then follow Wolverine Creek north to visit the Petrified Woods and exit Wolverine Petrified Wood Natural Area parking

Road condition was totally fine 9/7 and we thought this was super worth the visitFor getting in the giant pothole, half our group did and half didn’t Those who did agreed that most of the experience is looking at it anyway and not to stress if you don’t walk in But going down the steps seemed much scarier than coming back up would be

Agreed! We picked up a bunch of litter and glow sticks on our visit as well!

How did someone give this only 3 stars!! Views, SOLITUDE away from the hordes of people down the road Had the place to myself on a Saturday! Gnarled old trees everywhere providing many interesting foreground and background interest for photos Beautiful red rock walls and formations Painted hills reminding me of the Bentonite Hills Well worth the visit! Some pics of this beautiful hike - https://wwwflickrcom/gp/dwaynec/U1G2gUsLN4