Sadly, it looks like this trail was closed due to rockfall in 2019 and hasn't yet reopened If anyone finds it open, please comment! I'd love to visit someday!

Thanks for the correction, yes, west of the deep gully I didn't look much at the register If memory serves, it was not visited frequently We saw no signs of traffic on our visit It actually took me 2 tries to find the correct route Oddly, the second time we tried it, it seemed very obvious! I know N Cainville is seeing a lot of traffic in the last few years, so suspect S might being seeing an increase as well Really neat hike in my opinion

Visited 2/12/24 The boulder in the road described at mile 475 is no longer an issue; it has either moved or been moved Up to mile 39 is easily Subarubable; after that better for high-clearnace/4WD Crossing Grassy Creek was really the only sketchy spotThis would be a great spot to visit late on a Fall day when the cottonwoods are turning After checking out the petroglyphs and ruins it would make for a wonderful campsite, falling asleep to the sound of the river

Did the canyon yeterday We tried to stay dry But about 100'' after passing under the bridge there is a pool we couldn't stem over So we turned around No rope needed for the upper part of the canyon Great slot Worth a visit

Updates/corrections to the directions:Step 3 above 73 miles : Go straight, not left This is the same road, not a turnStep 4 above 148 miles : The indicated side road is physically signed as Road 9800 Google Maps has it identified as Co Rd 1026 which can be used for Google Maps app directions, and yes there is signal, but just be aware it won't match physical signageAs you near the end of the road, the trailhead is on the right in the first parking area delineated with rocks on the slickrock as the road curves to ...

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