Canyoneering
Gravel Canyon
Cedar Mesa
Overview
Tue
76°
|
54°
Wed
77°
|
58°
Thu
79°
|
58°
Fri
78°
|
60°
Sat
77°
|
60°
RATING:
3B
LENGTH:
6-8 Hours (7.4 miles)
SEASON:
Spring through Fall
GEAR:
Standard Technical Gear - Wetsuits in all but hottest conditions.
RAPPELS:
2 to 6 m ( 20 ft. ) - 20 m ( 66 ft. ) rope recommended.
WATER:
Generally a fair amount of wading and swimming.
FLASHFLOOD:
High
Tue
76°
|
54°
Wed
77°
|
58°
Thu
79°
|
58°
Fri
78°
|
60°
Sat
77°
|
60°
Gravel Canyon is one of the Cedar Mesa classics. The narrows are fantastic, with an impressive ruin near the end. Although a classic, your unlikely to see others in this area. Expect a long canyon with incredible scenery. There is good camping all along the approach road. All-in-all, when combined with Cheesebox, this is a great area to spend a few days.
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Photos
Amazing colors in Gravel
Working through Gravel
Mark McCray Rappelling
Cristina Amat: DC
Flotsam in Gravel Canyon
Cristina Amat: in the canyonstill dry
Cristina Amat: still clean and happy
Cristina Amat: trying to avoid the decomposing pine needle soup
Cristina Amat: unavoidable decomposing pine needle soup,disgousting smelly
Cristina Amat: good clean water
Cristina Amat:stemming the soup
Cristina Amat: and again in the decomposing pine needle soup