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Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River

~13 min drive

A social media darling, Horseshoe Bend has become one of the most recognized and visited places in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The parking lot and trailhead is located off US Highway 89, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the Carl Hayden Visitor Center. Changes a…

Wildcat Tank Trail

~8 min drive

An easy 1.20-mile lollipop trail in Arizona ideal for casual hikers seeking a short desert walk.

Rimview Trail

~16 min drive

10 mi · Hard

Lees Ferry Paria Trail

~8 min drive

Easy riverside walk through red rock badlands near Lees Ferry.

Spencer Trail

~9 min drive

3.9 mi · Easy

Stud Horse Trail Network

~9 min drive

Quick out-and-back trail through Utah's scenic terrain.

Cathedral Wash

~12 min drive

3.1 mi · Easy

Historic District River Trail

~9 min drive

Throughout the 1800 and 1900s, Lees Ferry was backdrop to a mix of Westward expansion dreams and failed schemes. Because of its strategic location along the Colorado River, unlikely groups overlapped on these shores. Miners, traders, U.S. government scientist, Church elders,…

House Rock Valley Road

~39 min drive

An easy 1.48-mile out-and-back walk along a dirt and gravel road in Arizona.

Spencer Trail

~9 min drive

Rough mule trail for hauling Charles G. Spencer’s gold mining supplies. Built 1910 Spencer’s mining machinery needed fuel. As the rest of the miners hauled equipment to Lees Ferry, two men spend the fall of 1910 building a trail up this sheer cliff to a coalmine at Warm Cree…