Peek A Boo Slot Canyon Tour

1. Spooky Peekaboo Slot Canyons Utah
2. Peek A Boo Utah
3. Kanab Peekaboo
4. Peek A Boo Slot Canyon Tour
5. Red Canyon Peek A Boo Canyon

Once the ride reaches the floor of Bryce Canyon our 2 hour ride will make a loop and start to travel back up to the rim of the canyon, winding through many more rock formations. If this 2 hour horseback ride sounds inviting, the three hour trip is a ride of a lifetime. The three hour trip will take you right into the heart of Bryce Canyon.

This is a guided tour where an experienced guide does all the off-road driving. Only 3 guests max per booking. Get ready for a fun ride to Peek-A-Boo slot canyon! The best way to get to the canyon is with an off-road machine. One of our local gems is Red Canyon or as the locals call it, Peek-a-boo. Best approached by 4-wheeling on sand, the trip culminates with the thrill of a stroll through a glorious passage of brilliant, rippled and fluted rock that will tantalize photographer and hiker alike. Local guides are available. Red Canyon or as it’s called by the locals: Peek-a-Boo is a not very famous slot canyon just north of the adventure town Kanab in Utah. You probably have seen these images of slot canyons with light beams falling in. The most famous location for these photos is the Antelope Canyon in Arizona. Peekaboo Slot Canyon This once in a lifetime tour allows you to explore a secret slot canyon, right here in Southern Utah! Travel through the coral pink sand and catch breathtaking glimpses of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.

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×Like the similarly named Red Cave and Red Hollow, Red Canyon forms a colorful series of narrows through the deep red sandstone rock of the Glendale Bench, a few miles east of Zion National Park, although the drainage is a tributary of Kanab Creek rather than the Virgin River.
The canyon has about half a mile of enclosed, curving passages up to 100 feet deep, mostly without any obstructions, and quite easily reached from a main road (US 89); the canyon runs parallel to the highway about 2 miles from it, and may be accessed either by driving along a very sandy 4WD track or walking cross-country, hiking over a rolling, open landscape of dunes and occasional trees (the Sand Hills). Adventure tour companies from Kanab sometimes take visitors to the slot, which is known locally as Peek-a-Boo Canyon, though the place is in general little visited compared to the more famous narrows within the nearby national park.

Topographic Map of Red Canyon

Photographs

9 views of Red Canyon.

Location

A secondary road leaves US 89 a mile east of the turn-off for Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park and runs eastwards alongside (to the north) for 4 miles, rejoining the highway shortly before it begins the descent into Three Lakes Canyon towards Kanab. The secondary road is partly paved, and it provides many good places to camp, close to the main road though mostly out of sight. The track to the canyon starts at the east end of this old road, by the junction with US 89, and is very sandy from the start, as it skirts around a large area of dunes, rises slightly to cross a low ridge then descends towards a dry wash (a tributary of Kanab Creek) where the surface becomes even softer. The remaining stretch is more level though still across deep sand, as the road curves east then back west just before the streamway, meeting it one mile downstream of the end of the slot. ATVs can drive along the streambed right up to the start of the narrows.

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Route Description

The wash is enclosed by low cliffs for a short distance below the slot, offering plenty of entry/exit routes before the walls become vertical and form the first section of narrows. The Navajo sandstone here is dark red in appearance, typical of this region, and is eroded into delicate curves bearing graceful surface patterns, from thin horizontal bands of lighter rock crossed by vertical strips of desert varnish. The first narrows are quite short, opening out to a sunlit section, but this doesn't last long as the drainage constricts again to a longer, deeper slot. Some parts are quite dark because of overhanging rocks above, and the smooth curving walls allow for pretty reflections and light effects, quite similar to canyons around Page in Arizona, such as Antelope. The floor is sandy and has no potholes to hold any water so the passages are largely unobstructed, until a 20 foot pour-off topped by protruding chokestones, a blockage not easily climbable. The nearest exit route to bypass this drop is quite far back. Above the dryfall, the canyon is not narrow for much further, soon becoming wider and less sheer-sided.

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After living in Kanab for many great years Jeff knew something was missing from the wonder of this amazing land. That is when he set out to purchase the Good-Old-Green Jeep. A purchase that would become his new favorite pastime. Pretty much anyone who goes off-roading more than once in a blue moon has seen Jeff out in the hills exploring the beautiful terrain in that old Green Jeep.

Over the course of the last two years he has logged hundreds, if not thousands of hours in the magical hills surrounding Kanab. He found great joy bringing his family to the incredible sites. Soon enough he started bringing anybody he could talk into going on his Indiana Jones-like rides. The results every time were comments like “Wow that was the most amazing ride I have ever been on!”, or “I didn’t know Jeeps could drive at that angle!”.

That junky-old-green jeep had a value much greater than its monetary value. It was a fabulous time on wheels – a chariot with good suspension– but it gets a little bumpy sometimes. With a great knowledge of the area and a ton of experience Jeff and Julie decided to open up a tour business with another newer jeep that would allow more people to come and see the incredible land around. They have added more and more Jeeps and SUV’s to accommodate the ever increasing visitors and guests that come to take Tours with Coral Cliffs Tours.

Peek A Boo Slot Canyon Tour

Coral Cliff Tours was created with a vision of providing the visitors to this beautiful area a chance to see some of the incredible nature right here in our backyard. The destinations you will see are unique, and the journey to get there is equally impressive. We have many different options so that you can fit a tour into your vacation schedule. Whether it be a two-hour trip to Peek-a-boo Canyon, a day long trip to White Pockets, or anything in-between. With the best rates around it would be our pleasure to help you get the most out of your stay in this beautiful area!

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