Paria Canyon 411


Paria Canyon Vermillion Cliffs National Monument is a wilderness area with no services. Help is hours away - and you may be responsible for your own rescue costs. Do not count on cellular phone service! Let someone know where you're going and when you intend to be back, and remember to keep a lookout for escape routes up the canyon as you hike.

Permit Info/weather reports

Arizona Strip Interpretive Association (call for info and weather updates) 435-644-2672

Paria Canyon Vermillion Cliffs National Monument website https://paria.az.blm.gov/index2.html

Current Utah Weather Reports http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/az/az.html

Lodging

Paria Outpost and Outfitters - Small, cozy Bed&Breakfast at the edge of Paria Canyon. Shower, porch, views, comfortable beds, cool rooms, live music, BBQ dinner, Paria Canyon Conservation Museum. On Hwy 89 between Page and Kanab, mile marker 21/22. 928-691-1047

Paria Canyon Adventure Ranch (campground and hostel)

Pitch your tent ($5) or stay in the comfortable bunkhouse ($12). Unimproved RV sites, horse corrals and feed for overnight stabling of horses, laundry facilities. Stays include use of climbing wall, hot showers, hiking trails, miniature deer zoo, wading fountain, horseback tours, entertainment barn with music, disco ball, pool tables, foosball - and hijinks til the cows come home. On Hwy.89 between Page and Kanab, mile marker 21/22. 435-689-0398, www.pariacampground.com.

Camping

White House, Wirepass and Buckskin Trailheads: Primitive camping, vault toilets, no fires.

Paria Canyon Adventure Ranch: One mile from White House Trailhead. Lots of amenities (see contact info, above).

Good Eats

Paria Outpost, Paria Canyon Trailhead: $12.50, all you can eat bonanza, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Downhome western BBQ: chicken, ribs, brisket, baked beans, gourmet pizza, fruit and salad bar, home-made potato salad, watermelon, brownies, huge sheet cakes and monster cinnamon rolls. No bar (BYOB). Live music and open mike all night, open-air patio (see above for contact details).

The Dam Bar and Grille, in the Dam Plaza. 'Dam' themed grill-house with dancing on weekends. Huge beef nacho plates with all the fixins and a wide selection of microbrews on tap. 644 N Navajo Dr, Page, 928-645-2161

Beans Coffee Cafe: Great fresh coffee and casual java atmosphere, also in the Dam Plaza. Internet access $3 for 15 minutes. 644 N Navajo Dr Ste Ste F, Page, 928-645-6858

Shuttle services

Glen Canyon River Guides Captain Kyle Walker, 888-854-7862, http://www.kayaks-fins-fun.com/

Paria Outpost and Outfitters

Paria Canyon Adventure Ranch: Shuttle service to Paria Canyon/Buckskin Gulch trailheads, as well as Lee's Ferry. In addition, shuttle service can be arranged for those lacking transportation to or from Page, AZ and Kanab, UT or to Lake Powell. 928-691-1047, www.pariacampground.com.

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