Little Wild horse Canyon
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Distance: 1-8 miles (can do as much as you want)
Elevation Gain: 150 ft (starting elevation 5000 feet
Difficulty: Moderate (difficult to carry child in backpack)
Highlights: A narrow slot canyon with sandstone sculpted walls towering hundreds of feet above. Beautiful sites, colors, and experience.
Link: Here
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Directions: (from link above) From Moab, drive north on US 191 for 30 miles to I-70. Take I-70 west for about 30 miles to State Route 24 and turn left. Take SR 24 south for 30 miles until you see a sign for Goblin Valley State Park and turn right. Follow this paved road for 6 miles and turn left when you see another sign pointing the way to Goblin Valley. After 6 miles, just before you get to the entrance station to Goblin Valley State Park, there is a sign pointing the way to Wild Horse Mesa and Muddy Creek. Turn right on this dirt road and follow it for 5.3 miles. This road is passable for passenger cars, just be on the lookout for a few large bumps and an occasional patch of sand (keep your speed up when driving through sand and there will be no problem). There is a parking area for Little Wild Horse and Bell Canyons on the right hand side of the road.Trail: Read link for extra details. Can do just the one canyon or loop over and follow the Bell Canyon back to cars
Lower Calf Creek Falls
Distance: 6 miles round-trip
Elevation Gain: 300 feet
Difficulty: Easy, but long
Highlights: After hiking along unique dessert plants, ancient Indian structures and pictographs, beautiful natural geographical formations, your destination is a beautiful 126 ft high dessert waterfall. Bring clothes that can get wet, you will want to jump in.
Directions: Will need to do some research. Near Escalante, UT
Trail: May be too hot in summer peak. Spring and late fall ideal.
