Maligne Canyon
Location: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Jasper area
Popular hike along the edge of the impressively deep and narrow Maligne Canyon.
Mistaya Canyon
Location: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Northern area
Short hike to an impressive, narrow canyon with beautiful mountain views.
Woolshed Creek Hut Loop ♦
Location: New Zealand, Canterbury, Mt. Somers area
Goldstrike Canyon
Location: Nevada, Las Vegas, Black Canyon Area
Attractive but busy non-technical canyon with nice hot springs and access to the Colorado River. Easiest to access from the water via boat or packraft.
⊗ Keyhole Canyon
Location: Nevada, Las Vegas, Eldorado Mountains
Excellent short canyon featuring neat sculpted rock and nice petroglyphs at the exit.
⊗ Secret Canyon
Location: Nevada, Las Vegas, Black Canyon Area
Easy, short technical canyon providing access to nearby hot springs; short packraft required for the exit.
⊗ Ringpin Canyon
Location: Nevada, Las Vegas, Black Canyon Area
Short beginner-friendly technical canyon with a nice packraft exit.
⊗ Wilson Creek Canyon ♦
Location: New Zealand, Otago, Haast Pass area
Awesome swiftwater canyon with beautiful rappels, great jumps and slides, and pure New Zealand splendor!
⊗ Robinson Creek Canyon
Location: New Zealand, Otago, Haast Pass area
Nice short swiftwater canyon filled with beautiful waterfalls, great jumps, and some really lovely rappels.
⊗ Cross Creek Canyon
Location: New Zealand, Otago, Haast Pass area
If you like jumping (and sliding and beautiful scenery), you’ll love this canyon!
⊗ Silver on the Side Canyon
Location: California, Los Angeles area, San Gabriels
Canyoning through a historic area with multiple waterfalls and a few ruins
⊗ Turtle Tears Canyon
Location: Nevada, Stateline Hills
Cram a lot of canyon into a half day – sweeping views on the approach, lots of downclimbs, and 5-6 rappels.
⊗ Desperado Canyon
Location: Nevada, Stateline Hills
Nice example of a desert canyon, with a good approach, interesting rock formations, and some nice sculpted rock walls for downclimbs and rappels.
⊗ Freeman Creek
Location: California, Easter Sierras
Fun technical route with waterfall rappels, slides, and nice scenery.
Parunaweap (The Barracks)
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Beautiful remote canyon with side canyons to explore, excellent narrows, and a great pictograph panel; best done as an overnight backpacking trip.
Lone Rock Canyon Kayaking
Location: Utah, Lake Powell Area, Western Lake Powell
Quick canoe or kayak outing through a nice little canyon on the quiet western end of Lake Powell.
⊗ Ice Cube Canyon ♦
Location: Nevada, Las Vegas, Red Rock Canyon
Awesome canyon in the Red Rocks area with loads of rappels through beautiful sculpted narrows; requires a strenuous approach.
⊗ Weeping Springs Canyon ♦
Location: Nevada, Las Vegas, Black Canyon Area
Excellent canyon with nice scenery, fun rappels, and an optional packraft exit.
Bighorn Canyon
Location: Nevada, Las Vegas, Black Canyon Area
Great non-technical canyon with some interesting obstacles, ending at a great lunch spot on the Colorado River.
Sandtrap Canyon
Location: California, San Diego area, La Jolla
Short, non-technical sandstone canyon on the coast with year-round water and a waterfall
⊗ Right Fork of North Creek (Hammerhead Approach)♦
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Highly scenic, remote technical canyon best done as an overnight.
The Narrows (Bottom Up)
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Zion’s classic day hike/river walk through its most famous canyon.
Limatambo Canyoning
Location: Peru, Cusco Region, Pampa Conga area
Technical canyon descent over several waterfalls; canyon also has a swing bridge and “Tarzan Swing” option typically done in conjunction with the canyon descent
Grotto Canyon ♦
Location: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park
Fun non-technical winter canyon hike that also offers ice climbing options and features hoodoos and a cave.
Johnston Canyon
Location: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff area
Classic hike through a beautiful non-technical canyon in any season; in winter the waterfalls freeze and offer ice climbing opportunities
Kitchen Creek
Location: California, San Diego area, Cleveland National Forest
Canyon with seasonal water flow that offers both technical and non-technical descent options
⊗ Rubio Canyon
Location: California, Los Angeles area, San Gabriels
Canyoning through a historic area with multiple waterfalls and a few ruins
⊗ Bailey Canyon
Location: California, Los Angeles area, San Gabriels
Technical canyon with a straightforward approach and multiple rappels
⊗ Little Santa Anita Canyon
Location: California, Los Angeles area, San Gabriels
Nice beginner canyon with a straightforward approach, lots of rappels, and an occasional keeper pothole; optional extension on the approach through a historic area with a few ruins
⊗ Eaton Canyon (Technical) ♦
Location: California, Los Angeles, San Gabriels
One of the best technical canyons in the area – like a descent of a technical waterpark with numerous slides and jumps and fun raps
⊗ Seven Teacups ♦
Location: California, Easter Sierras
Super fun Class C technical canyon with numerous jumps and slides
⊗ Cougar Canyon
Location: California, Anza Borrego Desert
Nice desert canyon with lots of rappels, some of which are very pretty, and flowing water in the spring
Fjaðrárgljúfur ♦
Location: Iceland, Southern, Skógar/Vík area
Stunning sheer-walled non-technical canyon lined with moss and clear water, perfect for hiking up-canyon in the watercourse
Stakkholtsgjá ♦
Location: Iceland, Southern, Thórsmörk
Nice non-technical canyon that gets an intrepid top pick rating because of the great side canyon leading to an impressive hidden waterfall in a sculpted, high-walled chamber
Glymur ♦
Location: Iceland, Southwest, Northern Capital Region
Beautiful hike to an impressively tall waterfall tucked in an imposing sheer-walled canyon
⊗ Pandora’s Box ♦
Location: Utah, Capitol Reef National Park
All day technical adventure through an extremely narrow canyon with challenging rappels
⊗ Cassidy Arch Canyon ♦
Location: Utah, Capitol Reef National Park
Relatively short approach to a rapid-fire series of beautiful rappels and canyon features, including the stunning initial free-hanging rappel from under the famous Cassidy Arch
⊗ Neon Canyon ♦
Location: Utah, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Famous technical canyon, renowned for the final beautiful rappel through the roof of the Golden Cathedral
Egypt 3
Location: Utah, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Very fun (non-technical) narrow slot canyon with optional raps at the end
⊗ Spry Canyon
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Nice slick rock approach to numerous rappels through a scenic canyon, ending in a 100 foot free hanging rappel that makes a great swing
⊗ Echo Canyon
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Quick canyon with cold water swims and a potential keeper pothole in what’s often a smelly pool of water (this is great encouragement to figure out how to escape the pothole quickly)
⊗ Pine Creek Canyon
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Quick canyon with a very easy approach and two particularly nice rappels
⊗ Mystery Canyon ♦
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Excellent technical canyon with great rappels, views, and varied terrain, ending with a final rappel over Mystery Falls into the Zion Narrows
⊗ Orderville Canyon
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Semi-technical canyon through pretty scenery with two optional rappels; empties into The Narrows
⊗ Subway (Top Down)
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Classic descent of the Left Fork of North Creek through the famous curving, sculpted walls of The Subway
Subway (Bottom Up) ♦
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Great non-technical way to visit the most scenic portion of Zion’s iconic “Subway” canyon
⊗ Keyhole Canyon
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Very quick and fun canyon that’s great for beginners
Hidden Canyon
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Attractive, easy (non-technical) canyon with nice rock features including an arch
⊗ Ladder of Doom Canyon
Location: Nevada, Stateline Hills
Rapid fire series of rappels through a desert canyon, ending in a 75 foot free-hanging rappel
⊗ Hidden Falls Canyon
Location: Nevada, Las Vegas, Red Rock Canyon
Easiest technical canyon in the Red Rocks area through pretty scenery; requires a strenuous approach and has some exposed anchor sites
Calcite Mine & Slot Canyons
Location: California, Anza Borrego Desert
Old calcite mining area with multiple options for non-technical slot canyons
Distance: 4.2 miles round trip, 800 feet of elevation gain
“The Slot”
Location: California, Anza Borrego Desert
Very short non-technical slot canyon with easy access
Distance: 0.8 miles round trip, 100 feet of elevation gain