⊗ 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.
⊗ Darwin Falls Canyon
Location: California, Northern, Death Valley (Beatty Junction area)
Technical canyon descent through a desert oasis, ending at the destination of a popular waterfall hike.
⊗ 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.
⊗ Catstair Canyon (Complete)
Location: Utah, Kanab area
Short and easy technical canyon with a neat stacked car feature (yes cars! flattened and stacked!), some nice sculpted rock, and a rock art panel.
⊗ 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.
⊗ Rattlesnake Canyon
Location: California, Southern, Joshua Tree
Great find in the desert: a fun, short technical canyon with cool sculpted walls.
⊗ Keane Canyon ♦
Location: California, Northern, Death Valley (Beatty Junction area)
Technical canyon descent through an area with lots of great mining ruins
⊗ Right Fork of North Creek (Hammerhead Approach)♦
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Highly scenic, remote technical canyon best done as an overnight.
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
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
⊗ 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
⊗ Keyhole Canyon
Location: Utah, Zion National Park
Very quick and fun canyon that’s great for beginners
⊗ 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
Anchor Building & Ascending Gear
Our anchor materials for canyoning
Harness and Belay Gear
Gear we use in canyon descents
Canyoneering Gear
Gear we carry when canyoneering