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Slot canyons in Capitol Reef National Park.
- Burro Wash - sandy streamway that becomes a watery slot canyon
- Cottonwood Wash - deep canyon with pools and dryfalls
- Five Mile Wash - another narrow passageway through the Waterpocket Fold
- Grand Wash - popular canyon with a short narrows section
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Capitol Reef National Park and its main geological feature the Waterpocket Fold are less well known for slot canyons than either the San Rafael Swell to the north or the Escalante area further south yet there are plenty of hidden, water-carved ravines that equal any in terms of narrowness and pretty rock formations. Along the main scenic drive are two deep canyons - Grand Wash and Capitol Gorge, both of which have easy, level trails, but most of the official trails in the national park are to overlooks, summits or rock arches; the majority of the other canyons are more remote and harder to explore.
Two long watery hikes are along Freemont River and Sulphur Creek - both are on the west side of the park, where the streams flow through canyons several hundred feet deep and have waterfalls, long pools and some narrowish sections. Most of the other interesting canyons are on the east side of the Waterpocket Fold, reached by the mostly unpaved but good quality Notom-Bullfrog road. From Burro Wash, not far from Notom near UT 12 to the Halls Creek Narrows, 44 miles south there are over a dozen narrow canyons and their tributaries cutting through the tilted strata and huge sandstone domes of the reef. They all tend to become slot like and very narrow, with flooded passages and dryfalls, but the effort spent exploring them is well rewarded by the spectacular geology and the peaceful, little-visited location.
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Other Slot Canyons
- Lower Halls Creek
- Muley Twist Canyon
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