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Category: San Rafael Swell

The San Rafael Swell is a remarkable geologic area based around a large “wrinkle” in the earth’s crust, much like the nearby Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef National Park. Thanks to its unique geology, it features sandstone trails unlike anywhere else. It also has some of the most unique and adventurous slot canyons that the Colorado Plateau has to offer, such as Crack Canyon and Little Wild Horse Canyon. Farther north, the Little Grand Canyon overlook provides a dramatic overlook of an immense canyon below.

Hiker in Little Wild Horse Canyon

Bell and Little Wild Horse Canyons

November 11, 2017 cavaroc San Rafael Swell

The Bell Canyon to Little Wild Horse Canyon Loop is an exciting 9.5 mile loop found deep within the San Rafael Swell in southern Utah.

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Hiker in Crack Canyon

Crack Canyon

November 11, 2017 cavaroc San Rafael Swell

Crack Canyon is a 3.75 mile hike in the San Rafael Swell that can either be a shuttle hike or a lengthy out and back, with amazing sandstone formations.

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Destinations

  • Arizona
    • Coronado National Memorial
    • Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
    • Grand Canyon National Park
    • Huachuca Mountains
    • Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
    • Phoenix Mountains Preserve
    • Picacho Peak State Park
    • South Mountain Park
    • Sunset Crater National Monument
  • Idaho
    • Craters of the Moon
    • Hell's Half Acre
  • New Mexico
    • Bandelier National Monument
  • New York
    • Blauvelt State Park
    • Buttermilk Falls County Park
    • Clarence Fahnestock State Park
    • High Tor State Park
    • Hook Mountain State Park
    • Hudson Highlands State Park
    • Kennedy Dells County Park
    • Rockefeller State Park Preserve
    • Tallman State Park
  • South Carolina
    • Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve
    • Stono River County Park
  • Utah
    • Arches National Park
    • Bryce Canyon National Park
    • Canyonlands National Park
    • Capitol Reef National Park
    • Dead Horse Point State Park
    • Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
    • Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
    • Kodachrome Basin State Park
    • Moab (outside of the parks)
    • San Rafael Swell
  • Wyoming
    • Beartooth Mountains
    • Bighorn Basin
    • Grand Teton National Park
    • Gros Ventre Mountains
    • Snake River Mountains
    • Teton Mountains (beyond GTNP)
    • Wyoming Range
    • Yellowstone National Park
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