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The World’s 100 Best Canyons & Gorges

Little Wild Horse Canyon

San Rafael Swell, United States

  1. WORLD’S BEST CANYONS & GORGES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 83 2026
Little Wild Horse Canyon

Narrow sandstone slot canyon in the San Rafael Swell, with towering walls, tight passages, boulder climbs and water pooling in places. Visitors hike the slot, often looping through Bell Canyon's open desert, and many turn back early.

Highlights

  • Narrow slot passages
  • Bell Canyon loop return
  • Stagnant water sections

Good to know

  • No entry fee and free parking
  • Check weather, flash floods are dangerous
  • Full 8-mile loop takes 4 to 6 hours

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