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The World’s 100 Best Canyons & Gorges

Peek-a-Boo Gulch

Escalante, United States

  1. WORLD’S BEST CANYONS & GORGES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 26 2026
Peek-a-Boo Gulch

Peek-a-boo is a sandstone slot canyon so narrow that hikers squeeze and remove packs in places, reached after a 12 to 15 foot climb. Visitors hike a rim trail down into the wash, then walk the narrows as a loop with Spooky Canyon.

Highlights

  • Peek-a-boo entrance climb
  • Spooky Canyon narrows
  • Dry Fork Narrows

Good to know

  • Hole-in-the-Rock Road is unpaved washboard, about an hour
  • Arrive early to avoid heat and crowds
  • Trail is poorly marked, follow rock cairns

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