Join our newsletter!

Your email:

Moab: Canyoneering

Canyoneering is one of the hottest new sports in America. It combines a little of everything: hiking, climbing, rappelling, swimming, scrambling and plenty of exploring. Canyons have lots of twists and turns that might reveal Anasazi Indian ruins or petroglyphs, desert wildlife like bighorn sheep, beautiful pools and waterfalls, muddy wades or perhaps a 100' drop that requires a rope to descend. You never know what you'll find around the next corner but you know it'll involve an adventure!

We have trips to suit all levels of fitness or experience. You pick the length of time and we'll provide the technical gear and instruction. We also provide all group camping gear as well as breakfast and dinner on overnight trips. You provide your water and snacks as well as your sense of adventure.

Trips begin either in Moab or near Fry Canyon Lodge off highway 95 between Blanding and Hanksville, a 2.5 hour drive from Moab. Lodging and campground facilities are available near the trailhead. Please call or email our office for additional Moab travel information.

You can also take a very scenic, one hour flight to a remote airstrip near the traihead of the highway 95 canyons with Redtail Aviation from the Canyonlands Airport.

Half Day Trips
These are half-day to 3/4 day trips depending on group size. They're all conveniently in the Moab area and make for a great way to experience a little of what makes the canyon country so special.

Gold Bar Canyon
This tour is appropriate for all abilities, ages 6 on up. You'll enjoy a 4 mile hike exploring the canyons with a 50 foot rappel for some added excitement and challenge.
Price: $99pp w/2 or more; $145 private

Mill Creek 1 C II
Perfect for warm weather, this canyoneering outing in a Wilderness Study Area includes a lot of water and steep canyon walls. You'll hike through a beautiful canyon with running water and plenty of opportunity to get wet. You'll also have the opportunity to see petroglyphs.
Price: $99pp w/ 2 or more; $145 private

Medieval Chamber- 3 A II
This is the most spectacular half day trip you can expect to do in the Moab area! There are 2 amazing rappels; 1 is into the “ Medieval Chamber “ and the other is off Morning Glory Arch. Both rappels are at least 100’ long with the arch rappel being freehanging. The photographic opportunities are classic and many. The trip is in Moab and takes around 4 hours.
Price:$99pp w/2 or more; $145 private

Pritchett Canyon- 3 B II
This canyon is a true adventure. It is a loop that involves some scrambling and downclimbing, and 2 rappels. It has a slot as well as some wading or swimming (this is dependent on the time of year and your height!). It is slightly more advanced than the other Moab trips we have listed and takes 4+ hours.
Price: $99pp w/2 or more; $145 private

Full Day Trips

Pritchett Canyon Plus - 3 B II
If you're looking for a full day of canyoneering excitement and want to minimize driving time, join us for Pritchett Canyon Plus. This is an athletic 5 mile hike with rappels, narrows and some elevation gain along with some added adventure to give you a full day of canyoneering fun.
Price: $155 pp w/ 2; $185 private

Fry Canyon Area:
Fry Canyon 3 B III
Fry Canyon is a perfect warm-up for the rest of the routes we guide. It is close to the road and close to the trailheads of our other trips. Combine it with the drive from Moab for a nice day and then camp under the stars in Natural Bridges National Monument before heading out on a longer adventure the next day. Fry Canyon has 2 narrows to negotiate as well as a rappel and some big swims. It also has some cool Anasazi ruins to explore. Wetsuits will be needed in colder weather. We typically run these with two participants; please call for info if you are solo or have a larger group.
Price: $200 pp w/2.

Overnight Trips
All overnight trips either come in and camp the night before or camp the night following the canyoneering tour. We provide tents and sleeping bags, as well as breakfast and dinner. These loops all contain water and require some swimming, rappels and athletic hiking. All prices are for groups of 2; please call for info if you are solo or have a larger group.

Fry Canyon Area:
Middle Narrows of Gravel Canyon 3 B IV- 9 hours
Gravel Canyon is the longest tributary of the White Canyon. The Middle Narrows section has several swims, 2 rappels, some of the best cliff dwellings you’ll ever see as well as a large panel of petroglyphs. It will require a few rock-climbing moves rated 5.4. This canyon will require a wetsuit in the colder weather.
Price: $250pp

Cheesebox Canyon Narrows 3 B III- 8 hours
The Cheesebox Canyon trip has it all! It contains some great narrows, multiple rappels, some climbing to 5.2, some swimming as well as some ruins to explore.
Price: $250pp

Black Hole of the White Canyon 4 B R III- 7 hours
The Black Hole is one of the more spectacular canyoneering trips. It is very narrow and water-filled. Unfortunately in recent years there has been flash-flooding to the point where a couple of unstable log jams have formed requiring the R ( risky ) rating. This is one of our more advanced trips. There are many long cold swims which will require a wetsuit. Your swimming skills must be strong before you attempt this trip both due to the length of swims and to the amount of debris you must swim through. There is some scrambling and belayed down-climbing as well.
Price: $250pp

Multi-Day Trips
If you are interested in a multi-day canyoneering trip, opportunities exist to set up a basecamp in the Fry Canyon area. From this basecamp we can do multiple day trips with light packs, exploring nearby canyons. Please call 435-260-0990 (or toll-free 877-270-6622) or email Turn on JavaScript! for more info.