Mount Carmel Junction

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East Fork of the Virgin River

This one is not for the faint of heart. Hike from Mount Carmel Junction through the amazing slot canyon of Parunuweap. The route ends at Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park. Ropes are not needed but this is a tough route. Imagine the Zion Narrows in a pristine and wild setting and you have Parunuweap.

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Mount Carmel Junction, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Lower Red Cave
(6.3 mi/10.14 km) 4WD or hike, the slot is about 1 mile/1.6 km hiking one-way). Although this canyon has the same name as the upper version, it is a completely different slot canyon joined with the upper by a long sandy wash.
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Peek-a-Boo Slot Canyon
(.75 mi/1.2 km to explore the slot, it takes about an hour of four-wheeling in soft sand to get to the slot canyon). This one takes a bit of four-wheeling, but it takes you to an amazing slot canyon that families can hike.
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Red Hollow
(3.2 miles/5.2 km round-trip). A fun family hike into a short, narrows slot. This one is 5 miles up the road from Mount Carmel Junction, in Orderville.
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Spring Hollow
(1.2 miles/1.9 km round trip). This is another wonderful family hike that begins just off UT Highway 9 and leads into a nice slot canyon suitable for kids.