Most Beautiful Day Hikes in Page

Page, Arizona

There’s a wide variety of scenic locations to visit around the Page area - everything from multicolored hills, to slot canyons, and even buttes that dramatically rise up from the land. All of these hikes leave you with the thought…how in the hell did these places form? This guide includes the most beautiful day hikes in and around the Page area including: Alstrom Point, Goosenecks State Park, Horseshoe Bend, Monument Valley, Navajo Slot Canyons, and Pahreah.

General Travel Tips

• To safely and confidently reach Pahreah and Alstrom Point, we highly recommend a high clearance four-wheel drive vehicle. Even if you have this type of vehicle, DO NOT drive on these dirt roads when they’re wet. There are sections where the soil is partly made up of soft clay that will fill the tread on your tires causing them to spin/lose their grip.

• Be sure to check the weather before you go. If rain is in the forecast, any tour to the Navajo Slot Canyons will be cancelled due to risk of flash flooding. Per the tip above, rain will also stop you from being able to visit Pahreah and Alstrom Point.

• Alstrom Point, Goosenecks State Park, and Pahreah are all remote, so bring extra water and food in your vehicle in case of emergencies.

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• As some destinations below have little to no cell reception, download offline google maps for driving directions. We've provided detailed instructions on how to do this in the Google Maps app HERE.

• The locations listed below are ordered from the closest to the farthest from Page, AZ. Travel times from Page to each location are included in the information below.

Most Beautiful Day Hikes

Horseshoe Bend: 10 minutes from Page. Seeing Horseshoe Bend will only cost you a small parking fee and a short 1.5 mile roundtrip hike. Expect there to be crowds at this popular location, but you can gain better views and more solitude if you hike to the left or right once you reach the edge. Enjoy views of the 1,000 foot drop, but watch your step - it’s not the place where you want to learn to fly.

Navajo Slot Canyons: 20 minutes from Page. Two of the most scenic smooth sandstone slot canyons you can visit are Lower Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend Slot Canyon. You can only visit them through one of the numerous tour companies that visit slot canyons in the area, so search for the best deal available. Horseshoe Bend Slot Canyon will have less people and more time for you to take photographs. Iron oxides give the slot canyons their various shades of red and thousands of years of flash flooding give the slot canyons their wavy smooth walls.

Pahreah: 30 minutes from Page, 4.6 miles of dirt road. A high clearance four-wheel drive vehicle is highly recommended. DO NOT take this trip if the road is wet - the soft clay soil will fill the tread on your tires causing them to spin/lose their grip. To reach these colorful hills, use google maps to navigate to Paria Townsite (do not navigate to Old Paria). A few miles in, you’ll start to see the colored hills on your right. The colors are due to minerals like iron oxides, manganese, and cobalt. As the road veers to the left, you’ll again see colored hills on your right. Park along the road/various viewpoints and walk around to explore - there’s plenty to see. Staying on the road to your right, head past the cemetery and all the way to the end of the dirt road to reach a small stream (weather conditions permitting) where you can cool your feet off. Mormons first settled the area in 1865 and the area was later used as a filming location for western movies. The only thing that currently remains is a cemetery.

Alstrom Point: 1.5 hours from Page, 25 miles of dirt road. A high clearance four-wheel drive vehicle is highly recommended. DO NOT take this trip if the road is wet - the soft clay soil will fill the tread on your tires causing them to spin/lose their grip. There are no facilities here (including bathrooms), so plan accordingly and be sure to pack up your trash and leave no trace. Use google maps to navigate to Alstrom Point. The adventure starts on Ethan Allen Road in Big Water, Utah. You’ll be driving many miles past beautiful gray and beige colored buttes to your left. A few miles after you follow the sign that says Alstrom Point, you’ll eventually reach a cliff where you can park and then continue hiking 2 miles to Alstrom Point. If you decide to continue driving from this point forward rather than hike, you will need off roading skills (along with a solid vehicle) to be able to navigate up and over the rocky hills/roads. The grand views of Lake Powell and Gunsight Butte are worth all of your efforts to get here! If you don’t want to try to get here on your own, there are tour companies operating out of Page that can bring you.

Monument Valley: 2 hours from Page. You can take a stroll on the one public hike, the Wildcat Nature Walk, or you can arrange for a driving or horseback tour from the local guides at the blue booth across the parking lot from the visitor center. You’ll be allowed to see more hidden treasures by taking one of the tours and hiring a guide. Alternatively, you can do a self-driving tour, but some parts of the dirt road will require a vehicle that’s higher off the ground. Exploring beyond the dirt road is prohibited unless you hire a guide to go with you. We recommend taking a few photos from the lookout points around the visitor center and doing the self-driving tour.

Goosenecks State Park: 2.5 hours from Page. The San Juan River carved out this geological gem into what’s known as an entrenched meander, and this park is one of the best examples of this in the world. Just a short walk to the edge from the parking lot and you can capture great views. To explore a bit more, look for the crack in the rock just to the right of the hiking register.