Buckskin Gulch and its continuation into Paria Canyon is another of the crown gems of the area, yet completely different in its own way – and worth your time, if you have time. It is touted as the longest and deepest slot canyon in the Southwest – with intimidating, sheer-walled narrows that extend for 13 miles, before meeting the Paria River.
Many will hike into and out of that confluence in one day, by paying for a day pass at the trail head. Others prefer to take their time, making only 5-8 miles in a day, so I they can have time to properly appreciate every narrow twist and turn, log jam, and mysterious formation or pictograph. And some will continue the hike, following the Paria River all the way down to Lee's Ferry, a combined total of roughly 38 miles.