Hikers need to check the weather as far away as Bryce Canyon National Park to make sure there is no rain in the forecast. 'It is exciting and terrifying at the same time.'īuckskin Gulch has several challenges and it starts with water. 'It's phenomenal, I was here last week hiking and I was so blown away by it, so I definitely decided to come back,' said Wirth, who is taking on this challenge for the first time. We met experienced backpacker Bob Wirth at the junction of Wire Pass and Buckskin, his trail name is Different Socks. However, I met a family heading to The Wave who scored the permit using the advanced lottery.īuckskin Gulch is a great consolation prize that also requires a permit for a day trip and an overnight backpacking trip. To enter The Wave, people need to win a lottery and I'm about 0-8 in the daily lottery. This is also where people can access Coyote Buttes North, more commonly known as 'The Wave'. There are a few ways to access Buckskin Gulch, but the most popular location is Wire Pass Trailhead off of House Rock Valley Road. Buckskin Gulch is a bucket list hike that takes people through a roughly 16-mile slot canyon lined with Navajo Sandstone rising high above the narrow gulch.īuckskin Gulch is in the Paria Canyon Vermillion Cliffs-Wilderness east of Kanab, Utah.
