The Long Way
Emery County
A rocky canyon wash with sparse vegetation under a clear blue sky.
Plate I. Little Wild Horse Trailhead canyon landscape. Photograph by Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tafoni formations, Little Wild Horse Canyon.
Plate II. Tafoni formations, Little Wild Horse Canyon. Photograph by gregw66, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hiker in Little Wild Horse Canyon.
Plate III. Hiker in Little Wild Horse Canyon. Photograph by Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sandstone canyon wall, Little Wild Horse Trailhead.
Plate IV. Sandstone canyon wall, Little Wild Horse Trailhead. Photograph by Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hiker in canyon, Little Wild Horse Trailhead.
Plate V. Hiker in canyon, Little Wild Horse Trailhead. Photograph by Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Slot canyon walls, Little Wild Horse Trailhead.
Plate VI. Slot canyon walls, Little Wild Horse Trailhead. Photograph by Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Little Wild Horse Trailhead

Emery County, Utah. Trailhead.

Details

Map. Emery County, Utah. Larger map
Where
Emery County, UT. No street address stated. Directions
Getting there
From Highway 24 turn west onto Temple Mountain Road; travel 5 miles, turn south on Goblin Valley Road for 6 miles, then turn west on Wild Horse Road and continue 5 miles to the Little Wild Horse Trailhead and parking area.
Access
Water in the canyon may be unpassable at times; wading may be necessary. Check weather and avoid the canyon when rain threatens because it has extreme flash-flood potential.
Phone
435-636-3600
Website
blm.gov
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management.
Coordinates
38.58299444, -110.8029.

Little Wild Horse and Bell Canyons, one of the most popular slot canyons in Utah, within the Muddy Creek Wilderness.

Notable Events

  1. 2019Public Law 116-9 designated the 5,479-acre wilderness. wilderness.net

Sources

  1. blm.gov/visit/little-wild-horse-trailhead
  2. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Little_Wild_Horse_Canyon_(Emery_County,_Utah)
  3. visitemerycounty.com/little-wild-horse-canyon
  4. geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/geosights/geosights-slot-canyons-of-the-san-rafael-swell-emery-county
  5. blm.gov/visit/little-wild-horse-trailhead
  6. wilderness.net/visit-wilderness?ID=795
  7. blm.gov/utso/grd/san-rafael-swell-rec-area
  8. visitutah.com/things-to-do/slot-canyons/little-wild-horse-ding-and-dang