Grand Staircrase Escalante is a very large and intersting area, with many access points.
– Devils Garden (2014, 2019) is located along the unpaved Hole-in-the-Rock road. It is small area with arches and hoodoos.
– Buckskin Gulch & Wirepass slot canyon (2014) is the longest and deepest canyon in America (more than 20 km). When reaching the T-crossing, turn to the right for the deepest, narrowest and darkest part; going to the left gives access to the wider part. Some scrambling is needed to pass areas in Wirepass.
– The lower Falls of Calf Creek (2014) can be reached by a 4 kilometer walk. The trail gently descents and ascents.
– Moqui or Moki Hill (2019) is the place to spot moqui/moki marbles. Small marbles are about 1 cm, the bigger ones about 5 centimeter in diameter. At the time of visit, the dirt-road, Spencer Flat Road, was not in top-condition after last day’s rain.
– Nautilus (2014) is a very rare rock formation. The inside looks a bit like the inside of a Nautilus shell.
– Paria movie set (2014) is along Paria River Road. The movie set has been destroyed by fire. The area is very picturesque.
– Spooky Gulch (2014) is located 27 miles into the Hole-in-the-Rock road. The hike to the actual site needs a crossing on a scary, very narrow ledge. Spooky is a very narrow canyon.
– Sunset & Sunrise Arch (2014) are 65-70 kilometer into the Hole-in-the-Rock road. The quality of the last part of the road is 4-wheel drive only. We parked the car when we reached an area with loose sand. The arches itself are nice to visit, but not spectacular. We wanted to find the rock that is resting on stilts.
– Toadstool hoodoos & Rimrocks (2014, 2017, 2019) can be reached after a short walk. There are 2 plateaus with hoodoos, one directly behind the Toadstool, another plateau with mostly white hoodoos, a little further to the north west of the main plateau.
– Wahweap hoodoos (2014) are 3 areas with white hoodoos
– White Rocks/White Valley (2017, 2019) is a very colorful area with hoodoos