Paria Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness - A Lasting Legacy

In Utah, the spectacular Paria Canyon/Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area is about 45 miles east of Kanab. The Wilderness area encompasses 112,000 acres of redrock canyons and upthrust fault mountains.
Coyote Buttes is a Special Management Area of the Paria Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. It has become one of the most popular destinations for many people visiting the Colorado Plateau. It is colorful but fragile Navajo Sandstone slickrock. The attraction is the thin ledges that swirl in wild contours of color and stone that are Coyotte Buttes Northvery brittle and breakable. It has grown as an attraction over the years due to the many published photographs and other media coverage of this small area. Nature has fully used its imagination to converge with the appreciation of our individual minds in all their variety of thought and wonder.
Before highways and railways, before pioneers, even before Columbus...the land we know as the United States was truly a vast wilderness. To protect these last remaining areas, in 1984, Congress created the Paria Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. Coyote Buttes' outstanding scenery, desert wildlife, colorful history, and opportunities for primitive recreation will remain free from the influence of man and are protected in this condition for future generations. Its 112,000 acres beckon adventurers who yearn for solitude, scenic splendor, and the chance to explore one of the most beautiful geologic formations in the world.
Learn about permits for this area
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[@sethmalachowsky117]

Going back into the canyon for the 4th time in 2 weeks time. This place is enchanting.

[@robertgirardBobydbSounD]

Me, been there 10 times 😉

[@ikmarchini]

A bit preachy yet very necessary. And delivered in a gentle tone with respect for both nature and for humans. Bravo, BLM. PS beautiful photography.

[@salcasknow]

I have been fortunate to have hiked to the wave two times. It is gorgeous!

[@JimmiePamplin]

Fantastic, Dave! Thank you for this vicarious adventure.

[@thatisartnotpffft6368]

AZ and UT landscape is a must for any hiker, mountain biker....any kind of traveller! Just love all there is to see and do there!

[@sandra7555]

Thank you for this documentary. It must be an awesome trip and hikes to see this wonder.

[@fltply]

Nice music. Thanks for the easy hike.😀

[@Lomufilm1]

Das ist eine wundervolle Landschaft, einfach beeindruckend!

[@MarieGlynn]

Superb information useful not only for this particular wilderness but for many locations in the southwest. Thank you!

[@patrickmcleod111]

Yes, this information applies to many natural areas, not just in this park! I decided to walk across my backyard earlier today, to reach my shed and grab the weed wacker. But first, I watched this guide. It was then I decided to return the weedwacker and not do the trimming. After all, I wouldn't want to not leave the natural landscape the way it was when I got there! 😂

[@rosalieb7909]

Very informative !

[@winstongludovatz111]

Excellent video!

[@whaleshrimp111]

Nice job to all involved. Very informative on how to access and enjoy the area.

[@AdventureMuse]

we were just out there, and the road is in amazing shape. We drove out in a honda Mini Van

[@the1wags]

I have been fortunate enough to go once. I tried the lotto online 3-5 times and in person 2 or 3 times before I lucked out and got on online. It is an amazing place!

[@chenthy]

very nice...

[@DadRandom]

Love this place, it’s my home basically

[@Nixonesque]

So would you recommend hiring a hiking guide?

[@TheFREDCAROLE]

We really hope that we will be able to visit this wonderful place :)

[@bigfatcrazycat4891]

Love this place, we were in Coyote buttes south and buckskin gulch just Nov 2020, enjoyed so much, too bad we didn’t win the wave’s lottery🙄🙄

[@elizabethsager467]

We won the lottery for Coyote Buttes South !! Whoop whoop!! 🎉🙌❤😃

[@RL-ql5mt]

This video makes it scary to go

[@KayentaRojo]

The truth it’s scary sometimes

[@davidsrosser]

@@KayentaRojo Just got my lottery win announcement and I'm kind of terrified.

[@stevenluther4803]

That’s the point, don’t underestimate potential dangers and be real sure you’re prepared

[@Chef_602]

@@davidsrosserbe safe! Bring a sat phone. I use the garmin in reach mini when I’m out there

[@sluggotinfantryman]

HEAT. If not from the west you really don't understand the rapidity of heat exhaustion. You have to eat crackers or something with water. Fritos. My personal favorite salt pill. IVs work good but most hikers are not combat medics with a stolen CM bag.

[@davidleslie1963]

I always study my "roots" when I hike.

[@DKGifford19608]

Should be a National Park

[@jacqueesthomas1525]

Are there guides available? I would love to do this but not solo, it would be great to go with a group.

[@NatarajanGanesan]

Planning a trip here seems challenging with lotteries and a minimum of a few days' stay at Kanab. Also, there seem to be different attractions with varying degrees of challenges. Not sure which to start with.

[@sethmalachowsky117]

It depends on what you want to do. Many reservations can be made online. I've been able to secure 4 permits to the wilderness (not the wave) without ever going to Kanab.

[@LuciaBBG]

I've been trying the lottery five months a year, for years now, no luck...But I won't give up!

[@DontCloudMe]

HAHAHA, meanwhile the rest of us just walk in. Ask an illegal if they give a shit about a permit. And ask the BLM if they'll an illegal any shit about not having a permit. You're a sucker.

[@Helo_rides_for_commies]

Shows a hiker putting shoes on her dog because the terrain is like "sandpaper". Then shows the dog hiking sans shoes.

[@TravelsWithPhil]

Is this video in the Public Domain since it is a US Government video?

[@E3ECO]

Why would anyone downvote this?

[@XubenLGen]

What are those aquatic creatures at 13:52 in the video? Creepy, but cool!

[@Chef_602]

Look like tadpoles to me!

[@dekcarc]

@@Chef_602 Close....tadpole shrimp is one name for them.

[@Chef_602]

@@dekcarc thanks for the info!

[@spiritdust]

Please add closed captions to this video.

[@sluggotinfantryman]

Nice. But next time use Thunderstruck for music intro.

[@bryanhawk1442]

what is a special management area?

[@millerfour2071]

12:23 worst nightmare

[@tyrannuslapis5107]

oh this is about hiking =/ was more interested in a documentary explaining the geology.

[@StephenCinAZ]

12:43 - Clean up after dogs, yes, and for the sake of your dog's safety, the safety of local wildlife, and the experience of other hikers, keep your dog on a leash! 13:01 - "When appropriate" should mean the whole time someone's hiking in a place like this with a dog.

[@DragonRe]

6:50 Venomous animals, not poisonous.

[@januarragil2266]

Indonesia 🇲🇨👍

[@bryanhawk1442]

13:53 What are those things? They look like Alien face grabbers!

[@toads_ride845]

Is it possible to make it down the road on my Harley Davidson or is it too soft?

[@nickdanger4811]

THAT"S AMUSING at 10 min 57 seconds on this video you talk about safety hiking alone and show a "Guy / Bonehead " hiking with Flip Flops Sandals On His Feet !! LOL

[@artemiserectus]

Be alert for wild mormons! This is dangerous terrain.

[@marcoosses1778]

it say MOJON XD

[@unowen7591]

Lol after watching this video, yeah don't feel like going anymore. Thanks BLM.

[@matthewmontalvo6795]

I know, sounds like a death trap

[@nadiaherrera6589]

SAME LOL

[@SuperDavis1968]

I don't to stand in line with those rug rats. What is this disney world? National forests rule.

[@mattmac5599]

"If bitten by POISONOUS"... Thank you BLM for not knowing the difference between venomous and poisonous. Cheers.

[@patrickmcleod111]

I was bitten by a corrosive snake!

[@MrLikeke]

12:16 Correction: it may be illegal but is not unlawful. This video conflates the two terms but that is to be expected as this a BLM video.

[@USStateGuy]

Illegal and unlawful pretty much mean the same thing. A Google search does say unlawful can mean not permitted by Law while illegal means forbidden by Law. However, the U.S. Constitution says you can't be prosecuted for something not against the Law, so the distinction is pretty much irrelevant. Either it's against the Law, or else it's legal. This video also said illegal.

[@StereoSpace]

This should be a National Park not a Wilderness Area. This is almost criminal.

[@cacatr4495]

Is there any National Park on tribal land?

[@richardjacques1731]

@@cacatr4495 This area is not on tribal land as far as I can see. The Navajo Nation is all east of The Colorado River. Canyon De Chelly is a National Monument on Tribal Land.

[@StereoSpace]

"This wilderness is here for you to enjoy" Nothing is further from the truth. Wilderness designations are specifically designed to keep the public OUT. You own it, you pay to maintain it, study it, and protect it. However, by law, there will be no roads built and even hiking requires you to get permission to see it, and pay for that. These designations, promoted by interest groups like the Sierra Club, are ways for those groups to take control, for themselves, of public lands. But YOU get the bill. And you're not welcome there. END the proliferation of Wilderness Area designations. They're land grabs by small groups and unfair to the public who also own these lands.

[@Ikarichan]

Wow...got the same in mind as i hear this sentence...tanks for this :)

[@steveevansville217]

you have to follow rules to enjoy you must not like rules I have been out west several times and never had a problem finding a place to hike

[@trwent]

Of course not. This idiot wants these incredible, fragile lands opened up to all kinds of dirt bike and ATV travel, which would of course ruin the lands.

[@trwent]

They are NOT designed to keep "the public" out, but rather they are designed to keep the area in a primitive state. People are welcome to visit as long as they do not alter that primitive state. Only human arrogance would lead one to believe that we should be able to do whatever we please with these fragile, magnificent areas.

[@dudeonbike800]

Without forward-thinking outdoors people decades ago, we wouldn't be able to enjoy pristine, road-free areas today. Places like this would be in private hands and illegal for Americans to enjoy. Look at many beautiful places in Europe and you find development right up to the lake edge (Cuomo, Garda, etc.) and so much land in private hands. Must we doze, grade and pave EVERY last beautiful place on earth? Yes, this country is big, but the unique, valuable areas like this are limited. Once a Yosemite Valley is developed, it's gone for good. We've done enough development of this country - let's save some of it for future generations, not as exclusive playgrounds for the elite.

[@vicsaul5459]

BLM, 🏕 👣, dark sky ♥✨ leave only footprints