PEEK-A-BOO ARCHES |
PEEK-A-BOO SLOT |
PEEK-A-BOO SLOT |
The Peek-A-Boo and Spooky slot canyons are both accessed from the Dry Fork Trailhead located 26 miles down Hole-in-the-Rock Road near Escalante, Utah. The road is a bit rough, but I was able to make it both times in a Corolla without much trouble. From the Dry Fork Trailhead, the trail will take you a half-mile down into Dry Fork. Once you are at the bottom, you will see a slot canyon opening up to your left. This is a branch of Dry Fork which I accidentally mistook for Peek-A-Boo my first time here. While not as popular as Peek-A-Boo, it is a very nice slot canyon, approximately one mile in length that is definitely worth your time.
To reach Peek-A-Boo, you will take a right after arriving at the canyon floor, and follow Dry Fork for a couple hundred feet until you see an opening in the side of the rock located about ten or fifteen feet off the ground. When I visited, some rocks had been stacked up in front of the entrance, and some hand holds had been carved into the rock to help you get into it. Just past the the entrance you will pass through two natural arches located right next to each other. From here some squeezing and maneuvering are required to work your way up the canyon. I went up the canyon for a mile or two until it opened up and became uninteresting. It's a nice slot, though not nearly as deep as most of the other slots in the Escalante area.
About a half-mile past the entrance to Peek-A-Boo, you will come to the entrance to Spooky. Spooky is a really tight canyon which requires a lot of squeezing and walking sideways. It goes for a couple miles, but I was only able to make it about a half-mile before it got a little too tight for my liking. My tolerance for tight slot canyons has increased over the years, so I may have to give it another shot one day, as I've heard several people list this as their favorite hike in Utah.