The Paria Box Trailhead
The Paria Box Trailhead
The Paria Box Trailhead provides access to a scenic 4.
88-mile round-trip hiking route along the Paria River through the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, featuring approximately a dozen shallow river crossings and colorful Cockscomb rock formations.
The minimally developed trail is free and open year-round with parking available at the trailhead, though there are no water or restroom facilities on-site.
The route follows the historic Old Spanish National Historic Trail (Armijo Route) and can be extended to visit the abandoned Paria townsite, first settled in 1870.
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