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Escalante River route map
Difficulty: Moderate
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument/Utah

Escalante River

2.0 mi

Distance

40m

Est. Time

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Escalante River unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Escalante, UT · about 7 mi away
County:
Garfield County, UT
Jurisdiction:
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument · Bureau of Land Management

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We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Jul 28, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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