Willis Wash

Escalante
This is an easy and shady slot canyon hike in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument that the entire family can enjoy. The golden glow and towering canyons walls are magnificent.
Trail Distance: 4 miles round trip
Average hiking time: 2 hours round trip
Trail Usage: Skutumpah road is impassible if wet.
Difficulty: Easy
Sun Exposure: Sun and Shade mix.
Trail Conditions: Most of the Willis Creek hike is a nice stroll through a cobblestone stream. This is an easy hike that kids and families with enjoy.
Trailhead: Skutumpah Road
Trailend: Same as trailhead
Best Season: Summer when the water is warmer.
Restrooms: None
Willis Creek Trailhead - From Mount Carmel Junction, follow US Highway 89 north, to Glendale, Utah. Make a right turn on 300 North, also called the Bench Road. It's directly across the highway from the Buffalo Bistro. Travel the graded dirt Glendale Bench Road (road #600) for 15 miles to a marked junction in the road. There is a kiosk at the junction with a map and other information. The road goes in two directions from the Glendale Bench Road. One road is the Johnson Canyon Road and the other is the Skutumpah Road (road #500). Take Skutumpah Road. It's 14 miles on Skutumpah Road to the Lick Wash Trailhead. To find Willis Creek continue down Skutumpah Road 11.8 miles past the Lick Wash trailhead. There are two parking areas for Willis Creek. The trail starts on the opposite side of the road from the registration box.

Willis Creek is a 4 mile round trip hike. It's an amazing slot canyon adventure with narrow cliff walls and a flat, stony stream-bed path to walk through. Towering slickrock forms the walls of this incredible slot canyon. Some small waterfalls add to the fun and enjoyment of the Willis Creek hike.
Willis Creek can be combined with Bull Valley Gorge for a two day backpack.

Skutumpah Road - Continue another 3-miles northeast on Skutumpah Road to the GSENM kiosk. After the kiosk, it's another 3.5 out of the monument and onto the paved scenic backway to (Kodachrome Basin Road) Cannonville. There is a staffed GSENM Visitors Center in Cannonville.