WORLD CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY
AS YOU WANDER THROUGH AN UNIMAGINABLE,
ALIEN, OTHERWORLDLY LANDSCAPE!
Experiencing the fantastic geology called White Pocket is a journey onto one of the most bizarre landscapes on earth. Increasingly one of the more popular hiking and photo destinations in the area with world famous photographic opportunities.
We will hike you through the entire area, showing you all the best viewpoints and photogenic locations. We know the place very well and can guide photographers to the best shooting opportunities at the time of day for the best light.
It is easy hiking, only a 5 minute walk onto White Pocket, where you can wander for 1 to 3 miles. It’s not steep but somewhat uneven, so if you have balancing issues we recommend hiking poles.
We’re the closest to White Pocket, and it still takes an hour and forty minutes to get there in our Suburban ending up on a sandy, 4×4 high-clearance only track through the Vermilion Cliffs Monument. A trip to White Pocket with us gives you almost 2 hours more hiking time as we are located 5 minutes from the unpaved road to White Pocket as compared to a 45 minute highway drive each way from Kanab, where most tour companies operate out of.
If there’s still time in the evening we can visit an Anasazi petroglyph panel or take a scenic drive to show you a little more of the unbelievably beautiful Vermilion Cliffs.
Our knowledgable guides will provide assistance, information, explanations and advice about the entire area. There is much to see here that you can visit on your own and we’ll try to help you all we can to explain distances, road conditions, and photo opportunities to help maximize your enjoyment of the entire area.
In short, we’ll do the very best we can to show you a great day. That is not a statement, it is a promise!
$200 + TAX per person ($220 TOTAL)
WHITE POCKET FURTHER TOUR
This tour begins at White Pocket but does not have to include it. There is a lot of hiking involved but we will take you into another area with great fins and many types of different formations including lots of “brain rocks”. No permit needed.
$200 + TAX per person ($220 TOTAL)
To book a guided photography, scenic, adventure, or hiking tour, photography workshop, overnight camp out, or make a reservation, please call or email us directly so that we can discuss your personal itinerary, in order to customize to your emphasis, interests and ability.
Call us at (928) 691-1047
or email outpost@paria.com
IMPORTANT
RESERVATIONS MUST CHECK IN WITH US
24-HOURS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE TOUR.
MEMORY MAKING MOMENTS
TOUR DETAILS
- Driving Times: An hour and forty-five minute drive from the Outpost.
- Easy hiking. A 5 minute walk to get onto White Pocket, then hike 1 to 3 miles through all of it. Hiking can be customized to fit your abilities. It is somewhat uneven so bring hiking poles if needed.
- Hike and photograph four hours or so, with lunch out on the rocks.
- We can do a 24 hour overnight here for photographers or photo workshops, as well as a noon or so until sunset tour, same as a day tour in time duration. This might be preferable when it is really hot.
- All daytime and sunset tours are at least 8-9 hours.
- We bring lunch, water and cold drinks.
- Campouts and photo workshops are 24 hours.
- Available all year dependent upon weather and especially road conditions.
- No permit needed
- Price (same for all tours)
- Departure Times: Though somewhat flexible, departure times vary with the weather and the length of the day through the year. In spring we generally depart at 8 a.m., but when it gets really hot we recommend leaving by at least 7 a.m. or even earlier.
- Meeting Point: All our tours depart from the Paria Outpost, which is located directly on Highway 89 at mile 21 in Utah.
GPS COORDINATES: 37.1075° N, 111.9109° W - We are a thirty minute drive from Page, Arizona and a ten minute drive from Big Water, Utah. We are forty-five minutes from Kanab, Utah, and aa little over two hours from Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks. We are located right on the highway and have a big sign out front.
- What to bring: You bring a backpack to carry lunch and water, sunscreen, and your camera.
FAQs
Where do the tours start?
All tours start at the Paria Outpost on Highway 89 and Paria River, thirty minutes from Page, Arizona and forty five minutes from Kanab, Utah.
What should I bring?
Enclosed hiking shoes, sunscreen, hat, backpack. Hiking poles if you use them. Lunch, water, and cold drinks are included.
Do I need a permit?
Only in the Coyote Buttes, nowhere else is a permitted area.
How many in group size?
Group size maximum is 5 clients per guide , with 10 clients and 2 guides max. We reserve the right to fill groups. If guests want “private tour” (a car and guide to themselves) they must pay for 4 seats 175×4=$700 in the car. We also have a 2 person minimum price, so if solo, cost is $350 minimum.
What time do we start?
Starting times are somewhat flexible according to the heat factor as well as your preference. We can discuss this when you write or call to check in twenty-four hours or so before the tour.
Are we located in Big Water?
Our mailing address is in Big Water but our business is located ten minutes or so farther down the highway toward Kanab, Utah, just across the Paria River,
How do I pay?
Though we don’t take money upfront for reservations, we do not accept credit cards. We always accept cash and personal checks are fine, if from America.
In an effort to be as user-friendly as possible we do not take money up front for reservations. We put your name on our calendar and count on you to show up. Weather can be unpredictable and other factors can change your itinerary and we do not want your money, if we cannot do your tour.
TESTIMONIALS
GUIDING AS IT SHOULD BE
Steve brought us (parents with adult daughter) out for a full day at White Pocket. The ride out is spectacular and Steve shared an array of information about the land and people. Steve is a masterful guide, pointing you in the direction, but then letting you discover what is around the next rock or bend. He leads from behind which is a real art! Everytime I thought “Now this is the best or most amazing view or rock formation” we would travel a little farther and I would be blown away yet again. If you stood at the parking area you would think it is an interesting place, but Steve took us into the very soul of White Pocket. Susan packed us a wonderful lunch to fuel the nearly 6 miles of walking we did. Thanks to Steve and Susan this guided experience was THE highlight of our trip. We also appreciated Steve’s recommendations for other places to visit and ways we could do some more remote exploring, which we prefer, on a future trip.
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SOAP CREEK
Let us take you through the heart of the VERMILION CLIFFS out to the colorful, extremely photogenic formations of the remote, largely unvisited Soap Creek. A really great tour.
VERMILION CLIFFS
We can show you more of the remote part of the VERMILION CLIFFS, such as a hike through Pinnacle Valley, out to Middle Reservoir, the “Cowboy Hat” formation, Double Barrel Arch or see Petroglyph panels and ruins as well.
SIDESTEP CANYON
If you’re a good hiker hike the three miles or so to see largely unvisited SIDESTEP CANYON, a giant green-colored valley full of literally hundreds of balanced rocks, from 3 feet tall to 150 feet tall. Great for viewing a spectacular example of unique geology and excellent photographic opportunities.
YELLOW ROCK
Again, if you are a good hiker, make the short but somewhat steep climb up to YELLOW ROCK, for lovely, stunning colors and great views of the Cockscomb area.mages.
NORTH COYOTE BUTTES & SOUTH COYOTE BUTTES
The famous NORTH COYOTE BUTTES or SOUTH COYOTE BUTTES. IF you can be in Kanab, Utah at 9 a.m., try the North Coyote Buttes Wave Lottery at the Kanab BLM visitor Center on Highway 89, or be there at 10 a.m. to try for a permit to the South Coyote Buttes, which, though less known, is easily as good or perhaps even better than the famous “Wave” that everyone wants. It’s easier to get this permit as well. However, only ten permits are available for each area per day at the Visitor Center. Permits are issued for the next day.
GRAND STAIRCASE
If you don’t want to hike much we can take you on a mostly DRIVING TOUR OF THE GRAND STAIRCASE, the COTTONWOOD CANYON ROAD and the SMOKEY MOUNTAIN ROAD are unbelievably eye-catching and photogenic, with lots of short stops and short hikes.mages.
FREE CAMPING AND RV PARKING FOR OUR CLIENTS AT PARIA OUTPOST.
GREAT PORCH & RESTROOMS.