Red Canyon Slot (Peekaboo Kanab)

Red Canyon Slot, better known locally as Peekaboo Slot Canyon, is a short, glowing red sandstone slot hike north of Kanab off Highway 89 — and it's earned its 4.8-star rating from nearly 600 reviewers for good reason. The canyon walk itself is easy and family-friendly, about 0.7 miles round trip, winding between narrow red rock walls with the old Moqui Steps carved into the stone and a few small scrambles that add fun without any real climbing.

The Catch: Getting There

The hike is easy. The access road is not. From the Peek-A-Boo staging area, it's 3–5 miles of deep, soft sand before you reach the canyon, and reviewers are consistent on this point: a standard SUV or crossover, even an all-wheel-drive one, will bog down. A high-clearance 4x4 with proper tires, or a rented UTV, is the realistic way in. If you don't have one, Kanab-based outfitters like Coral Cliffs Tours run guided Jeep and UTV trips out to the trailhead and back, which several visitors say made the whole outing far less stressful.

• Distance: ~0.7 miles round trip once at the trailhead
• Vehicle: high-clearance 4x4 or UTV strongly recommended for the sand road
• Managed by: BLM — check current conditions and flash flood risk before entering
• Best light: morning visits mean fewer people and better photos on the red walls

Note this is not the Peekaboo/Spooky Gulch pair near Escalante — a different canyon entirely, and one of the more photogenic, less crowded slot hikes in the Kanab area.