Comparable to other regions covered in this book, hiking in the Grand Staircase Paria Canyon region is most often achieved without the benefit of a trail. Most of the easy day hikes follow dry, easily passable washes, leading through some of the finest narrows in the region. The exception is the excellent Panorama Trail in Kodachrome Basin State Park. There are only two public campgrounds in this region. This popular, scenic campground is open year-round and provides excellent facilities, for a fee, that include tables, water, fire grills, showers, a centrally located restroom, and a pay telephone.
Several sites can accommodate large trailers and RVs.
A camper s store is located at Trailhead Station, next to the Panorama Trailhead, 0.5 mile from the campground. Find this campground and trailhead by turning south onto a prominently signed dirt road branching south from US 89 between mileposts 20 and 21, 29.4 miles west of Page, Arizona, and 42.5 miles east of Kanab, Utah. Pay the appropriate fees and register for your stay in the campground at the information kiosk just off the highway, immediately below the Paria Contact Station, then drive 2 miles down the bumpy dirt road to the campground and trailhead. White House is a small, walk-in campground, used primarily by Paria Canyon hikers. Its facilities include tables, fire grills, and pit toilets.