Pa’rus Trail

Difficulty: Easy, wheelchair accessible

Elevation Gain/Loss: 50 feet / 15 meters gain

Average Hiking Time: 1 hour one-way from Canyon Junction to the Visitor Center or 2 hours round trip from the Visitor Center.

Distance: 1.7 miles / 2.74 km, one-way

Trailhead Location: Visitor Center or Canyon Junction

Optimal Time to Hike: Year round, before 9am or after 7pm in the summer

Experience: Bike, hike, jog, dog walk, enjoy an autumn evening photographing the brilliant yellow of the cottonwood trees or a winter sunset. Multiple bridges zigzag the Virgin River giving a sense of the path truly following the river course. Many side trails to swimming holes along the river!