5.2 miles away
Vermilion Cliffs
Straddling around the park's boundaries, these impressive red-colored sandstone cliffs can be seen from quite a distance.
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
The Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is a 112,500 acres (455 km2) wilderness area located in northern Arizona and southern Utah, United States, within the arid Colorado Plateau region. The wilderness is composed of broad plateaus, tall escarpments, and deep canyons. The Paria River flows through the wilderness before joining the Colorado River at Lee's Ferry, Arizona.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 45.6 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 30.7
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Official website
- blm.gov(opens in a new tab)
- Coordinates
- 36.8961, -111.8270
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12
Where it is
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is a natural landmark near Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, in Coconino County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
This place scores 45.6 out of 100, at medium confidence. No official visitor count is published for it, so the score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Description: Wikipedia(opens in a new tab), used under CC BY-SA 4.0(opens in a new tab)
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
- Official site: https://www.blm.gov/visit/paria-canyon-vermilion-cliffs-wilderness(opens in a new tab)
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
Nearby attractions
5.7 miles away
White Pocket
A hard to reach patch of picturesque sandstones. The grey rocky cover layer is sometimes just a few cm thick. The structure makes the area look like enormous marble cake covered by a sugar icing.
7.8 miles away
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
The famous "wave" is here. Only twenty people per day are permitted to visit: ten by online application months in advance, and ten by lottery at the Grand Staircase-Escalante Visitor Center here in Kanab. If you can't get the permit, don't worry, the national monument includes other beautiful scenery too.11 miles away
Vermilion Cliffs Trail
Vermilion Cliffs Trail, in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.11 miles away
Cliff Dwellers Stone House
Cliff Dwellers Stone House, in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.11 miles away
Cathedral Wash Trail
Cathedral Wash Trail, in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.