Checkerboard Canyon

Checkerboard Canyon Canyoneering Canyoning Caving

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‌	Difficulty:‌3B IV (v3a2 IV) Raps:‌13, max ↨210ft Metric Overall: 11-15.5h  ⟷13.4mi Approach: 2.5-4.5h  ↑0ft Descent: 4-6h Exit: 3-5h  ↑0ft Yes Red Tape:‌Permit required Shuttle:‌Required Vehicle:High Clearance
Location:	37.3466, -112.9352
Condition Reports:	24 Apr 2026 "Mandatory pools started appearing a little less than half way into the canyon. the first pool was thigh deep and second was a swimmer. Several chest
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Regions:	North America United States Utah Southwest Utah Zion National Park  Zion East Side

http://bluugnome.com/cyn_route/zion/zion_checkerboard/zion_checkerboard.aspx,http://climb-utah.com/Zion/checkboard.htm,http://canyoneeringusa.com/utah/zion/technical/checkerboard-canyon,http://ropewiki.com/User:Zion_Canyoneering_Book?id=Checkerboard,http://web.archive.org/web/20240229153613/http://canyoncollective.com/betabase/checkerboard.543?kmlidxna,http://ropewiki.com/User:Super_Amazing_Map?id=Checkerboard_Canyon_-_Zion_Area,http://zioncanyoneering.com/Canyon/Checkerboard-Canyon

https://adamhaydock.blogspot.com/2018/06/checkerboard-canyon-3biv-zion-national.html

http://bluugnome.com/cyn_route/zion/zion_checkerboard/zion_checkerboard.aspx

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Introduction

There are 10-15 rappels and an equal number of notable down-climbs. The approach is long, exposed and off-trail. The exit is 7 miles down the Narrows and out the Temple of Sinawava. All upstream travel beyond Big Springs is prohibited; exiting up the North Fork may result in a citation.

Red tape

A canyoneering permit and a narrows top down permit is required. Plan ahead during the busy season.

Beta sites

• BluuGnome.com  : Checkerboard Canyon
• Climb-Utah.com  : Checkerboard Canyon
• CanyoneeringUSA.com  : Checkerboard
• Zion Canyoneering Book by Tom Jones  : Checkerboard
• CanyonCollective.com  : Checkerboard
• Super Amazing Map  : Checkerboard Canyon
• ZionCanyoneering.com  : Checkerboard Canyon

Trip reports and media

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Checkerboard Canyon

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