Conditions:Hall Beckley Canyon-20150918075032

Latest:	25 Apr 2015 (11 yrs, 2 mos ago)

Reported by:	CharlesL (6 reports)
Location:	Hall Beckley Canyon
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Comments: Ran through the canyon on a warm day. Beautiful approach hike through yellow blooming flowers giving the air a sweet scent as we hiked. The drop in was dusty and scree filled. The descent was charming and easy. That is, until we saw the evidence of a large bear in the area. Several bones of animals and the rotting carcass of a young deer was in the canyon. Further down the canyon was tracks, scat, and what looked to be a den burrowed out into the side of the canyon. We crept by cautiously and finished the canyon. Please be careful and bring some type of protection when you go.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
12 Aug 2025	Poor	Dry	None		8 hours	2 people Advanced	TMag (6 reports)
Comment: This canyon obviously hasn't been run in years. Completely overgrown. Two hour approach on a well maintained dirt road/trail. Get an early start, there is zero shade. We spent four hours in the canyon clearing brush, cutting trees, and reestablishing a path. We only made it less than half way before bailing out up the side in the canyon. Another hour of 60-70 degree slope, and army crawling through dry brush. Then another hour hike down the trail back to the car. We plan to return to continue working on the path through the canyon all the way to the bottom. Would not recommend the "sneak exit". New webbing installed on the section we worked on. So far all rappels could probably be downclimbed if needed, but they were fun as raps nonetheless. Will post a new update as we progress.
16 Oct 2021	Good	Dry		Normal	3 hours	1 people	Jcsjcs (150 reports)
Comment: I took the fire road approach with no shuttle (the path shown in the GPX). Overall the canyon was fairly brush-free like Brennen's beta says. There were no signs of bears; the one in the canyon in the last report must have been priced out. I did a total of three rappels. Anchors were in good condition. Once the water started in the lower reaches of the canyon (after the last rappel) there was more vegetation but it wasn't that bad and before long a use-trail appeared which gradually turned into a proper trail and then the exit road.
3 Apr 2016	Ok	Shallow wading	Rain jacket	Normal	10 hours	4 people Intermediate	Wyoung (12 reports)
Comment: Would not recommend: The bad: 1. Fresh bear print half way down the canyon with claw marks on nearby trees. 2. Slightly up canyon from bear print, there was a den with a large dead lizard in front of it, suspecting a coyotes or the bear 3. Decent amount of bushwacking and the recent storms have toppled a good number of trees, which only slowed us down more 4. Poison oak in the lower sections of the canyon 5. Top half of canyon did not have running water as the Dankat guide suggested it did (I know own it's a bit out dated) Neutral: 1. Lots of down climbing, some of the shorter rappels were just down climbed 2. The water in the lower part of the canyon was a small stream, though some sections had mud that was deep enough to sit knee deep. 3. The Dankat site's guide for the drop in and exit of the canyon were confusing to me, but ended up being pretty straightforward. The good: 1. The bigger rappels were interesting 2. Most of the anchors were natural and already had webbing and rapides, although setting up new one wouldn't have been hard, since there were plenty of bushes, trees and large debris in the area. The real hike: Start across from marker 30.02, and hike up the single-track that steeply rises between trees. The trail flattens out and you will reach an intersection of a main trail. From here, turn left and you'll be on the Grizzly Flats road. It's an easy hike that will take you past two water tanks, the first has the lettering EW20, then the second will be name EW21. Before you approach the EW21 tank, there will be a sharp right with a marker (2N18?). From here, walk another minute or two until you reach a small chute that spans almost 180 degrees around. Roughly in the center there is a small wash that runs through some bushes, this is the drop in. You may get cell service here, so double check the drop in coordinates. Once you're in the correct spot, down climb/button slide down this section. From here you basically follow the canyon all the way out. The exit trail can be found by going all the way down canyon until a large dirt road crosses the creek bed and heads upwards on DCL, you should see a yellow gate, and this sis where your first car should be parked for the shuttle.
25 Apr 2015							CharlesL (6 reports)
Comment: Ran through the canyon on a warm day. Beautiful approach hike through yellow blooming flowers giving the air a sweet scent as we hiked. The drop in was dusty and scree filled. The descent was charming and easy. That is, until we saw the evidence of a large bear in the area. Several bones of animals and the rotting carcass of a young deer was in the canyon. Further down the canyon was tracks, scat, and what looked to be a den burrowed out into the side of the canyon. We crept by cautiously and finished the canyon. Please be careful and bring some type of protection when you go.