Painted Canyon and Ladder Canyon Trail

Trail in Chuckwalla · California

4.0 mi · Out & back.

A slot-canyon loop with rock-scrambling and several metal ladders (up to 12 ft) through narrow, colorful passages; Ladder Canyon has four ladders and a dark slot section, while wider Painted Canyon has two. Reached via a rough unpaved road off Box Canyon Road.

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