Buckskin Gulch (also known as Buckskin Creek, Buckskin Wash, and Kaibab Gulch) is a gulch and canyon located within southern Kane County, Utah, United States. It is placed right near the Arizona border. Named as one of the main tributaries of the Paria River that is a minor tributary of the Colorado River and further on from the Colorado river basin at over long. Buckskin Gulch is the longest and deepest slot canyon in the Southwestern United States. Often visited in conjunction with the longer Paria Canyon, due to their close proximity of , hiking both canyons in one day is possible. Wire Pass, a short tributary to Buckskin, and is a popular day-hiking alternative that takes hikers through the narrow, curving features which are the hallmarks of the slot canyons. Access Buckskin Gulch is reached via U. S. Route 89 (US‑89) in Utah or U. S. Route 89 A (US 89 A) in Arizona, and is roughly halfway between the towns of Kanab, Utah and Page, Arizona. There are four access routes to the canyon. There is a $6 per person access fee, which can be paid online ahead of time or on-site through a cash/check drop box. Buckskin Trailhead The Buckskin Trailhead is about south along House Rock Valley Road. The US‑89 turnoff for House Rock Valley Road is about east of Kanab and about west – northwest of Page. It can also be reached via House Rock Road (as House Rock Valley Road is known in Arizona) by heading north along the road for about . The US 89 A turnoff for House Rock Road is at House Rock in Arizona and is about southeast of Kanab and about southwest of Page. No restrooms are available at this trailhead. Wire Pass Trailhead The Wire Pass Trailhead accessed along the same road, but is about south of US‑89 or about north of House Rock. This entrance is more popular than the other three as it provides the quickest access to the best parts of Buckskin Gulch and because it is the same trailhead used to access the Coyote Buttes, home to The Wave, a famous sandstone rock formation. (Access to The Wave requires a special, separate permit.) White House Trailhead The White House Trailhead is about south along White House Trailhead Road, which can only be accessed from US‑89. The US‑89 turnoff for White House Trailhead Road is