This is a partial list of canyons in the U.S. state of Utah along with any rivers, roads, and other features (such as rail lines) that pass through them.
Name |
County |
River |
Road |
Other |
American Fork Canyon |
Utah |
American Fork |
092 SR-92, SR-144 |
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Argyle Canyon |
Duchesne |
Argyle Creek |
Argyle Canyon Road |
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Beaver Canyon |
Beaver |
Beaver River |
153 SR-153 |
|
Beaver Canyon |
Weber |
Beaver Creek |
039 SR-39 |
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Big Cottonwood Canyon |
Salt Lake |
Big Cottonwood Creek |
152 SR-190 |
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Bingham Canyon |
Salt Lake |
Bingham Creek |
209 SR-209 |
Savage Bingham and Garfield Railroad (ex-D&RGW) |
Bluejohn Canyon |
Wayne |
|
|
site of Aron Ralston's accident |
Box Elder Canyon |
Box Elder |
Box Elder Creek |
091 US-91 |
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Butterfield Canyon |
Salt Lake |
Butterfield Creek |
Butterfield Canyon Road |
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Cataract Canyon |
Garfield, San Juan, Wayne |
Colorado River |
|
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Cedar Canyon |
Iron |
Coal Creek, Crow Creek |
014 SR-14 |
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Circleville Canyon |
Garfield |
Sevier River |
089 US-89 |
Old Spanish Trail |
City Creek |
Salt Lake |
City Creek |
City Creek Canyon Road |
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Corner Canyon |
Salt Lake |
|
Corner Canyon Road |
unconstructed SR-71 (1931-1935) |
Cottonwood Canyon |
Kane |
Cottonwood Creek |
Cottonwood Canyon Road |
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Coyote Gulch |
Garfield, Kane |
|
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Hole in the Rock Trail |
Croton Canyon |
Kane County |
Colorado River |
|
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Crystal Canyon |
Juab |
Unnamed intermittent stream |
|
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Daniels Canyon |
Wasatch |
Daniels Creek |
040 US-40 |
|
Death Hollow |
Garfield |
Mamie Creek |
|
Also known as Little Death Hollow |
Desolation Canyon |
Carbon, Emery, Grand, Uintah |
Green River |
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East Canyon |
Morgan, Summit |
East Canyon Creek |
065 SR-65, SR-66, Jeremy Ranch Road |
Mormon Trail |
East Canyon |
San Juan |
East Canyon Wash |
East Canyon Road |
Old Spanish Trail |
Eccles Canyon |
Carbon |
|
264 SR-264 |
|
Echo Canyon |
Summit |
Echo Creek |
080 I-80 |
Mormon Trail |
Emigration Canyon |
Salt Lake |
Emigration Creek |
Emigration Canyon Road |
Mormon Trail |
Canyons of the Escalante |
Garfield, Kane |
Escalante River |
12 SR-12 |
Hole in the Rock Trail |
Fairview Canyon |
Sanpete |
Cottonwood Creek |
031 SR-31 |
|
Flaming Gorge |
Daggett |
Green River |
|
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Flat Canyon |
Juab, Sanpete |
Maple Creek |
|
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Flat Canyon |
Sanpete |
|
264 SR-264 |
|
Gate Canyon |
Duchesne |
|
Nine Mile Canyon Road |
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Glen Canyon |
Garfield, Kane, San Juan |
Colorado River |
|
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Grandstaff Canyon |
Grand |
unnamed tributary of the Colorado River |
SR-128 |
name officially changed from Negro Bill Canyon in 2017 |
Gray Canyon |
Emery, Grand |
Green River |
|
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Harker Canyon |
Tooele |
Harker Creek |
Harker Road |
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Harkers Canyon |
Salt Lake |
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Hell Roaring Canyon |
Grand |
unnamed tributary of the Green River |
|
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Hideout Canyon |
Daggett |
Green River |
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Hobble Creek Canyon |
Utah |
Hobble Creek |
Hobble Creek Road |
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Holt Canyon |
Washington |
|
Meadow Canyon Road |
Old Spanish Trail |
Homansville Canyon |
Utah |
|
006 US-6 |
|
Horse Canyon |
Emery, Carbon |
|
SR-124 (south end) |
Book Cliffs |
Horse Canyon |
Garfield |
|
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Horse Canyon |
Grand |
|
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Book Cliffs |
Horseshoe Canyon |
Emery, Wayne |
Barrier Creek |
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Horseshoe Canyon |
Daggett |
Green River |
|
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Indian Canyon |
Duchesne |
unnamed tributary of the Strawberry River |
191 US-191 |
|
Johnson Canyon |
Kane |
Johnson Wash |
Johnson Canyon Road |
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Kingfisher Canyon |
Daggett |
Green River |
|
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Kings Meadow Canyon |
Sevier |
Peterson Creek |
024 SR-24 |
|
Kingston Canyon |
Piute |
East Fork Sevier River |
062 SR-62 |
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Labyrinth Canyon |
Iron |
|
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Cedar Breaks National Monument |
Labyrinth Canyon |
Emery, Grand, San Juan, Wayne |
Green River |
|
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Lambs Canyon |
Salt Lake |
|
Lambs Canyon Road |
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Little Cottonwood Canyon |
Salt Lake |
Little Cottonwood Creek |
210 SR-210 |
|
Little Emigration Canyon |
Morgan |
|
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Mormon Trail |
Little Grand Canyon |
Emery |
San Rafael River |
|
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Logan Canyon |
Cache |
Logan River |
089 US-89 |
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Maple Canyon |
Sanpete |
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Maple Canyon |
Utah |
|
Maple Canyon Road |
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Marysvale Canyon |
Piute, Sevier |
Sevier River |
089 US-89 |
former D&RGW Marysvale Branch |
Middle Canyon |
Iron |
Bear Creek |
Bear Valley Road (old SR-20) |
Old Spanish Trail |
Middle Canyon |
Tooele |
|
Middle Canyon Road |
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Millcreek Canyon |
Salt Lake |
Mill Creek |
Millcreek Canyon Road |
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Mount Aire Canyon |
Salt Lake |
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Mount Aire Canyon Road |
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Narrow Canyon |
Garfield, San Juan |
Colorado River |
|
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Narrows The Narrows |
Washington |
North Fork Virgin River |
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Ninemile Canyon |
Uintah, Carbon, Duchesne |
Nine Mile Creek |
Nine Mile Canyon Road |
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Ogden Canyon |
Weber |
Ogden River |
039 SR-39 |
|
Ontario Canyon |
Summit |
|
224 SR-224 |
|
Overland Canyon |
Tooele |
|
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Central Overland Trail |
Parley's Canyon |
Salt Lake |
Parley's Creek |
080 I-80 |
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Parowan Canyon |
Iron |
Parowan Creek |
143 SR-143 |
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Parunuweap Canyon |
Kane, Washington |
East Fork Virgin River |
|
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Payson Canyon |
Utah |
Peteetneet Creek |
Nebo Loop Scenic Byway |
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Pony Express Canyon |
Tooele |
|
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Central Overland Trail |
Price Canyon |
Carbon, Utah |
Price River |
006 US-6 |
Union Pacific Railroad Provo Subdivision (ex-D&RGW) |
Provo Canyon |
Utah, Wasatch |
Provo River |
189 US-189 |
Heber Valley Historic Railroad (ex-D&RGW) |
Red Canyon |
Daggett |
Green River |
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Red Canyon |
Garfield |
fork of the Sevier River |
12 SR-12 |
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Red Butte Canyon |
Salt Lake |
Red Butte Creek |
Red Butte Canyon Road |
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Rock Canyon |
Utah |
|
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Rock Canyon Trail |
Ruby Canyon |
Grand |
Colorado River |
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UP Green River Subdivision (ex-D&RGW) |
Salina Canyon |
Sevier |
Salina Creek |
070 I-70 |
Old Spanish Trail |
Salt Creek Canyon |
Juab |
Salt Creek |
132 SR-132 |
|
Sevenmile Canyon |
San Juan |
|
313 SR-313 |
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Snow Canyon |
Washington |
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Soldier Canyon |
Carbon |
Soldier Creek |
Nine Mile Canyon Road |
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Soldier Canyon |
Sevier |
|
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Old Spanish Trail |
South Fork Canyon |
Weber |
South Fork Ogden River |
039 SR-39 |
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Spanish Fork Canyon |
Utah |
Spanish Fork, Soldier Creek |
006 US-6 |
UP Provo Subdivision (ex-D&RGW) |
Split Mountain Canyon |
Uintah |
Green River |
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Stillwater Canyon |
San Juan, Wayne |
Green River |
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Swallow Canyon |
Daggett |
Green River |
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Weber Canyon |
Davis, Morgan, Weber |
Weber River |
084 I-84 |
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Wellsville Canyon |
Cache |
|
089 US-89, US-91 |
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Westwater Canyon |
Grand |
Colorado River |
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Whirlpool Canyon |
Uintah |
Green River |
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White Canyon |
San Juan |
|
095 SR-95 (on the rim) |
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Willow Canyon |
Uintah, Grand |
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Willow Creek Canyon |
Millard |
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Willow Creek Canyon |
Sevier |
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Wolverine Canyon |
Garfield |
Wolverine Creek |
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Zion Canyon |
Washington |
North Fork Virgin River |
Floor of the Valley Road |
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See also