Cassidy Arch Canyon

With our new found passion for canyoneering, we searched out canyons in Capital Reef National Park as soon as we arrived.  We were definitely not disappointed with Cassidy Arch Canyon!  It made for a great half-day adventure.  The ease of access, fun rappels, and beautiful scenery gave us reason to actually do it twice in as many days .

We followed BlueGnome’s route, and found it to be spot on.  We did get a little lost on the trail the first day.  I am not sure how, but we somehow missed a very clearly marked stone-path marker, and ended up at a dead end.  This was very easily remedied, however, since Cassidy Arch is a popular day hike.  Semi-pro tip: the cairns and shoe-level stone markers will guide you were you need to go!

Also on the first day, someone in the group behind us seemed to have extensive experience with this canyon.  His very helpful advise was to be careful on Rappel 2: the rope often gets stuck on the rock ledge when pulling it free.  On day 1, we did have the EDK* knot and biner-block stick a bit, although it did finally give way after a few “lasso” throws to get the stuck knots up and over the ledge.  On the 2nd day, we tossed the pull rope to right-down canyon of the rappel rope, and the assembly pulled free without issue.

The beauty of the canyon speaks for itself in the pictures!