Lower Colorado Plateau featured image

Best hikes in Lower Colorado Plateau

pin icon
State(s) CO, AZ, NM, UT
star icon
Hikes in Region 22
recent icon
Last Visited Oct 24, 2024

Find trip reports in Lower Colorado Plateau

Find the best hikes in Lower Colorado Plateau, located in CO, AZ, NM, UT. Sort the hikes within this region using the dropdown. Higher-rated hikes are generally harder, longer days with beautiful scenery and lots of solitude and follows a fun, interesting route.

Pilot Rock

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Class 2 17.4 miles 1600 gain 5-7 hrs Out + Back Oct 24, 2024
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

Point Lookout and Prater Ridge

Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Class 1 5.4 miles 1200 gain 3-5 hrs Out + Back Aug 16, 2023
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

Gallo Peak

Cibola National Forest, NM
Class 2 3.2 miles 1300 gain 1-2 hr Out + Back Oct 30, 2022
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

Mount Sedgewick

Cibola National Forest, NM
Class 1 1.5 miles 600 gain <1 hr Out + Back Oct 30, 2022
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

Pastora Peak

Navajo Nation, AZ
Class 2 13.1 miles 2200 gain 4-6 hrs Out + Back Jun 2, 2022
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

Black Mesa High Point

Navajo Nation, AZ
Class 1 8.8 miles 2500 gain 3-5 hrs Out + Back Jun 2, 2022
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

Navajo Mountain

Navajo Nation, UT
Class 1 9.1 miles 3000 gain 3-5 hrs Out + Back Jun 1, 2022
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

Devil’s Playground

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Class 1 8.2 miles 600 gain 3-5 hrs Loop Oct 24, 2020
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

Big Skylight Cave, Four Windows Cave, Giant Ice Cave

El Malpais National Monument, NM
Class 2 2.5 miles Minimal gain 2-4 hrs Out + Back Apr 29, 2018
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

Jasper Forest

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Class 1 2.7 miles Minimal gain 2-4 hrs Loop Dec 17, 2017
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude