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General description
Threats
Access,
hiking maps & info.
Flora
& fauna
Geology
Archaeology
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Vermillion Cliffs National
Monument - Jacob's Pools Access
Hike
Access: A moderate 6 mile round-trip dayhike on an
unmaintained trail into Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Area. Trail can be
difficult to follow. Look
for footprints or cairns. This
hike offers spectacular views of House Rock Valley.
Elevations range from 5,200-6,800 feet.
Directions
to Trailhead: From US 89A,
turn off onto the road just west of milepost 557.
Take this road past the corral over the hill and down to
where plastic pipes carry water from a hillside seep into
Jacob’s Pool.
Click
here for BLM map of Vermillion Cliffs National Monument.
7.5-minute USGS topo maps:
Emmett Hill, Emmett Wash
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