When to go
Canyons to hike in April
120 canyons at their best in April: a pleasant floor, few rainy days, no frost on the rim.
1,413 mGrand Canyon
United States446 km · 11 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
911 mQuebrada de Humahuaca
Argentina24 km wide · World Heritage · Good month
144 mAntelope CanyonUnited States11 km wide · Good month
162 mCharyn Canyon
Kazakhstan85 km · 2.1 km wide · Good month
964 mSamariá Gorge National Park
Greece5.1 km wide · Good month
3,059 mYarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon
China20 km wide · Good month
348 mSil Canyon
Spain1.7 km wide · Good month
337 mTodgha Gorge
Morocco3.1 km wide · Good month
1,121 mDadès GorgesMorocco13 km wide · Good month
637 mHa GorgeGreece13 km wide · Good month
386 mGlen CanyonUnited States1.3 km wide · Good month
135 mLaurel CanyonUnited States23 km wide · Good month
973 mKöprülü Canyon
Turkey21 km wide · Good month
930 mOsum Canyon
Albania14 km wide · Good month
849 mAgia Eirini GorgeGreece11 km wide · Good month
3,873 mKali Gandaki Gorge
Nepal23 km wide · Good month
401 mDespeñaperrosSpain14 km wide · Good month
765 mWaimea Canyon State ParkUnited States11 km wide · Good month
683 mSulak Canyon
Russia3.8 km wide · Good month
133 mTskaltsitela Gorge Natural Monument
Georgia7.5 km · 5.7 km wide · Good month
421 mRouvas Municipal UnitGreece12 km wide · Good month
1,440 mKëlcyrë GorgeAlbania11 km wide · Good month
137 mGorges du Gardon
France1.1 km wide · Good month
856 mGole dell'Alcantara
Italy18 km wide · Good month
83 mZakros GorgeGreece2.5 km wide · Good month
730 mThe NarrowsUnited States2.8 km wide · Good month
357 mBuckskin GulchUnited States21 km · 2.7 km wide · Good month
178 mUlubey Canyon Nature ParkTurkey2.6 km wide · Good month
384 mMarble CanyonUnited States1.2 km wide · Good month
351 mKourtaliotiko GorgeGreece3.3 km wide · Good month
391 mSarakina GorgeGreece12 km wide · Good month
161 mBluejohn CanyonUnited States6.2 km wide · Good month
839 mZion CanyonUnited States14 km wide · Good month
402 mCataract Gorge
Australia17 km wide · Good month
49 mQuebrada de los Cuervos
Uruguay13 km wide · Good month
720 mOak Creek CanyonUnited States6.4 km wide · Good month
20 mOrino GorgeGreece20 km wide · Good month
326 mWallula GapUnited States14 km wide · Good month
766 mRupel PassGreece13 km wide · Good month
58 mMadera CanyonUnited States22 km wide · Good month
312 mKarangahake Gorge
New Zealand8.8 km wide · Good month
810 mShirz Canyon
Iran6.1 km wide · Good month
27 mMilona GorgeGreece16 km wide · Good month
61 mArroyo SecoUnited States6.1 km wide · Good month
260 mEaton CanyonUnited States13 km wide · Good month
745 mYazılı Canyon Nature ParkTurkey18 km wide · Good month
753 mRoyal GorgeUnited States23 km wide · Good month
293 mHorseshoe CanyonUnited States2.3 km wide · Good month
182 mMcKittrick CanyonUnited States18 km wide · Good month
696 mGola Su GorropuItaly3.5 km wide · Good month
719 mDemir Kapija Canyon
North Macedonia11 km wide · Good month
317 mGorges de l'HéraultFrance15 km wide · Good month
93 mAktove canyon
Ukraine7.3 km wide · Good month
145 mCanyon DiabloUnited States23 km wide · Good month
149 mFantasy CanyonUnited States23 km wide · Good month
445 mTijeras CanyonUnited States6.4 km wide · Good month
720 mVyros GorgeGreece17 km wide · Good month
650 mGorges de la BourneFrance3.2 km wide · Good month
76 mBalka ShangalaRussia14 km · 17 km wide · Good month
49 mBalka KunduliRussia12 km · 17 km wide · Good month
1,260 mLengariceAlbania37 km · 20 km wide · Good month
146 mGravina di LaterzaItaly33 km · 1.6 km wide · Good month
486 mCongost de Mont-rebeiSpain4.9 km wide · Good month
1,164 mPas de TerradetsSpain9.8 km wide · Good month
488 mCataract CanyonUnited States7.1 km wide · Good month
1,286 mQuebrada del ToroArgentina7.1 km wide · Good month
33 mAvakas Gorge
Cyprus12 km wide · Good month
228 mCoyote GulchUnited States1.0 km wide · Good month
275 mFiery FurnaceUnited States14 km wide · Good month
387 mKankakei
Japan8.0 km wide · Good month
19 mHoutat Sulūk
Syria1.1 km wide · Good month
677 mKisecik CanyonTurkey5.3 km wide · Good month
138 mYangykala Canyon
Turkmenistan16 km wide · Good month
171 mLaguna CanyonUnited States8.0 km wide · Good month
582 mKotsifos GorgeGreece21 km wide · Good month
103 mBommer CanyonUnited States17 km wide · Good month
325 mTsegi CanyonUnited States2.5 km wide · Good month
70 mMather GorgeUnited States2.0 km wide · Good month
243 mMasca GorgeSpain4.3 km wide · Good month
295 mDevil CanyonUnited States11 km · 22 km wide · Good month
149 mDavid street
Palestine2.0 km wide · Good month
251 mRegalon gorgeFrance12 km wide · Good month
340 mTopolia GorgeGreece13 km wide · Good month
156 mChochlakies GorgeGreece7.8 km wide · Good month
45 mNiles CanyonUnited States14 km wide · Good month
370 mFrenchman CouleeUnited States16 km wide · Good month
359 mKapıkaya CanyonTurkey2.6 km wide · Good month
1,613 mCehennem Deresi CanyonTurkey10 km wide · Good month
159 mRed River GorgeUnited States2.6 km wide · Good month
154 mHorse CanyonUnited States1.7 km wide · Good month
341 mDeath HollowUnited States16 km wide · Good month
236 mRattlesnake CanyonUnited States3.6 km wide · Good month
329 mSan Timoteo CanyonUnited States19 km wide · Good month
541 mThe SubwayUnited States4.2 km wide · Good month
353 mWhite CanyonUnited States7.7 km wide · Good month
407 mLast Chance CanyonUnited States17 km wide · Good month
345 mStillwater CanyonUnited States1.0 km wide · Good month
466 mDangi Canyon
Kyrgyzstan7.9 km wide · Good month
52 mChavez RavineUnited States6.7 km wide · Good month
639 mMesona GorgeGreece14 km wide · Good month
360 mCumberland NarrowsUnited States12 km wide · Good month
340 mAtuel CanyonArgentina2.5 km wide · Good month
532 mLeslie GulchUnited States7.7 km wide · Good month
529 mRucker CanyonUnited States22 km wide · Good month
405 mSilverado CanyonUnited States5.3 km wide · Good month
429 mSanbaseki GorgeJapan5.7 km wide · Good month
216 mKōrankeiJapan4.0 km wide · Good month
209 mGrandstaff CanyonUnited States1.2 km wide · Good monthGoat CanyonUnited StatesGood month
453 mLepida GorgeGreece3.5 km wide · Good month
127 mTripiti CanyonGreece15 km wide · Good month
221 mCalf Creek CanyonUnited States2.3 km wide · Good month
484 mHozu GorgeJapan12 km wide · Good month
423 mNagatoro ValleyJapan6.8 km wide · Good month
147 mFruita CanyonUnited States21 km wide · Good month
776 mMagical
Bolivia19 km wide · Good month
476 mForre laviche del SimetoItaly19 km wide · Good month
1,501 mRastenbach GorgeItaly16 km wide · Good month
514 mShiratani Unsui GorgeJapan7.1 km wide · Good month
694 mVouraikos GorgeGreece6.3 km wide · Good monthEstimate from 1991–2020 averages brought to the altitude of the floor. Check local conditions and flash-flood warnings before you go.
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