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Photo: Seth G. Cowdery, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Paria River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 95 miles (153 km) long, in southern Utah and northern Arizona in the United States. It drains a rugged and arid region northwest of the Colorado, flowing through roadless slot canyons along part of its course. The name Paria is derived from the language of the Ute and Southern Paiute peoples in the area, meaning "mud water".
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climb up switchbacks to amazing views of the Colorado River and Page; 4 mi round-trip (AllTrails map)
follow a mostly-dry wash to the Colorado River; 3 mi round-trip; no overnight parking; some rock scrambling and wayfinding required (AllTrails map)
Straddling around the park's boundaries, these impressive red-colored sandstone cliffs can be seen from quite a distance.