Last updated: March 31, 2025
Place
Echo Canyon Trail (Colorado National Monument)
NPS Photo / N Scarborough
Quick Facts
Location:
Devils Kitchen Trailhead, just inside East (Grand Junction) Entrance
Amenities
2 listed
Parking - Auto, Trailhead
Echo Canyon Trail (Colorado National Monument)
Map highlighting in red Echo Canyon Trail in Colorado National Monument as a segment connected to the Devils Kitchen Trailhead via other trails.
- Location: From the east entrance, travel 0.2 miles (0.3 km). Limited parking is on the left. For additional parking, turn right into the Devils Kitchen Picnic Area. This trail starts out as the Old Gordon Trail, at the same trailhead as No Thoroughfare and Devils Kitchen.
- Mileage: 1.5 one way (2.8 km)
- Difficulty Level: Easy
- Elevation: 4,990 to 5,060 feet (1521 to 1542 meters)
- Average time: 2 hours
- Usage: Hiking only. Horses prohibited.
- Description: Follow Old Gordon Trail for 0.5 miles to a signed junction directing hikers down the slickrock into Echo Canyon. This canyon's shady interior offers an escape from the relentless midsummer heat and ends at a pool beneath towering cottonwood trees.