Paria Townsite

Notes from visits

• •  The day use area is 4.6 miles in on the Paria River Valley Road, a wide gravel road suitable to all vehicles (but avoid when wet!). 
  • At the day use area, there is a sign, parking lot, outhouse, and picnic tables.
  • There are no structures to see anymore, but the striped bluffs are incredibly scenic, especially in the afternoon - it is a lovely place for an afternoon picnic!
  • From the day use area, you can drive or walk another mile to the cemetery but you must cross several washes (best done in a high clearance vehicle). 
  • You can also visit this area by hiking from the Paria Box trailhead on the Cottonwood Canyon road.
  • Search the purple and gray mud hills and the gravel patches on the hills (as well as the wash) for agate, petrified wood.

More info

• View on Google Maps
• https://www.musthikemusteat.com/beyond-the-pnw/paria-pahreah-ghost-town-cemetery/