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Bryce Canyon National Park

Reviewed August 2026

The Peekaboo Loop Trail takes you away from the crowds and into some of the most dramatic hoodoo scenery in Bryce Canyon. This scenic, up-and-down loop is a great way to explore the Bryce Amphitheater from below, with fewer people and nonstop views. In this guide, I’ll show you how to hike and get the most out of the Peekaboo Loop.

Distance: 5.2 mi
Difficulty: Moderate
Total Climbing: 1500 ft
Time: 3–4 hrs

When Summer can be hot, winter can have snow, check the weather.

Gear Fitness clothes or light hiking gear is fine here. Bring a minimum of 2L of water. You can see all the gear I use on a hike like this here.

In This Guide

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Trailhead

Peekaboo Loop Trail Start Map — The Peekaboo Loop Trail starts at Bryce Point, at the end of the main area of the park.

Fees: $20+ Park Entry Fee (or use your America the Beautiful pass)

There’s a parking lot at Bryce Point with roughly 30 parking spots. In the summer Bryce Canyon NP usually runs a shuttle bus, and if you’re staying in Bryce Canyon City you can easily take the shuttle here and avoid the hassle.

Peekaboo Loop Start Point — The hike starts at the end of the parking area.

Warning

Bring water with you before getting to Bryce Point; there’s no water fill station here.

Maps

Peekaboo Trail Loop Sign — There are signs at all the major trail junctions.

Peekaboo Trail Loop Climb — This trail can seem a little tougher than it looks on paper. In addition to having to climb back out of the Bryce Amphitheater, the main loop has lots of ups and downs.

Info

My trail guide follows the Bryce Canyon NP’s recommendation to do the Peekaboo Loop clockwise.

Directions

Peekaboo Loop Trail Directions 6 — The downhill is very scenic and there’s an arch or two to go through.

Peekaboo Loop Trail Directions 7 — At around 1.1 miles you’ll come to the loop part of the hike. Make the left to do the loop clockwise.

Peekaboo Loop Trail Directions 8 — You’ll pass a horse pen. The Peekaboo is shared with horses, and if you see them, give them lots of room.

Info

The Peekaboo is one of the only shared use trails (humans, horses, mules). You can bring your own horse or mule with you, or you can book a ride with the park’s official concessioner. The are also other ‘horse-only’ trails that are closed to humans.

Peekaboo Loop Trail Directions 10 — You’ll hike past the ‘Wall of Windows’ - these are hoodoos in the making.

Info

Once you pass the Wall of Windows, you go from Peekaboo Canyon into Bryce Canyon.

Peekaboo Loop Trail Directions 11 — You’ll have some switchbacks to climb. This trail is a bit of an engineering marvel, and many of the trails here were built in 1929.

Info

If you want to connect to the Navajo Loop or Queens Garden Trail, you can do it at the bottom of this climb. See my guide for the Figure 8 Trail for more information.

Peekaboo Loop Trail Directions 13 — At the bottom of the hill you’ll be on the top of the loop, halfway through. Make the hard right.

Peekaboo Loop Trail Directions 15 — After the sign there’s another climb. Once you’re over the top, you leave Bryce Canyon and re-enter Peekaboo Canyon.

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Do hoodoos fall down? They sure do, but usually it happens over a period of thousands of years, but given the amount of hoodoos at Bryce, it could really happen whenever. An iconic hoodoo called The Sentinel tumbled between 1980 and 2016.

Peekaboo Loop Trail Directions 17 — You’ll pass through the namesake Peekaboo Arch.

Peekaboo Loop Trail Directions 18 — And then after another climb, you’ll reach the beginning of the loop. Make the left and hike back up to Bryce Point.

Peekaboo Loop Trail Guide

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