Lower Antelope Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in Coconino County, Arizona, about 4 km east of Page. Its walls are carved into smooth, undulating waves of sandstone, pale peach where sunlit and deep rust in the recesses, with fine horizontal striations on the rounded ridges. A dark void opens at the lower centre, and layered red-brown rock fills the right side.

Lower Antelope Canyon lies in Coconino County, Arizona, about 3.9 km east of Page, at 1,232 m above sea level. The surrounding land is dry steppe with cold desert climate, averaging 17 °C and only 214 mm of rain a year. The canyon sits on Navajo land, where the Navajo name Hazdistazí refers to the place.

The Navajo name Hazdistazí refers to the canyon's spiralling rock walls. Tours are run by members of the Navajo Nation, who hold permits for the land, and guides point out named formations along the route. The canyon lies about 3.9 km west of Page, within Coconino County.

All visitors must join a guided tour led by a local Navajo guide, as entry alone is not permitted; tours should be booked two to four weeks in advance. Wear comfortable shoes, bring water and sun protection, and note that backpacks, drones, and pets are not allowed inside.

Lower Antelope Canyon lies about 3.9 km east of Page, Arizona, at an elevation of roughly 1,232 metres, on land where fewer than two people live per square kilometre. The surrounding terrain is mostly dry steppe, with the canyon cut into sandstone between rounded hills to the south and flatter ground to the north.