Christine | Outdoor Adventures

📍 White Pocket, Arizona

Definitely not in Kansas anymore (although head to stories or my last reel to see what we just brought home from Kansas 🐶).

If you can’t get permits for The Wave, White Pocket is a perfect alternative and has no permit. You can start from Page, Arizona, or from Kanab, Utah (where Wave permits are given out).

If you don’t feel safe driving there or are worried about the roads, take a tour with @dreamlandsafari (we used them for South Coyote Buttes and loved them - ask for @hoodoohealey).

✨ Tips for White Pocket ✨
(LINK IN BIO for more tips and directions)

Make sure to practice leave no trace - there are no bathrooms or facilities out here. Pack it in, pack it out.

You’ll need a high clearance 4x4 to make it here - the worst of the deep sand is just before you arrive. Expect it to take 2 hours each way (if you are comfortable with the roads - it can take much longer otherwise).

The best way to see this part of the Vermilion Cliffs is to be there for sunset or sunrise (or both).

Take the route from Page, Arizona (even if you are coming from Kanab, Utah) for the smoothest route. Stop at the Jacob Lake Inn and get some cookies (lemon zucchini was my favorite) and use the bathroom - it’s the last one you will see.

You are unlikely to pass others on the road, so make sure you have what you need if you break down or get stuck (there isn’t much service along the way - it’s hit or miss). Bring plenty of water and enough food to get you through.

There is no shade, so bring sunglasses, sunscreen, and a hat to protect yourself from the brutal Arizona/Utah sun.