The New Wave — Attraction in Four Corners States

This was such a fun short hike with my family- kids ages 9&11. Very scenic and few people around. It was a little difficult to find the starting point but as soon as you park look for a little sign (about 200 feet in front of the parking spot) with rocks as markers for the trail. If you didn't win the lottery for "the Wave" this is a great alternative. The rocks have lots of vibrant colors. We went in the morning 9:30-11 and it was perfect. Take some time to explore and pose for fun pictures. Very few people on this hike... we had a great time. We spent around and hour and half here. Doesn't matter what way you start it loops around. You also don't need a permit and there is no fee to park. We stopped at the observatory dam 2min away first and confirmed the entrance and directions. Also used the All Trails app to find exactly where to go. But there is a rock path that people have left for the best way. Didn't really follow it and did our own exploring on the the rocks and books. We had a great time and got some...

CAUTION: Don't drive off the main (paved) path, unless you have a 4WD or AWD. The main path is somewhat covered by gravels and there is no problem for a 2WD to drive through. Along the main path, however, there are parts that look like curb-side parking, where we (stupidly) parked our 2WD convertible before realizing the car would get stuck in deep layers of sands...

We were not able to get the car out of sands, after an hour of trying, even with help from other travelers. In the end, a very nice couple from Texas (if you happen to see this, we want to say THANK YOU again!!) drove us back to our hotel in Page so we could call a towing service to help.

Finding a towing service after hours was not trivial at all, but that's another story... We were so relieved when our car was towed out of the sands around 10pm that night, because we had a flight to catch in PHX the next day. One silver lining, if any: the night sky was unexpectedly beautiful at this place (but I wouldn't drive here at night for start...

I think the trail starts opposite the Beehive campground parking lot (when you enter the road, there’s a small parking lot to the left — look for a small info plaque that you read as you enter the trail.

However, we followed the Google maps pin. If you do so, you’ll have to climb up to the left until you find the stone guides (stones lined on both sides of the trail)

There is also a branch out of the trail loop that leads to an overlook and close to the rock ceilings/protrusions (0.5 mile total additional, out and back) — some areas are pretty steep and tough, so would advise much caution. In general, there is only 1 area on the regular loop where the trail is really close to the edge and on a slant) — but in general, exercise caution as there are a lot of sloped areas and small rocks.

All in all, a fun experience and beautiful views. The trail is around 1.5 hours, not sure the mileage. It’s nice to go where the trail starts, but I guess you...