If you hike to your right, back toward the highway, you will pass some beautiful low slot canyons ranging from 6-10 feet up to 20 feet in depth, and very narrow in spots but not super challenging. At some point about 1000 yards along the path you will see a sort of dip to your left and from there you can easily clamber down into the slot canyon. Once through the gate, you should notice very small, low piles of rocks delineating a broad path to follow. Once you have the permit, drive to the small unpaved parking area near the gate, which is about 1 mile past Horseshoe Bend on your left. This outfitter collects the cash fee from you and passes it on to the Navajo Nation and issues you a permit. This outfitter is in a strip mall near the Burger King in town as of summer 2017. You can get the permit from the Navajo Nation at Horseshoe Bend Slot Canyon Advenures, at 821 Highway 89, in Page, AZ, the big town nearby. Please consider that by paying the permit you are providing badly needed funding to the Navajo Nation. Waterholes Canyon is within a Navajo Tribal Park, controlled by the Navajo Nation.
