What is the second largest canyon in the United States?

The second largest canyon in the country lies in the heart of the Texas Panhandle. Visit Palo Duro Canyon State Park; experience the canyon's rugged beauty and enjoy its colorful history.



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At 277 miles (446 km) long and up to 18 miles (29 km) wide, Arizona's Grand Canyon is the largest canyon in the US.

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The Blyde River Canyon is the third largest canyon in the world, after the Grand Canyon in America and the Fish River Canyon in Namibia. It is up to 1,000 metres deep and five kilometres wide...

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The combined length of the ravines makes Mexico's Copper Canyon a whopping four times larger than the Grand Canyon in the United States. In some places, it's even deeper than the Grand Canyon, with a depth of over 1 mile (1.6 km)!

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And the Grand Canyon stretches for 278 miles. So, it's definitely bigger, but Black Canyon is a beauty and well worth a visit. Like the Grand Canyon, the Black Canyon is part of the National Park System. Black Canyon became an official national park in 1999.

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1. Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is located in northern Arizona and is one of the great tourist attractions in the United States. Carved over several million years by the Colorado River, the canyon attains a depth of over 1.6 km (1 mile) and 446 km (277 miles) long.

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Colca Canyon: The Second Deepest Canyon in the World - Peru Hop.

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The combined length of the ravines makes Mexico's Copper Canyon a whopping four times larger than the Grand Canyon in the United States. In some places, it's even deeper than the Grand Canyon, with a depth of over 1 mile (1.6 km)!

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Although Arizona's Grand Canyon is one of the most well-known canyons, other national parks like Canyonlands in Utah and Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado features some of the steepest cliffs and oldest rock in North America.

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Recap of the Best Canyons in the US
  • Zion Canyon, Utah.
  • Glen Canyon, Arizona.
  • Canyon De Chelly, Arizona.
  • Buckskin Gulch, Paria Canyon, Utah.
  • Santa Elena Canyon, Texas.
  • Palo Duro Canyon, Texas.
  • The Grand Canyon, Arizona.
  • Waimea Canyon, Hawaii.


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From the top of the Seven Devils Mountains to the deepest part of the Snake River, Hells Canyon is nearly 8,000 feet deep. That's almost 2,000 feet deeper than the famous Grand Canyon in Arizona.

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Though there are five Alaskan national parks which are larger, Yellowstone, at 8,991 km², is larger than Grand Canyon, 4,926 km², and Yosemite, 3,074 km², National Parks. In fact, in the lower 48 United States only Death Valley National Park is larger at 13,650.30 km².

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