Rice Canyon (East Fork)

A short canyon in the Newhall pass area.

Starting from the Rice/East Canyon trailhead (34.350548, -118.545955), start up the trail. At the first junction, take the East Canyon trail. At the next junction, bear right (Saugus to the Sea Rd. At the junction at the top of the hill, bear right again. There are some variations possible here. If you take the main road on the top of the ridge, enter the first or second drainage to the north. The second drainage is the main one. From the junction if you take one of the minor trails instead of the main road, take the trail as far as you can then work your was to the bottom of the drainage. Start going downstream.

It is a short shady canyon with four rappels along the way. The last one is the highest at 40 feet.

After last rappel, continue downstream. When a trail finally parallels or crosses the creek, take that trail. At a junction, go left to get back to your car.