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Arizona has it's own master thread and wiki at https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=1332.0

South Utah
St. George & Hurricane UT
  • Chabad of Southern Utah: 569 E 200 S, St. George, UT 84770  https://www.jewishsouthernutah.com/
  • Red Hills desert Garden 375 E. Red Hills Parkway, St. George, UT 84770  Small & Free. Nice stop to see various desert plants for 20-60 minutes
  • Fiesta Fun Center (Bowling, Lazer Tag, Batting Cages, Go Karts, Arcades, bumper boats). Mostly indoors.
  • Kayak Rentals in Quail Creek State Park; 472 N 5300 West, Hurricane, UT 84737  https://digpaddlesports.com/
  • River Tubing 771 W Sr 9; Virgin, Utah 84779 https://www.tubingzion.com/   

In general alltrails.com is a good resource to find hiking trails that meet your interest (you can filter by length, difficulty, popularity, and review pictures and comments).

Zion National Park
--Fantastic hiking and waterfalls among magnificent red rocks scenery. Temperatures are usually substantially cooler than surrounding cities.
--Unique and popular trails include Angels landing (Hard), The Narrows (hike up a shallow creek in a narrow canyon, be aware of flashflood risks at certain times of year, or following rain), Canyon overlook trail (right after the tunnel along the right artery) among many others stunning hikes.
--There is also stunningly beautiful scenic drives both along the main road (only via shuttle in the summer) and the right artery (via your own vehicle), and there are also bike and e-bike rentals in Springdale UT (near the main entrance to the park).
--There are trails that are only accessible via other entrances (Kolob)
--The average visitor will likely get most of the beauty of the park in 1-2 days
--PDF map of Zion National Park is at https://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/upload/ZionUnigrid.pdf


Bryce National Park
--Bryce is a relatively small national park, but a geological wonder, with uniquely colored rocks and hoo-doos (stone pillars formed by repeated freezing/melting).
--The visitor center has a 25 minute video playing every 30 minutes for some background on the uniqueness of the park.
--There are a variety of stunning scenic viewpoints right off the main road (you can take a shuttle or your car), that give you a lay of the land and provide stunning photography opportunities. 
--There are a variety of trails along the rim, and many hikes that descend into the basin where you can see the unique structures up close.
--The beauty of the park shines even more around sunrise/sunset.
--Bryce is also a "dark sky park" (particularly good place to view stars on a clear night).
--The average visitor will likely get most of the beauty of the park in 1 day
--PDF map of Bryce National Park is at https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/upload/Newspaper-for-Web.jpg

Other

East Utah
Moab/Arches/Canyonland

North Utah
Salt Lake City

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Utah Master Thread
« on: April 29, 2012, 09:28:36 AM »
anyone ever been there? whats to do and where to stay etc.. thnx
« Last Edit: April 29, 2012, 12:05:38 PM by Dan »

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Re: Utah in summer
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2012, 11:54:31 AM »
Doubt there's kugel  :P
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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2012, 04:36:19 PM »
anyone ever been there? whats to do and where to stay etc.. thnx

theres the new bistro at park city - kosher ski resort...

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2012, 07:27:42 PM »
i believe they are only open during skiing season, anyone with ideas of where to stay and what to do?

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2012, 07:45:17 PM »
Me and my wife had a great time at zion national park

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Re: Utah Master Thread
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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2012, 12:47:22 AM »
lake Powell is beautiful I don't know about the Utah part I stayed in Paige Arizona

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2012, 12:59:29 AM »
anyone ever been there? whats to do and where to stay etc.. thnx
where do you want to go? Utah is big. I am there once or twice a year and curious which part of it you are talking about.

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2012, 08:55:43 AM »
where do you want to go? Utah is big. I am there once or twice a year and curious which part of it you are talking about.
park city/ salt lake city, just me and wife

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2012, 09:20:20 AM »
park city/ salt lake city, just me and wife
Park city is the place! The hotels there are on a different league, you can pick betweent the ritz carlton, walforf astoria, motague, and many many other resorts and hotels. When do you plan on going?

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2012, 01:36:17 PM »
Park city is the place! The hotels there are on a different league, you can pick betweent the ritz carlton, walforf astoria, motague, and many many other resorts and hotels. When do you plan on going?
August, need ideas of what to do there. the Waldorf looks nice

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Re: Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2012, 01:36:58 PM »
August, need ideas of what to do there. the Waldorf looks nice
Personally I would to to Bryce or zion
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Re: Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2012, 01:50:45 PM »
Personally I would to to Bryce or zion
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Re: Re: Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2012, 01:51:31 PM »
y
Supposed to be 2 of the most beautiful places in the world
Was in park city (during the winter) and skiing was awesome but I doubt the natural beauty can rival what I've heard about Bryce and zion
Although it depends what you want to do. If you want to be in a city and stay at fancy hotels than park city is obviously a better option, but then why not go to Paris
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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2012, 01:59:58 PM »
August, need ideas of what to do there. the Waldorf looks nice
if you stay at the waldorf aside from the hotel the service is beyond good. Whenever we pull up to the front door they open our card doors for us soon as we pull up, and then park our car. Another 2 people do the doors and a third person hands out hot cider inside the hotel. By the end of the week everyone was greeting us by our name.

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2012, 02:18:13 PM »
Was in vail two summers ago and loved it, scenery and things to do, how does Utah compare

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2012, 02:24:19 PM »
Was in vail two summers ago and loved it, scenery and things to do, how does Utah compare
For starters I find that the altitude does not affect you in Utah as much as in Vail so that is a big plus. Also Park City is half hour drive from SLC and Vail unless you fly into eagle airport is a long 2 plus hour drive from Denver. That said it is easier to find kosher food in Denver of course though many times I have found kosher chicken (empire) up in Park City (during the winter not positive about summer). Park city is busy twice a year summer and winter of course, and the town itself is very pleasant to walk around, alot of shops etc. There are alot of hikes and mountain biking etc in park city, like the Vail area. I am usually there winter when these stuff are closed. Scenery is just amazing will not dissapoint.

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2012, 04:42:20 PM »
Has antibody been to the new Kosher Restaurant in park city? It's in the same resort complex (canyons resorts) as the Waldorf
Also does anyone have any ideas how to get the Waldorf for cheap or any of the other hotels in that complex,  as I'm thinking of going for Shabbos and they have a eruv and stuff