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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

Author Topic: Utah Master Thread  (Read 75091 times)

Offline crownsbroyal

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #220 on: June 10, 2024, 10:05:55 AM »
Ok thanks for the advice. I was thinking of doing hikes like delicate arch hike and mesa's arch in Canyonlands.  The main famous hikes, I think they are relatively short. I was also thinking of going jeeping.

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #221 on: July 23, 2024, 08:05:10 PM »
Has anyone been to the WA in Park City over the summer months? I did Vail in the summer a few years ago and it was great so wondering if Park City offers similar attractions (hiking, biking, etc.)

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #222 on: January 17, 2025, 12:21:13 PM »
Heading to Hurricane Utah, gonna have about 3 full weekdays. Any good ideas of whats a must? A 2 plus hr drive to Bryce is ok

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Re: Utah Master Thread
« Reply #223 on: January 17, 2025, 02:50:54 PM »
Heading to Hurricane Utah, gonna have about 3 full weekdays. Any good ideas of whats a must? A 2 plus hr drive to Bryce is ok

Winter or summer trip? Zion, Bryce. Theres ATVing in Hurricane with stunning desert views not sure if they're open all year. Lake powell horseshoe bend and antelope canyon are like 2.5 away i would use one day to go there
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