Top Locations for Hiking in Utah
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AFlaming Gorge National Recreation Area
- Manila
UT 84046, U.S.A. - +1 435 784 3445
- Highlights: visitor center more
- Overview Situated within Ashley National Forest, the Lake Flaming Gorge Recreation Area stretch for 91 miles from northeastern Utah into southern Wyoming. The lake is famous for its trout fishing and the red mountains that border it. Boating, water skiing, parasailing, and swimming are also popular on Fla... more on LLBean.com
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
ManilaUT 84046, U.S.A.
BCanyon Rims Recreation Area
- Monticello
UT 84535, U.S.A. - +1 435 259 2100
- Overview This area offers stunning views of Utah's canyon country. Skirting Canyonlands National Park, the territory offers deep canyon vistas. Hatch Point and the Canyon Rims Recreation Area are part of a high-desert ecosystem that provides habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. Animals have adapted in ... more on LLBean.com
Canyon Rims Recreation Area
MonticelloUT 84535, U.S.A.
CEscalante National Monument
- 735 W Main
Escalante, UT 84726 - +1 435 826 5499
Escalante National Monument
735 W MainEscalante, UT 84726
DTemple Quarry Nature Trail
- Little Cottonwood Canyon
Sandy, UT 84092 - +1 801 466 6411
- We did this with a 3 month old, but it would probably work for any kids. It was short, and the signs - while informative - weren't much to look at or hold attention. ... more on GoCityKids.com
- Overview Rated a very easy hike, the Temple Quarry Nature Trail in Little Cottonwood Canyon is less than one mile long one-way and has an elevation change of 60 feet. It takes approximately twenty minutes to hike it one-way. The trail starts at the parking lot south of the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyo... more on GoCityKids.com
Temple Quarry Nature Trail
Little Cottonwood CanyonSandy, UT 84092
EGrand Gulch Primitive Area
- Off Hwy. 261
West of Blanding, UT 84511, U.S.A. - +1 435 587 1500
- Highlights: visitor center more
- Overview Some of the most striking scenery and the largest concentration of Anasazi ruins are situated in this twisting canyon system in southeastern Utah. Grand Gulch pierces Cedar Mesa, declining 2,700 feet in 53 miles. The region is characterized by severe cliffs, and hundreds of tributaries and extens... more on LLBean.com
Grand Gulch Primitive Area
Off Hwy. 261West of Blanding, UT 84511, U.S.A.
FAshley National Forest
- 355 North Vernal Ave.
Vernal, UT 84078, U.S.A. - +1 435 789 1181
- Highlights: visitor center more
- Overview The Ashley forest's 1.4 million acres in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming are home to steep canyons, high mountain peaks, glaciated basins, meadows and rugged desert badlands, all with a rich diversity of vegetation and wildlife. Many visitors enjoy the Flaming Gorge National Recreation... more on LLBean.com
Ashley National Forest
355 North Vernal Ave.Vernal, UT 84078, U.S.A.
GWhite River
- Hwy. 45
Vernal, UT 84078, U.S.A. - +1 435 781 4400
- Overview The White River is the perfect setting for a calm river ride in the high desert region of Utah. The river passes high canyon walls and natural arches and a wide variety of wildlife. The most paddled section of the river is the 26 miles between the Bonanza Highway Bridge and four miles upstream fr... more on LLBean.com
White River
Hwy. 45Vernal, UT 84078, U.S.A.
HFishlake National Forest
- 115 East 900 North
Richfield, UT 84701, U.S.A. - +1 435 896 9233
- Overview Resembling a green oasis, the mountains and plateaus of Fishlake National Forest provide residents of central Utah with water, recreation, timber, grazing land, geothermal energy and a welcome relief from summer's sizzling temperatures. The forest was first preserved in 1899 by President McKinley... more on LLBean.com
Fishlake National Forest
115 East 900 NorthRichfield, UT 84701, U.S.A.
IArches National Park
- P.O. Box 907
Moab, UT 84532, U.S.A. - +1 435 719 2299
- Highlights: visitor center more
- Overview Arches National Park has one of the largest concentration of natural stone arches in the world. Huge monoliths, arches and spires rise out of the arid earth like giant creatures. The park has 11 hiking trails of varying difficulty; all demand good hiking shoes and hikers must carry their water. S... more on LLBean.com
Arches National Park
P.O. Box 907Moab, UT 84532, U.S.A.
JTranscontinental Railroad National Backcountry Byway
- C/O Golden Spike National Historic Site
Brigham City, UT 84302, U.S.A. - +1 801 977 4300
- Highlights: visitor center more
- Overview Only adventurous travelers should embark on this historic 90-mile route of the first transcontinental railroad. The Backcountry Byway begins at the Golden Spike National Historic Site west of Brigham City. Following the railway, which was completed in 1869, it journeys through remnants of railroa... more on LLBean.com
Transcontinental Railroad National Backcountry Byway
C/O Golden Spike National Historic SiteBrigham City, UT 84302, U.S.A.
