Featured Utah locations are listed below, and shown on the Utah map - these are the most scenic places in the state, and include ancient ruins, arches, canyons, lakes, mountains, rock formations and scenic drives.
Alternatively, see these other Utah listings pages:
National Parks, National Monuments, National Recreation Areas and National Historic Sites
National Forests
State Parks
National Park Service Units - Landscapes
| ARCHES National Park - world famous red rock arches, and many other eroded formations, surrounded by sandy, desert plains, a few miles north of Moab |
| BRYCE CANYON National Park - delicately sculptured pinnacles of orange, pink and white sandstone, one of the highlights of the Southwest |
| CANYONLANDS National Park - vast area of remote and spectacular canyon country, entered on the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers |
| CAPITOL REEF National Park - slickrock, steep cliffs and narrow canyons; sandstone of many colors and forms |
| CEDAR BREAKS National Monument - high, eroded cliff face, eroded to expose colorful rocks, hoodoos and ridges |
| DINOSAUR National Monument - many fossilized bones and remote canyons |
| GLEN CANYON National Recreation Area - spectacular desert region with red rock canyons, centered around Lake Powell |
| GOLDEN SPIKE National Historical Site - replica steam trains and old railroad grades, in desolate, uninhabited terrain |
| HOVENWEEP National Monument - ancient ruins in remote country close to the Colorado border |
| NATURAL BRIDGES National Monument - three large natural bridges in canyon country |
| TIMPANOGOS CAVE National Monument - central attraction of Timpanogos Mountains |
| ZION National Park - huge sandstone cliffs and sheer, narrow canyons formed by the Virgin River and its tributaries; perhaps the most spectacular scenery in Utah |
Other Major Scenic Places
Miscellaneous Locations
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Utah Hotels
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Choose from over 250 Utah hotels in 53 towns and cities; maps, national park hotels, interstate hotels and brand directories
Major locations include:
Bryce Canyon,
Cedar City,
Green River,
Kanab,
Layton,
Logan,
Moab,
Ogden,
Provo,
Richfield,
Salt Lake City,
Sandy,
Springdale,
St George,
Vernal |
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Other Utah Resources
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Driving Distances - mileages between selected places
Introduction - brief summary of Utah's scenic areas
Maps - state map and national park maps
Weather - forecasts for Utah towns, cities and parks
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Utah Travel Itineraries
Colorado River - follow the Colorado River, from its source high up in Colorado's Rocky Mountains to the Sonoran Desert at Yuma, Arizona. The river passes seven NPS units, plus many other scenic places
Grand Circle - the most famous parks in the Southwest, in Arizona and Utah: Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, Monument Valley, Lake Powell and Grand Canyon
Indian Lands - ancient ruins in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. Mesa Verde and Chaco Culture are the two most famous locations; others include Montezuma Castle, Walnut Canyon, Wupatki and Canyon de Chelly
Yellowstone and North Utah - central Rocky Mountains, in north Utah and Wyoming; locations include the Great Salt Lake, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Flaming Gorge and Dinosaur National Monument
Plants of Utah
Cacti - photos and descriptions of 54 Utah cactus species; most common genera are cylindropuntia, echinocereus, ferocactus, mammillaria and opuntia
Flowers - Utah wildflowers and flowering shrubs; photographs and identifying characteristics, arranged by the most common color groups (blue, orange, pink, purple, red, white and yellow)
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