Attractions & Things To Do

A 100-mile wrinkle in the earth's crust known as the Waterpocket Fold. Ancient Fremont petroglyphs, pioneer orchards still bearing fruit, and soaring Navajo sandstone domes make this one of Utah's most intimate national parks.

The world's largest concentration of hoodoos — flame-colored limestone spires that glow at sunrise and stand snow-dusted in winter. The Rim Trail offers sweeping amphitheater views accessible to all skill levels.

Nearly 1.9 million acres of remote canyon country, slot canyons, and petrified wood. One of the last places mapped in the continental US — still wild, still largely trailless, and endlessly rewarding for the prepared explorer.

Named by the National Geographic Society for its vivid colors, Kodachrome Basin features 67 monolithic stone spires found nowhere else on earth. Easy trails, a campground, and far fewer crowds than the national parks nearby.

Consistently ranked among America's most scenic highways, Highway 12 winds 124 miles from Capitol Reef country through Boulder Mountain, over the Hogsback ridge, and into Bryce Canyon territory. Every mile is a photograph.

Thousands of mushroom-shaped sandstone formations — goblins — fill a broad valley floor unlike anything else in Utah. Kids and adults alike can wander freely among the formations. A short drive from Capitol Reef.

One of the largest Ancestral Puebloan village sites in the western US, with an on-site museum housing thousands of artifacts. A fascinating stop along Highway 12 that puts the deep human history of this landscape in context.

A 6-mile round-trip trail through a stunning canyon leads to Lower Calf Creek Falls — a 126-foot waterfall plunging into a turquoise pool. One of the most rewarding moderate hikes in all of southern Utah.