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Historic Burr Trail, south of Capital Reef NP

HIGH DESERT: Southern Utah is a magical place to explore. Red rock and National Parks, State Parks – too numerous to name. Outdoor recreation around every corner – from river rafting to rugged canyon hikes, wildlife watching to wheeling. Dispersed camping, very abundant. Dirt back roads, by the many miles. Hiking and biking, all over!

The east-west Interstate 70 splits the state, so most parks are located south of the freeway. Green River is a highway town, along I-70 and the mecca, Moab, is south of the interstate.

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MOAB, UT (southeast Utah) – is a hot bed of recreation activities, tourism, hotels, shopping, plus the 2 National Parks.

TORREY, UT (south central Utah) – hip mountain village, next to Fish Lakes National Forest and Capital Reef National Park. Restaurants, motels, RV Campground with showers, and a grocery stop.

SPRINGDALE, UT (southwest Utah) – the small river town that has merged with neighboring Zion National Park. Tourists everywhere.

Seek the small back roads to get you up and around the outskirts of Zion – very scenic drives. Ghost towns, pinyon & juniper forests, hidden canyons, watrfalls, kolobs and buttes. North of Zion NP, Navajo Lake and Cedar Breaks National Park @ 8000′ elevation – can have snow more than half the year, so plan according.

UTAH TIP = Beware: Thunderstorms and heavy rains are part of the package here in this desert state. Extreme flash floods possible, know the weather forecast and the warnings. Stay out of slot canyons during rainy season. Watch out for wet, muddy, red dirt roads. You’ll get stuck, even in 4WD.

Small farming towns are scattered throughout the National Park areas, some more geared for travelers than others. Many National Forests and BLM areas to camp (for free). Usually just a few miles outside the National Park boundaries. The further you get off pavement, the more seclusion you can find. Find the nearest ranger station and ask some questions – if needbe.

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Utah Park Maps by NatGeo

National Geographic makes these colorful, durable, waterproof maps for all the Utah Parks.

Atop Angel’s Landing, Zion NP

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RED DIRT TRAILS

Schaffer Trail, Canyonlands NP

Bryce Canyon Map

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Summer monsoons thunderstorms are common between July and September.

Bryce Canyon National Park Map

Bryce Cyn NP

Super scenic red topped highways of Utah pass through this spectacular park. A high elevation (8000′ elev) forest w/ farmlands and small towns below.

Most visitors see this National Park in route to another, because they are just driving through (and not wanting to hike much). Lots of viewpoints and parking lots, picnic tables and steep switchback hiking trails.

UTAH Bryce Maps

camp maps Camping here requires advanced reservations w/ the National Park Service – and a few more blankets. Chilly temperatures and tall pines on this popular mountain rim.

Bryce Canyon National Park

This park is open 24 hours per day throughout the year.

Snow closes park roads – there may be temporary road closures when winter snow storms hit. Roads will stay closed until plowing is completed and conditions are safe for visitor traffic. Road maintenance may require brief closures of individual areas at other times. Landslides close hiking trails and dirt back roads nearby.

In addition, the gorgeous Visitors Center is well worth a stop. Many posters, books and maps for sale, as well as the typical tourist sweatshirts.

HIGH ELEVATION, Utah:

This National Park is a lot higher in altitude that most of the other National Parks in southern Utah. Many folks forget this fact and forget to bring their jackets. You’ll want to bring a decent winter coat for overnight visits, cuz low temperatures often dip into the 30’s even in summer months.

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Proctor Canyon (Route 109) is an awesome back road that leads to Tropic Reservoir, situated on the west side of Bryce National Park. The easy-to-miss, dirt road turn off is located on the main Highway (89) in between rural residential properties. Although, the neighboring farmers and ranchers do not like us popularizing this route (since 2002). This is a nice option for off roaders, when traveling from Zion to Bryce. 4WD may be needed, as it is a long and shady dirt road route.

Proctor Canyon (the back way to Bryce) a long dirt road, what else? Click to see our adventure w/ a fallen tree!

camp map We also must mention that the east side of Bryce, at a much lower elevation, is pinyon pine forests and badlands managed by the BLM. This remote area is perfect for mountain biking, free primitive camping and finding slot canyons to hike. Boondocking heaven!