The Best Hotel in Dinosaurland and Eastern Utah, Utah

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Most hotels and motels in eastern Utah are chains, and you can expect clean, comfortable rooms and standard amenities. The area's lodges make for a nice change of pace, surrounding you with natural beauty and more individualized rooms and services. Though it goes against logic, many hotels here offer cheaper rates on weekends than weekdays, due to the high number of workers who stay during the week. On weekends, hotels and motels do their best to attract tourists.

Red Canyon Lodge

$$ | 2450 W. Red Canyon Lodge, Dutch John, UT, 84023, USA Fodor's Choice

A pleasant surprise in the woods, this lodge is surrounded by well-built, handcrafted log cabins with kitchenettes (some with wood-burning stoves) that face a private trout-stocked lake. The great restaurant is open for lunch and dinner from April to September; dinner might include buffalo, elk medallions, or wild trout with pasta. The lodge provides recreation services like boat and standup paddleboard rentals for the lake, bike and snowshoe rentals for the land, and horseback riding in the summer. Kids will enjoy their own private fishing pond. It's a pleasant spot for bird-watching, too.

Pros

  • Beautiful setting
  • Cabins are comfortable for families or groups (up to six people per cabin)
  • Excellent restaurant

Cons

  • Must book a year in advance for summer months
  • Wi-Fi only in restaurant
  • No air-conditioning
2450 W. Red Canyon Lodge, Dutch John, UT, 84023, USA
435-889–3759
www.redcanyonlodge.com
Hotel Details
18 cabins
No Meals

Quick Facts

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