Places to Explore In Southwestern Utah

Boulder

To give you an idea of just how out-of-the-way Boulder, Utah is, mail was delivered to Boulder by horse and mule until 1940. Today, Boulder...

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• 2 Hotels
• 2 Things To Do

Brian Head

This tiny town's Brian Head Resort is Utah's southernmost and highest ski area at well over 9,000 feet, but the area's summer recreation, especially mountain...

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Bryce Canyon City

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• 3 Hotels
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Cedar City

Rich iron-ore deposits captured the attention of Mormon leader Brigham Young. He ordered a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission be established here...

• 8 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 9 Things To Do

Escalante

Though the Dominguez and Escalante expedition of 1776 came nowhere near this area, the town's name does honor the Spanish explorer. It was bestowed nearly...

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• 6 Hotels
• 10 Things To Do

Hurricane

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Kanab

Since the 1920s, Kanab has been Hollywood's vision of the American West. Soaring vermilion sandstone cliffs and sagebrush flats with endless vistas have lured filmmakers...

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• 4 Hotels
• 7 Things To Do

Mount Carmel Junction

Little more than where Highway 9 meets U.S. 89, Mount Carmel Junction does offer some funky small-town lodging for those willing to stay about 15...

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Orderville

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• 4 Hotels
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Panguitch

An elevation of 6,650 feet helps this town of 1,700 residents keep its cool. Main Street is lined with late-19th-century buildings, and its early homes...

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Paria

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Springdale

Although small, this gorgeously situated town of about 600 has more than doubled in population since 1990, thanks in large part to its being directly...

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• 4 Hotels
• 4 Things To Do

St. George

Believing the mild year-round climate ideal for growing cotton, Brigham Young dispatched 309 LDS families in 1861 to found St. George. They were to raise...

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• 4 Hotels
• 16 Things To Do

Torrey

Torrey, just west the Capitol Reef National Park, has lots of personality and charm. The town dates back to the 1880s, when Mormon settlers first...

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• 6 Hotels
• 5 Things To Do

Tropic

Just a few miles farther from the national park than Bryce Canyon City but considerably cuter and more charming, tiny Tropic (population 480) is a...

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