Utah Hiking and Backpacking Vacations

Utah Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Utah

• Arches National Park, UT
  
• Canyonlands National Park, UT
  
• Moab, UT
  
• Brian Head, UT
  
• Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
  
• Capitol Reef National Park, UT
  
• Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT
  
• Natural Bridges National Monument, UT
  
• Zion National Park, UT
  

Travel Guides In Utah

• Salt Lake City, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Canyonlands National Park, UT
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Moab, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Park City, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Brian Head, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Capitol Reef National Park, UT
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• High Uintas Wilderness, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Natural Bridges National Monument, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Wasatch-Cache National Forests, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide

Mountain West Hiking and Backpacking States/Provinces

• Colorado
• Idaho
• Montana
• Utah
• Wyoming

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

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Fisher Towers at twilight, Moab, Utah (Corbis)

Top Utah Hiking and Backpacking Destinations

• Arches National Park
• Brian Head
• Bryce Canyon National Park
• Canyonlands National Park
• Capitol Reef National Park
• Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
• Moab
• Natural Bridges National Monument
• Zion National Park

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Feature Articles

• Driving to Distraction
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  UTAH: The Canyons of Zion and Escalante
• A National Park for All Seasons
  Spring
• Desert Escapes
  outside
  Utah Canyons
• Deep Impact: Canyoneering in Utah's Zion National Park
  Over Your Head and Hanging From a Rope in Search of the Unfound
• Dives and Drives
  Southwestern Swimholes: Head out west for monster dives and better sun

Trip Ideas

• Into the Guts of Canyonlands National Park
  

Practical Advice

• A Trekking Primer
  
• GORP - Getting on Course - Learning Compass and Map Basics
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• Day Hiking: A Packing List
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• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel

GORPTravel Trips

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  Arches National Park Hike & Scenic Tour - 1-Day Adventure
  Moab Adventure Center
  from $75, 1 days
  Moab's must-do hike is the maze-like Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park. Accessed only when accompanied by an experienced guide, this hike twists...
  
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  Grand Canyon-Bryce-Zion Hiker
  The World Outdoors
  from $1595, 6 days
  Showcasing the mystical and stunning landscape of Bryce, Zion and the Grand Canyon. Delve into a world of awesome natural amphitheaters, soaring rock...
  
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  Canyonlands Multi-Sport Tour
  O.A.R.S
  from $1895, 5 days
  Based out of Moab's hip Gonzo Inn, this five-day whirlwind fits perfectly into a week-long getaway. The most incredible reaches of the Colorado River...
  
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  Utah - Bryce & Zion Hiker
  Timberline Adventures
  from $1995, 6 days
  Southern Utah is a geologic fantasyland that offers some of the most fascinating and breathtakingly beautiful landscapes to be found on this planet....
  
• 
  Canyonlands-Arches Multi-Sport
  The World Outdoors
  from $1598, 6 days
  Prepare for the ultimate adventure getaway of non-stop excitement. Set in the heart of southeast Utah's dramatic Canyon Country, this multi-sport...
  

Gear

• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.
• Women’s Running Gear Essentials
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• Waterproofing Innovations
  outside
  A new way to waterproof
• The Goods: Hiking
  outside
  
• Mountain Sense
  outside
  Some helpful backcountry tips from mountaineering guru Conrad Anker

Fitness

• Adventure Never Felt So Good
  outside
  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
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Hotels

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Boulder Mountain Lodge
PO Box 1397, Highway 12
Boulder, UT 84716 Map

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Cedar Breaks Lodge & Spa
223 Hunter Ridge Rd.
Brian Head, UT 84719-0248 Map

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Courtyard Page
600 Clubhouse Drive, P.O. Box 4150
Page, AZ 86040 Map

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