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Grand Staircase National Monument, Utah (Joe Cornish/Digital Vision/Getty)

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Utah Travel Tips

The Great Gallery in Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park: In a remote and hard-to-reach section of Canyonlands National Park is the Great Gallery, an 80-foot-long panel of rock art dating back several thousand years. It's one of the biggest and best prehistoric murals you'll find anywhere.
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: You've seen Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park immortalized in movies, on TV, and in advertisements. While the Old West may be gone, many Navajos still call this area home. A Navajo guide can give you the Navajo perspective on this majestic land and take you to areas not otherwise open to visitors.
Hovenweep National Monument: This deserted valley contains some of the most striking and isolated archaeological sites in the Four Corners: the remains of curious sandstone towers built more than 700 years ago. These mysterious structures keep archaeologists guessing.

Utah Travel Guide

From its desolate red-rock canyons to its soaring pine-covered peaks, Utah is spectacular. There aren't many places in the world where the forces of nature have come together with such dramatic results, creating a magnificent outdoor playground. This is a land of cultural discovery, and all the peoples who have settled here—from the ancestors of today's Pueblo Indians to Brigham Young's Mormons to mountain men and Wild West bandits—have left their distinctive mark, contributing to a wild, colorful history. Read More

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Green River Rafting through Desolation Canyon
Holiday Expeditions
from $995, 6 days
If you really want to get away there's no better place than the Green River Wilderness and Desolation Canyon. ...
Utah & Arizona - The Grand Canyon, Bryce & Zion
Boundless Journeys
from $2795, 6 days
Hiking through colorful canyons and tall spires of rock in Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Zion National Parks. Evenings bring star-filled skies, cowboy poetry, and hearty southwestern cuisine. ......
Green River Saddles & Paddles
Western River Expeditions
from $1455, 6-7 days
Carving its way through astounding sandstone walls, beautiful river beaches, and a legacy of incomparable outlaw and Indian history, the Green River...
Colorado River Jetboat Adventure - 1 Day
Moab Adventure Center
from $70, 1 days
This 4-hour jetboat excursion takes you into spectacular river scenery bordering Canyonlands National Park. The newest and best-equipped boats are...
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The World Outdoors
from $2598, 6 days
Forming a bizarre and surreal landscape, the canyons of Utah's Color Country make up one of the West's most fascinating geologic wonderlands....

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Attractions

Bryce Scenic Drive

Bryce Canyon National Park
PO Box 640201
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah 84764-0201

Description: From the park entrance, this 18-mile road runs past 13 spectacular overlooks of Bryce Canyon. On... Read More

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Hole-in-the-Rock Road

Southeast of Escalante
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 755 W. Main
Escalante, Utah 84726

Description:

This road once played a center-stage role in one of the great epics of the colonization of the... Read More

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Cathedral Canyon Loop

northern section of the park
Capitol Reef National Park, HC 70 Box 15
Torrey, Utah 84775

Description: This loop in the park's far north will appeal to adventurous mountain bikers looking for a... Read More

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