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Utah putting the pieces together

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Utah putting the pieces together

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  1. Email suggestions to walkerra@uvu.edu Utahputting the pieces together Come learn about the unique opportunities the State of Utah has for family fun. We'll learn about campgrounds, hikes, and other activities that families can do together in our state that is rich in natural wonders and resources.

  2. Breaking it Up • The Big Ones • Types of Activities • Areas • Local - Utah Valley • South • East • West • North • Favorites • Resources

  3. The Big Ones

  4. Five National Parks • Arches • Canyon Lands • Capitol Reef • Bryce Canyon • Zions

  5. Seven National Monuments • Hovenweep National Monument • Dinosaur National Monument • Cedar Breaks National Monument • Timp Cave National Monument • Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument • Natural Bridges National Monument • Rainbow Bridge National Monument

  6. Other National Areas • Golden Spike National Historical Site • Flaming Gorge National Recreational Area • Glen Canyon/Lake Powell National Recreational Area • National Wildlife Refuges • Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park • Four Corners (Navajo managed) – closed until June 2010

  7. State Parks • Jordenelle (Rock cliff recreation area) • Fremont

  8. Types of Activities • Hikes & Biking • Drives • Camping, Fishing, Boating • Trips & Tours • Cultural & Museums • Activities • Ski, Fun, Events, Rafting, etc.

  9. Hikes & Biking • Great Western Trail • Pony Express Trail • Mormon Pioneer Trail • Mountain Biking • Utah Mountain Biking Trail Guide • Horseback Riding • Hiking • Utah Walks • Bike Walk • Bike from Utah Lake to Bridal Veil Falls • Jordan River Trail • Hike “G” “Y” • Buckskin Gulch • Bullion Falls near Marysville • Timpanogas • Mount Nebo • Battlecreek Falls • Grovecreek – Battlecreek loop • 50 Miles from Snowbird to PG • Ashdown Gorge • Strawberry point • St George Narrows • Alpine canyon & falls • Natural Bridges • Arches • Slot Canyons – San Rafael • Spiral Getty • Hot springs up Diamond Fork • Goblin Valley • Little Wild Horse slot canyon

  10. Drives - Scenic Byways • Colorado River • Dead Horse Point Mesa • Fishlake • Indian Canyon • Indian Creek Corridor • Kolob Fingers Road • Little Cottonwood Canyon • Markaguant High Plateau • Mirror Lake • Monument Valley to Bluff • Kanab to Mt Carmel and Long Valley • Ogden River • Potash/Colorado River • Provo Canyon • Zion Park • Other Scenic Drives • Legacy Parkway • 27 Fall Colors Tours • Routes Designated National Scenic Byways • Flaming Gorge - Uintas • Highway 12 All American Road • The Energy Loop: Huntington & Eccles Canyons • Nebo Loop • Logan Canyon • Trail of the Ancients • Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway • Brian Head-Panguitch Lake • Routes Designated Utah Scenic Byways • Alpine Loop • Bear Lake • Beaver Canyon • Big Cottonwood Canyon • Capitol Reef Country • Cedar Breaks • Ogden River

  11. Drives • Canyon Lands • Water pocket fold & Burr Trail • Boulder Mountain • San Rafael Swell • Nine mile • Zions

  12. Camping, Fishing, Boating • Nebo loop (Payson to Santaquin) • Joe’s Valley • Bear Lake • American Fork Canyon • Squaw Peak • Fillmore • State Parks • On-line – www.reserveamerica.com • Back Packing • Bed and Breakfast (ask the veteran residents) • Upper Provo river falls (Uintahs) • Carp fishing • Jordan River • Any reservoir or lake, any river or stream

  13. Trips and Tours • Cove Fort • Hogle Zoo • Pioneer Trail State Park & “This is the Place” • Gardens • Utah House & Utah botanical center (Kaysville) • Red Butte gardens • Temple square (garden tours) • Thanksgiving Point Gardens • Conservation gardens (Orem, West Jordan) • Historical Houses/sites

  14. Cultural & Museums • Plays & Theatre • Small town playhouses • Tuacahn, Shakespearian festival • Capitol Theatre, Pioneer Playhouse, Hale Center Theatre, Off Broadway Theatre • www.utah.com/saltlake/theatre.htm • Performing Arts • Utah Symphony, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Valley Symphony, • Ballet West, Utah Regional Ballet • www.utah.com/arts • Museums • www.utah.com/museums • Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Museum • Children’s Museum • Hutchings Museum (Lehi) • Art Museums (Woodbury Gallery, Springville, BYU) • History Museums (Daughters of Utah Pioneers) • Pageants • Manti, Clarkston, Castle Valley, Salt Lake

  15. ActivitiesSki, Fun, Events, Rafting • 13 Resorts - Brian Head in Southern Utah • Cross Country Skiing – Wasatch Mountain State Park, Soldier Hollow • Cherry Hill Farms • Lagoon • Imax in mall in Salt Lake, Thanksgiving Point • Small Town Celebrations • Rodeos (best in the country) • Temple Square • Half hour organ concerts at Temple Square • Christmas lights at TempleSquare • Caving (Grotto club) • Rafting – by Flaming Gorge, by Green River, Provo River – upper part only

  16. Skiing • Ski Resorts • Skiing • Snow Boarding • Jumping • Brian Head • Tubing • Cross Country Skiing • Snow shoeing

  17. Local – Utah Valley Area

  18. Lehi • Thanksgiving Point – Dinosaur & other Museum • Thanksgiving Point gardens, golf, farm country • Cabelas (fish) • Hutchings Museum • Porter’s Place • Willow Park – Camping • Radio remote controlled airplane park • Lehi Center • Indoor swimming pool – made for kids • Climbing wall

  19. West Desert • Soldier’s Pass – Dolomite “Square rocks” • Camp Floyd Stage Coach Inn in Fairfield • 5 mile pass • Clay pits (fossils) • Hot pots at Saratoga Springs • Pony Express Trail • Ghost Towns • Toplift • Black Canyon – pinenuts every 3 years? • Simpson Springs • Vernon Lake • Geodes

  20. American Fork & Highland • Adventure land Park • American Fork Amphitheatre outdoor theatre by Developmental Center • Mt Timpanogas Temple ground • Tabernacle (family history center) • Fox Hollow golf course • Alpine Country club

  21. Alpine • Candy factory • Alpine Canyon – Falls • Sliding Rock - water slide – 1 mile hike • Historic Pioneer Relic Hall & trails • Alpine Art Center and Outdoor sculpture park

  22. Pleasant Grove & Lindon • Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum • Battle Creek Falls • Grove Creek Canyon hike • Curly Springs • Hogs head trail • Timpanokee to PG • Jump on it • Anderson Park (camping) • Fort markers • Valley Center Play house in Lindon • Grove Theatre (Alhambra)

  23. American Fork Canyon • Alpine Loop • Timpanogas Cave • Timpanokee Hike to Timp • Mutual Dell • Camping • TibbleFork, Silver lake, mines, fishing, hiking • US cave, Skunk Cave • Cascade Springs

  24. Provo Canyon • Aspen Grove • Stewart Falls • Sundance – theatre, skiing Art Shack! • Bridal Veil Falls, Upper Falls • Wasatch Valley Railroad (Heber Creeper) • Provo River fishing • Deer Creek Dam • Wallsburg, North Fork, • Squaw Peak Camp ground • Squaw Peak view • River running (to Vivian Park)

  25. Orem • Woodbury art museum • Hale Center Theatre • Scera Park • Scera Theatre • Classic Skating - Roller Skating Rink • UVU great events! • Athletics, Library, Plays, Dance, etc.

  26. Provo • Crandall Historical Printing Museum • Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum • Provo library (it's a cool library, lots of good events) • BYU • Earth Science Museum • Monte L. Bean Museum • Art Museum • Museum of peoples and culture • Building displays – Food science building aquariums

  27. Springville • Hobble Creek Canyon • Kelly’s Grove • Springville Art Museum • Art city play house • Hobble Creek Parkway Trail • Jolley’s Ranch • Springville World Folkfest (last week July)

  28. Spanish Fork • Spanish Fork Canyon • Diamond Fork • Spanish Fork Fairgrounds • Krishna Temple • Utah Valley Llamas • Daughters of Utah Pioneer’s Museum • Festival of Lights

  29. Payson • Payson Canyon • Payson community plays • Payson Lakes • Nebo Loop • Scottish Festival

  30. South County • Young Living Lavender Farms • Burston Ponds • South Ridge Farms (Santaquin)

  31. Salt Lake Area • Aquarium in Sandy • This is the place state park • Temple Square • Ensign Peak hike • State Capital • Red Butte Gardens • Natural History Museum at UofU • Art Museum at UofU • Fun places to stay – avenues, etc. • Kings English book store up in Salt Lake (great independent book store, also lots of good author events)

  32. State by the “Pieces”

  33. South • Petrified wood in San Rafael • Swinging Bridge, Wedge, Hondoo • Red Canyon • Hole in the Rock • Hot springs by Fillmore • Calf Creek Falls • Big Rock Candy Mountain • Coral Pink Sand Dunes

  34. East • Nine Mile • http://www.climb-utah.com/Misc/ninemile.htm • Dinosaur • Uintahs • Smith & Morehouse • Wolf Creek Pass • Mount Baldy hike • Fish in small streams • Lake Marjorie

  35. West • Great Basin National Monument & Lehman Caves • Geodes • Ghost towns • Topaz Mountain • Simpson Springs

  36. North • Ice caves up Logan • Promintory point • Bear lake (beach) • Great Salt Lake • Antelope Island • Wheeler Farm • Temple square • Hogle Zoo • Hardware Ranch • Wildlife refuges (bird) • Minetonka cave • Hiking the wind caves up Logan canyon • Tony Grove • Hill Airforce Base Museum

  37. Favorites • 4 day 3 nights trip • Goblin Valley, Capitol Reef, Boulder Mountain, Anasai, Calf Creek, Escalante, Bryce, Big Rock Candy mountain • Overnight trip • Bryce Canyon, Kodachrome • Counties

  38. Resources • www.utah.gov • www.utah.com • http://www.utah.com/topspots/ • www.utahvalley.org/thing-to-do • www.utahoutdooractivities.com • http://utahlinks.org • www.ghosttowns.com/states/ut/ututah.html • www.uen.org/counties • www.co.tooele.ut.us/ht00_index.html • www.nps.gov/state/UT • www.recreation.gov • http://utah.citysearch.com • www.localhikes.com • http://scenicutah.com/ • 100 Hikes in Utah by Steve Mann & Rhett Olson • Ranger stations – PG, • BLM, National Forest Service, NPS,

  39. The Beginning • Find a dirt road and follow it! Go prepared! Be safe! Have fun! Leave it better for the next guy!

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