State Guide
Explore Utah Outdoors
Utah offers 1620 trails, 390 parks, and 2618 campgrounds worth planning a trip around. The trail mix runs 247 easy, 534 moderate, 475 difficult, and 363 expert-rated, so the state holds something for casual walkers and seasoned alpinists alike. Routes range from under a mile to 796 miles, with the toughest climbs gaining 161280 feet. Public lands worth knowing here include Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Canyonlands National Park. Among the trails hikers return to: Hayduke Trail, Davis and Lavender Canyons OHV Trail, and Pony Express OHV Trail.
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Featured Trails in Utah
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Parks Worth Exploring
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Arches National Park
Utah
Discover a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms, and textures unlike any other. The park has over 2,000 …
Bryce Canyon National Park
Utah
Hoodoos (irregular columns of rock) exist on every continent, but here is the largest concentration found anyw…
Zion National Park
Utah
Follow the paths where native people and pioneers walked. Gaze up at massive sandstone cliffs of cream, pink, …
Campgrounds in Utah
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235 Camp
Bears Ears
Abajo - Harts Draw Recreation Area
Monticello
Abajo - Harts Draw Recreation Area
Monticello
Abajo - Harts Draw Recreation Area
Monticello
ACT Campground
Moab
Adelaide
Utah
Adelaide Campground
Kanosh
Adventure Haven RV
La Sal
Affleck Campground
Wasatch National Forest
Airport A: Backcountry Campsite
Canyonlands National Park
Airport B: Backcountry Campsite
Canyonlands National Park
Albion Basin
Wasatch National Forest
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