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q Lake Powell The spectacular beauty u St. George
of the monument is
See pp154–5. Road map B2. * 79,000. ~ @
best explored on scenic n 1835 Convention Center Blvd
drives combined with (435) 634-5747. Open 10am–6pm
w Grand Staircase– day-long hikes. Several Mon–Sat. ∑ visitstgeorge.com
Escalante National paved and dirt roads Established in 1861 by
offer access to various
Monument parts of the park. Mormons (see pp140–41), the
Highway 89 follows the town of St. George has since
Road map C2. n 755 W. Main St.,
Escalante (435) 826-5499. Open Mar– southern boundary, in Stage of the Globe Theatre in Cedar City exper ienced a population
Oct: 7:30am–5:30pm daily; Oct–Thanks- places hugging the r Cedar City boom as retirees from all over
giving: 8am–4:30pm daily; late-Nov– base of the towering Vermilion the US discover its mild climate
Mar: 8am–4:30pm Mon–Fri. cliffs. Just 10 miles (16 km) east Road map B2. * 29,000. ~ @ and tranquil atmosphere. The
∑ blm.gov of the town, a road leads north n 581 N. Main St. (435) 586-5124. towering gold spire that can
into Johnson Canyon, where ∑ visitcedarcity.com be seen over the town belongs
Established by President Clinton there is a mock Western town to Utah’s first Mormon Temple,
in 1996, this national monument that has been used for many Founded in 1851 by Mormons, finished in 1877. A beloved
encompasses 2,970 sq miles movies and TV shows (see p34). this town developed as a center An ATV (all-terrain vehicle) rider at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park project of Mormon leader
(7,690 sq km) of pristine rock Information on guided and for mining and smelting iron in and visionary Brigham Young
canyons, mountains, and high independent tours in this vast the latter part of the 19th Around 20 miles (32 km) east of occupation of today’s town is (1801–77), it remains a key site.
desert plateaus. One of the last region can be found at the century. Today, it offers hotels the town, along Hwy 14, Cedar offering reasonably priced food Only Mormons are allowed
areas in the US to be explored, Escalante visitor center. and restaurants within an hour’s Breaks National Monument and accommodations to inside the temple, but the
the Grand Staircase–Escalante A few miles east of Bryce drive of the lovely Zion National features a small but spectacular vacationers traveling between Visitor Center, which relates
National Monument abuts Canyon and 9 Park (see pp158–9). array of vibrant pink and orange Grand Canyon, Zion, and Bryce its history, is open to all.
Capitol Reef National Park, Glen miles (14 km) to In town, the limestone cliffs, topped by deep Canyon national parks. Often St. George’s association with
Canyon National Recreation the south of Hwy Frontier Home- green forest. Carved by erosion, referred to as the “gateway to Brigham Young began when
Area, and Bryce Canyon 12 stands Koda- stead State Park sculpted columns rise in ranks Lake Powell,” Kanab is also he decided to build a winter
National Park. It was named for chrome Basin Museum pays of color, and resemble a smaller, known as Utah’s “Little Hollywood,” home here in 1871. The elegant
the four cliff faces, called Vermilion, State Park, a tribute to the less-visited version of Bryce a reference to the hundreds of and spacious Brigham Young
Grey, White, and Pink, that rise in distinctive early Mormons’ Canyon (see pp156–7). The area movies and TV shows that have Winter Home Historic Site
tiered steps across the Colorado landscape noted Vintage wagon, Frontier indomitable and remains open to cross-country been filmed in and around the is now a museum and has
Plateau (see pp22–3). Geologically for 67 free-standing Homestead Museum pioneering spirit and skiers in winter. town (see pp34–5). Details of film preserved much of its first
speaking, they are a relatively sand pipes, or rock features an extensive sets open to the public may be owner’s original furnishings.
recent phenomenon, having been chimneys, formed millions of collection of more than 300 E Frontier Homestead State obtained from the Visitor Center. Five miles (8 km) northwest
raised just 12 million years ago. years ago as geyser vents. wagons and early vehicles, Park Museum of town on Hwy 18 lies Snow
This vast area has a special including an original Wells 635 N. Main St. Tel (435) 586-9290. Environs Canyon State Park. The park
importance, as the Bureau of Y Kodachrome Basin State Park Fargo overland stagecoach. Open Jun–Aug: 9am–6pm daily; Sep– About 10 miles (16 km) west features hiking trails that lead
Land Management intends to Tel (435) 679-8562; (800) 322-3770. Cedar City’s Shakespeare May: 9am–5pm Mon–Sat. Closed of Kanab and a few miles south to volcanic caves and million-
preserve its wild and largely Open 6am–10pm daily. & 8  Festival, which runs annually Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1. & of the small town of Mount year-old-lava flows. A paved
pristine state. No new roads, from late-June to mid-October, } Cedar Breaks National Carmel Junction, the Coral bike path leads through the
facilities, or campgrounds will e Bryce Canyon is staged in a replica of London’s Monument Pink Sand Dunes State Park park and back to St. George.
be built in the monument, while National Park neo-Elizabethan Globe Theatre Tel (435) 586-9451. Open late May–mid- is a sea of ever-shifting pink
those roads that already exist and attracts large audiences Oct: 9am–6pm daily. & ∑ nps.gov/cebr dunes that cover more than E Brigham Young Winter Home
will not be improved. See pp156–7. from the area. 5.8 sq miles (15 sq km). Historic Site
This distinctive, harsh desert 67 West 200 N. Tel (435) 673-2517.
t Zion National landscape was created when Open 9am–dusk daily. & ∑ lds.org
Park wind eroded the rich red
sandstone cliffs surrounding
See pp158–9. the site, slowly depositing
sand in the valley below.
Interpretive signs relate the
y Kanab story of the dunes’ geological
formation. A path leads out
Road map B2. * 4,500. n 745 E.
Hwy 89. (435) 644-1300. Open 8am– into the dunes, where you
4:30pm daily; early-Dec–early-Mar: can enjoy the thrill of sliding
8am–4:30pm Mon–Fri. down their faces. The park is a
∑ visitsouthernutah.com popular destination for riders
of ATVs (all-terrain vehicles)
This small town was named and dune buggies.
originally for Fort Kanab, built in
1864 but abandoned two years Y Coral Pink Sand Dunes
later because of frequent Indian State Park
attacks. Founded in 1874 by Tel (435) 648-2800. Open dawn–dusk Brigham Young’s elegant winter home in
Petrified ancient sand pipes rising out of the desert in the Kodachrome Basin State Park Mormon settlers, the main daily. & 7 ∑ stateparks.utah.gov St. George
For hotels and restaurants see pp240–41 and pp254–6

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