Fifteen Things to Do at Capitol Reef

By road mileage, Capitol Reef is the Utah National Park closest to Salt City but sees far fewer visitors than other parks in the Mighty Five. It also happens to be the 2nd largest of the Utah National Parks. At a whopping 242,000 acres, only Canyonlands National Park is larger than Capitol Reef National Park. …

Fun Things to Do in Cedar City, Utah

The best part of writing a Utah guidebook is exploring new cities and places I haven’t already been to. Of course, I spent a lot of time in Southern Utah before moving here, but Cedar City was new to me. I had passed through en route to Bryce Canyon National Park but never stopped to …

Have a Soak at These Utah Hot Springs

Admittedly, many of the best hot springs in the US are in Colorado and Idaho. Fortunately, Utah isn’t totally devoid of hot springs. When I wrote my Utah guidebook, I got to experience all of these Utah Hot springs. Some have been built into resort pools, while others remain unimproved from their natural state. Whether …