Trip IdeasFodor's Utah, 3rd Edition
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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Utah!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Utah provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Utah features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Utah.
•Experience Utah like a local! Fodor’s Utah includes choices for every traveler, from mountain biking in Moab to skiing the legendary slopes of Park City to luxuriating in a St. George destination spa and much more!
●Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, pick the best time to visit, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Utah!
•Updated frequently, Fodor’s Utah provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Utah features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Utah.
•Experience Utah like a local! Fodor’s Utah includes choices for every traveler, from mountain biking in Moab to skiing the legendary slopes of Park City to luxuriating in a St. George destination spa and much more!
●Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, pick the best time to visit, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
About This Book ............ 6
What’s Where ............ 7
If You Like ............ 14
Utah Canyon Country Driving Tour ............ 20
When to Go ............ 24
Chapter 1: Salt Lake City ............ 25
Exploring Salt Lake City ............ 27
Where to Eat ............ 46
Where to Stay ............ 54
Nightlife & the Arts ............ 60
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 63
Shopping ............ 65
Side Trips From Salt Lake City ............ 66
Salt Lake City Essentials ............ 69
Chapter 2: Park City & the Southern Wasatch ............ 72
Park City & Environs ............ 75
South of Salt Lake City ............ 104
Park City & The Southern Wasatch Essentials ............ 117
Chapter 3: North of Salt Lake City ............ 120
The Golden Spike Empire ............ 133
Cache Valley ............ 137
Bear Lake Country ............ 144
Northern Utah Essentials ............ 147
Chapter 4: Dinosaurland & Eastern Utah ............ 151
East—Central Utah (Castle Country) ............ 154
The Uinta Basin (Dinosaurland) ............ 161
Eastern Utah Essentials ............ 174
Chapter 5: Capitol Reef National Park ............ 177
Welcome to Capitol Reef ............ 178
Capitol Reef Planner ............ 180
Capitol Reef Essentials ............ 194
Chapter 6: Zion National Park ............ 197
Welcome to Zion ............ 198
Zion Planner ............ 200
Chapter 7: Bryce Canyon National Park ............ 215
Welcome to Bryce Canyon ............ 216
Bryce Canyon Planner ............ 218
Chapter 8: Southwestern Utah ............ 231
Utah’s Dixie ............ 236
Along U.S. 89–Utah’s Heritage Highway ............ 248
Grand Staircase—Escalante National Monument ............ 254
Southwestern Utah Essentials ............ 257
Chapter 9: Arches National Park ............ 261
Welcome to Arches ............ 262
Arches Planner ............ 264
Chapter 10: Canyonlands National Park ............ 277
Welcome to Canyonlands ............ 278
Canyonlands Planner ............ 280
Chapter 11: Moab & Southeastern Utah ............ 293
Moab ............ 296
Southeastern Utah ............ 309
Southeastern Utah Essentials ............ 322
Utah Essentials ............ 325
Getting Started ............ 326
Booking Your Trip ............ 329
Transportation ............ 337
On The Ground ............ 341
Index ............ 345
About Our Writers ............ 352
Close Ups
The Mormon Influence ............ 31
The Legendary Great Salt Lake ............ 45
Ride on the Pony Express Trail ............ 67
2002 Winter Olympics Legacies ............ 81
This Lake Is for the Birds ............ 99
San Rafael Is Swell ............ 158
Environmental Echoes at Echo Park ............ 169
Cedar Breaks National Monument ............ 239
Edward Abbey: A Pariah in Pahreah ............ 252
Hoodoos, Bridges & Arches ............ 313
Where the West Was Filmed ............ 318
Maps
Utah ............ 12—13
Utah Canyon Country Driving Tour ............ 21
Exploring Salt Lake City ............ 28—29
Temple Square ............ 33
Downtown Salt Lake City ............ 36
Capitol Hill & the Avenues ............ 39
East Side and the University of Utah ............ 41
Where to Eat in Salt Lake City ............ 48—49
Where to Stay in Salt Lake City ............ 56—57
Park City and Environs ............ 76
Park City ............ 78
Northern Utah ............ 123
Logan ............ 138
Eastern Utah ............ 155
Capitol Reef National Park ............ 179
Capitol Reef National Park and Environs ............ 185
Zion National Park ............ 199
Bryce Canyon National Park ............ 217
Central Bryce Canyon ............ 223
Southwestern Utah ............ 234
St. George ............ 241
Arches National Park ............ 263
Canyonlands National Park ............ 279
Canyonlands Needles District ............ 287
Southeastern Utah ............ 311
What’s Where ............ 7
If You Like ............ 14
Utah Canyon Country Driving Tour ............ 20
When to Go ............ 24
Chapter 1: Salt Lake City ............ 25
Exploring Salt Lake City ............ 27
Where to Eat ............ 46
Where to Stay ............ 54
Nightlife & the Arts ............ 60
Sports & the Outdoors ............ 63
Shopping ............ 65
Side Trips From Salt Lake City ............ 66
Salt Lake City Essentials ............ 69
Chapter 2: Park City & the Southern Wasatch ............ 72
Park City & Environs ............ 75
South of Salt Lake City ............ 104
Park City & The Southern Wasatch Essentials ............ 117
Chapter 3: North of Salt Lake City ............ 120
The Golden Spike Empire ............ 133
Cache Valley ............ 137
Bear Lake Country ............ 144
Northern Utah Essentials ............ 147
Chapter 4: Dinosaurland & Eastern Utah ............ 151
East—Central Utah (Castle Country) ............ 154
The Uinta Basin (Dinosaurland) ............ 161
Eastern Utah Essentials ............ 174
Chapter 5: Capitol Reef National Park ............ 177
Welcome to Capitol Reef ............ 178
Capitol Reef Planner ............ 180
Capitol Reef Essentials ............ 194
Chapter 6: Zion National Park ............ 197
Welcome to Zion ............ 198
Zion Planner ............ 200
Chapter 7: Bryce Canyon National Park ............ 215
Welcome to Bryce Canyon ............ 216
Bryce Canyon Planner ............ 218
Chapter 8: Southwestern Utah ............ 231
Utah’s Dixie ............ 236
Along U.S. 89–Utah’s Heritage Highway ............ 248
Grand Staircase—Escalante National Monument ............ 254
Southwestern Utah Essentials ............ 257
Chapter 9: Arches National Park ............ 261
Welcome to Arches ............ 262
Arches Planner ............ 264
Chapter 10: Canyonlands National Park ............ 277
Welcome to Canyonlands ............ 278
Canyonlands Planner ............ 280
Chapter 11: Moab & Southeastern Utah ............ 293
Moab ............ 296
Southeastern Utah ............ 309
Southeastern Utah Essentials ............ 322
Utah Essentials ............ 325
Getting Started ............ 326
Booking Your Trip ............ 329
Transportation ............ 337
On The Ground ............ 341
Index ............ 345
About Our Writers ............ 352
Close Ups
The Mormon Influence ............ 31
The Legendary Great Salt Lake ............ 45
Ride on the Pony Express Trail ............ 67
2002 Winter Olympics Legacies ............ 81
This Lake Is for the Birds ............ 99
San Rafael Is Swell ............ 158
Environmental Echoes at Echo Park ............ 169
Cedar Breaks National Monument ............ 239
Edward Abbey: A Pariah in Pahreah ............ 252
Hoodoos, Bridges & Arches ............ 313
Where the West Was Filmed ............ 318
Maps
Utah ............ 12—13
Utah Canyon Country Driving Tour ............ 21
Exploring Salt Lake City ............ 28—29
Temple Square ............ 33
Downtown Salt Lake City ............ 36
Capitol Hill & the Avenues ............ 39
East Side and the University of Utah ............ 41
Where to Eat in Salt Lake City ............ 48—49
Where to Stay in Salt Lake City ............ 56—57
Park City and Environs ............ 76
Park City ............ 78
Northern Utah ............ 123
Logan ............ 138
Eastern Utah ............ 155
Capitol Reef National Park ............ 179
Capitol Reef National Park and Environs ............ 185
Zion National Park ............ 199
Bryce Canyon National Park ............ 217
Central Bryce Canyon ............ 223
Southwestern Utah ............ 234
St. George ............ 241
Arches National Park ............ 263
Canyonlands National Park ............ 279
Canyonlands Needles District ............ 287
Southeastern Utah ............ 311
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