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Utah National Parks

Arches National Park

Arches contains some of the country's most amazing natural wonders—mammoth rocks and arches formed from erosion.

Bryce Canyon National Park

No other national park showcases what natural erosion can build than Bryce Canyon National Park.

California National Historic Trail

The road to California carried over 250,000 gold-seekers & farmers to the gold fields & rich farmlands of California during the 1840's and 1850's - the greatest mass migration in American history. More than 1,000 miles of trail ruts and traces can still be seen in the vast undeveloped west - reminders of the sacrifices, struggles, and triumphs of early American travelers and settlers.

Canyonlands National Park

In this geological wonderland, rocks, spires, and mesas dominate the heart of the Colorado Plateau cut by canyons of the Green and Colorado rivers.

Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park protects the Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile long warp in the Earth's crust, as well as the unique historical and cultural history of the area.

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Millions of years of sedimentation, uplift and erosion have created a deep canyon of rock walls, fins, spires, and columns, that spans three miles, and is over 2,000 feet deep.

Dinosaur National Monument

Include spectacular canyons cut by the Green and Yampa Rivers, a quarry containing fossil remains of dinosaurs, and diverse plant and animal communities.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Lake Powell stretches for 186 miles along the old Colorado River channel, offering opportunities for water-based and backcountry recreation.

Golden Spike National Historic Site

Site of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S., where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met in 1869.

Hovenweep National Monument

Pre-Columbian Indians built these six groups of towers, pueblos, and cliff dwellings, fine examples of ancient stone architecture.

Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

Led by Brigham Young, roughly 70,000 Mormons traveled along the Mormon Trail from 1846 to 1869 in order to escape religious persecution.

Natural Bridges National Monument

Features the world's second and third largest natural bridges cut from Permian Age Cedar Mesa sandstone, as well as more than 200 archeological sites.

Old Spanish National Historic Trail

Take a journey across the Southwest on the Old Spanish National Historic Trail between Santa Fe and Los Angeles for history, culture, and scenic beauty.

Pony Express National Historic Trail

The Pony Express NHT was used by young men on fast horses to carry the nation's mail from Missouri to California in the unprecedented time of only ten days. The relay system became the nation's most direct and practical means of east-west communications before the telegraph, and it played a vital role in aligning California with the Union in the years just before the Civil War.

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Features the world's largest natural bridge, with a span rising 290 feet above the floor of Bridge Canyon. Public access is by boat across Lake Powell.

Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Colorful limestone cavern on the side of Mount Timpanogos is noted for helictites — water-created formations that grow in all directions and shapes.

Zion National Park

Located in Utah's high plateau county, the Virgin River has carved a gorge so deep that sunlight rarely reaches the bottom!

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