We like to refer to Great Basin National Park as Utah’s 6th national park because it is only 10 miles from the Utah border. It practically sits in Utah! We love spending a weekend every year exploring this fun park. Great Basin is full of family adventure with cave tours, great camping, and hikes at 10,000 […]
Is Capitol Reef National Park on your list? We spent Spring Break exploring Capitol Reef, which is one of Utah's “Mighty 5” national parks. This National Park is often overshadowed by Arches and Zion in popularity, but Capitol Reef has a lot to offer, with lighter crowds. We had a wonderful time and are excited […]
Looking for an extraordinary Southern Utah road trip? Something that most people haven't done? We took this road trip for Spring Break in 2016. We had visited Southern Utah and Zion National Park many times, so this trip was dedicated to all the cool, less-visited places I had been wanting to visit for years. This was the […]
Hello! Do you love history? Do you also love visiting cool places most people haven't seen? As a history nerd and native Utahn, Topaz Internment Camp had been on my list for years. My family finally planned a spring break road trip through Southern Utah in 2016 that included a lot of smaller parks and […]
Hey there! When Utah State Parks contacted me about a stay at Palisade State Park, I confess that I had to look it up. I am a fan of state parks, and have visited many both inside and outside my home state of Utah, so I was excited to learn more about this fun family park that […]
Capitol Reef National Park in Utah is often overshadowed by it's showier neighbors, but there are a lot of fun things for families to do here. Last fall, my family returned to Capitol Reef for a multi-generation weekend with my husband's parents and sister, and her two children. The kids loved playing together, and I enjoyed […]
Near the junction of Interstate 15 and Interstate 70 in Utah (AKA the middle of nowhere) sits Cove Fort. This historic fort was a stopping place for frontier travelers from 1867 to about 1890. It is now a fun and educational rest stop for modern travelers. Cove Fort is owned and maintained by the Church of Jesus […]
