Planning a trip to Zion National Park? Want to avoid the crowds? Zion National Park is one of my favorite places on earth – I've visited 40+ times – and it's well worth a visit. But if you haven't thought about crowds, you need to. For most of the year, you cannot drive your own […]
Zion National Park is my happy place. My parents were raised in southern Utah and and at least once a year, my dad would load all the kids and cousins into our old van and take us for a day in Zion. Now I love visiting this park with my kids. For as many times […]
Wonding where to stay at Zion National Park? You have a lot of good options. Here's an overview of the cities near Zion and the advantages of staying in each. I've visited Zion National Park at least forty times. My parents grew up in Cedar City and my dad took us here – usually with […]
Need a great place to stay in St. George, Utah? The good news is that it's hard to go wrong here. The St. George metro area is big enough to offer lots of lodging options for every budget but small enough that any location is fairly close to whatever you want to do. If there […]
Do you love ghost towns? I do. Grafton ghost town is located near Zion National Park in Utah. It's a must for history-loving families. Grafton is one of the rare ghost towns that looks better than it did 20 years ago. A school house, several homes and a cemetery have been restored and preserved. It's […]
Wondering where to stay at Bryce Canyon? This remote, but popular national park in Southern Utah is one of my favorites, and I have visited many times. Here is an overview of your lodging options in and near Bryce Canyon, and the advantages to each. Inside the Park Why stay here? Location, location, location. You'll […]
Looking for fun things to do in St. George, Utah? I visit this sunny Southern Utah city nearly every year, and I find something new and delightful every time. Outdoor activities dominate this list because spectacular scenery and sunny winter weather are what set St. George apart from other Utah cities. It's Southern Utah's largest […]
I live in Utah and have visited Bryce Canyon National Park many times. It's one of my favorite places on earth. Today I'm answering Google's most popular questions about Bryce Canyon National Park. We usually visit this park on a weekend from Salt Lake City, or as part of a longer trip to Southwest Utah. […]
What's more beautiful than Bryce Canyon National Park in the summer? It's Bryce Canyon in the winter. Bryce Canyon National Park is open year-round, and winter is a great time to go. Orange hoodoos and green bristlecone pines topped with pristine snow against a bright blue sky… It's absolutely spectacular. I have visited Bryce Canyon […]
Hey Adventurers, It's Jason with Carltonaut's Travel Tips. Since I was a kid, my family has taken an annual vacation to Escalante, Utah, located along Utah's Scenic Byway 12. As a kid, our trip consisted of fishing, camping, hiking and watching an amazing small-town Pioneer Day parade in July. Now that I'm older, I enjoy […]
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 […]
Hello! I've been visiting Southern Utah my whole life. My parents, grandparents, and even great-great grandparents were born there, so my roots run deep in the red soil of Cedar City, Hurricane, St. George and Zion National Park. Having visited and occasionally lived in this beautiful area for decades, you'd think I'd have seen it […]
Do you see a three-day weekend in your future? It's a great opportunity to hit the road and see some pretty amazing things throughout Utah and Arizona. My wife and I spent a three-day weekend visiting Bryce Canyon National Park, the sites around Page, Arizona, Monument Valley, Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park. It's […]
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 […]
Coral Pink Sand Dunes was the place we nearly skipped on our Spring Break in Southern Utah, but it turned out to be one of our favorite parts of the trip. We had already been driving for hours, and despite the signs, we missed the turnoff to Coral Pink Sand Dunes near Kanab, Utah. We […]
Hello! Planning a trip to Southern Utah? My family has visited Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah three times. The first time was three years ago when I visited Zion National Park with my kids. We loved it so much that we planned a second visit with my husband during our last Spring Break […]
Looking for a fun and relaxing lake trip in Utah? Palisade State Park is located in central Utah, just five miles south of Manti. Its main attractions are a small reservoir, 18-hole golf course, ATV trails and camping. My husband and daughter had other plans on the dates of this trip, so I took my […]
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 […]
Planning a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park? There are a lot of fun things to do in this beautiful Utah national park. When I was growing up, I visited Bryce Canyon National Park every year, because we often visited family in Southern Utah. I have returned to Bryce Canyon with my own children several […]
The Zion Narrows is an increasingly popular hike for families in Zion National Park, and for good reason. This walk through the Virgin River Gorge lets visitors see some of the most beautiful parts of the park – dramatic cliffs, hanging gardens and gorgeous colors. It is also a great hike during the summer months […]
