Utah (UT)

Utah State Flag

 

"Beehive State"

"Deseret", "Land of the Mormons", "Land of the Saints" and "The Mormon State"

Why visit Utah?

For the adventurous activity traveler desiring natural diversity with interest to bicycling, bobsleigh, camping, canyons, deserts, dinosaur fossils, fishing, golf, hike, horseback riding, monuments, Mormon history, national parks, river rafting, rock climbing, scenic drives, ski, snowboarding, speed skating and wilderness.

A popular destination for:

• Amateur & Professional Photographers
• Conventions, Meetings & Reunions
• Groups: Family, Friends and Multigenerational

Bryce Canyon National Park, UT. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay 

At a Glance

• Capital: Salt Lake City
• State Bird: California Gull
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Sego Lily
• State Gemstone: Topaz 
• State Mammal: Rocky Mountain Elk 
• State Rock: Coal 

State slogans "Life Elevated", "The Greatest Snow on Earth" and "Utah! Where Ideas Connect".

Canyonlands National Park, UT. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay 

Fun Facts

• In 2007, Crandall Canyon Mine Huntington) collapsed killing nine.
  
• On December 20, 2013, same sex marriage was legalized.
  
• Approximately 80% of the state's land is controlled by the government for public use.
• More than half of all Utahns are Mormons (cultural and religious group).
• Major industries include cattle ranching, government services, mining, and salt production.
  
• Has the highest birth rate compared to any other state.
  
• The only state where the majority of the population belongs to a single church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) Salt Lake City. In 2019, accounted for 60.7% of the population. Suggested to greatly influences daily life, politics, plural marriage (polygamy) and Utahn culture.
  
• Rare threatened species, Tiger Beetle is only found at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park (Kanab).
  
• Ranks first for income donations to charity and volunteerism compared to any other state.
• Birthplace and home of Philo Taylor Farnsworth (1906-1971), American inventor and television pioneer.
  
• Minerals mined beryllium, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, silver and zinc.
  
• Has the third most national parks of any state.
  
• Hosted 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City). Also, the Utah Championship (Farmington) and Uniting Fore Care Classic (Park City).
  
• Temple Square (Salt Lake City) more than five million visitors annually.
• Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
  
• Features 6 National Parks, 6 National Forests and 43 State Parks.
  

Delicate Arch, Grand County, UT. Photo Credit: LoggaWiggler/Pixabay 

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Brendon Urie (Musician), Christine "Chrissy" Diane Teigen (Model), Derek Hough (Professional Dancer) and Jada Facer (Actress), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: Back To The Future III (1990), Better Off Dead (1985), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Footloose (1984), Forrest Gump (1994), Galaxy Quest (1999), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Legally Blonde II (2003), Maverick (1994), Mission Impossible II (2000), National Treasure (2004), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), Planet of the Apes (1968), Star Trek (2009), The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), Thelma & Louise (1990), The Lone Ranger (2013), The Searchers (1953), The Tree of Life (2011), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Westworld (1973), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in Utah: Basin and Range (written by 
  John McPhee), 
  Desert Solitaire (written by
  Edward Abbey), 
  Hiking Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks (written by 
  Erik Molvar), 
  Junction Utah (written by 
  Rebecca Lawton), 
  Let's Go To Utah (written by 
  Dave Chisholm) 
  Lonely Planet Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks (written by 
  David Lukas), 
  Mormon Country (written by 
  Wallace Stegner), 
  Prophet's Prey (written by 
  Sam Brower), 
  Ski Touring The Red Rock Country: Winter Trails in Southwest Utah (written by 
  Jonathan Wynn, 
  The Lonely Polygamist (written by 
  Brady Udall), 
  The 19th Wife (written by David Ebershoff)
  and 
  Wildflowers of Southwestern Utah (written by Hayle Buchanan), just to 
  name a few.

Salt Lake City, UT. Photo Credit: RobinSaville/Pixabay 

Good to Know

• Utah English, a merger of Northern and Midland American dialects carried west by LDS Church members.
  
• Not all ski areas permit snowboarding.
• One of the lowest crime rates in the country.
  
• The Moab area (southeastern), is best known for challenging mountain biking trails.
  
• Many Ski Resorts have medical clinics available for injuries. Prices are usually higher than your local provider.
  
• Stay hydrated, be mindful of your higher elevations to avoid Altitude Sickness.
• Beware of Africanized honeybees (killer bees), bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes and scorpions.
• Purchase a National Parks Pass to visit monuments and several parks.
  
• Regardless, of the season where sunblock as you're susceptible to sunburn in high altitudes. 
• A four wheel drive vehicle or high-clearance truck rental is recommended.
  
• Car Ferry operates across Lake Powell between the Bullfrog and Halls Crossing Marina.
  
• Claims to be "the Greatest Snow on Earth" considering their dry and powdery snow.
  
• Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), consistently ranks first for fewest cancellations and on-time departures than any other airport in our country.
  
• Alcohol, gambling and tobacco laws are strict! Sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited Sundays. Gambling in any form is illegal. Utah Indoor Clean Air Act, prohibits smoking in most public places statewide.
  
• Intoxication occurs faster in high altitude.

Subject to flash flooding, hot summers, monsoons, snowstorms, tornadoes and wildfires. Monsoon Season is July-September.

• Best Time to Visit: April - May and September - October
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Month: July 
• Peak Season: June - August

Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, Kanab, UT. Photo Credit: VIT DUCKEN/Pixabay 

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Alkali Ridge, Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper Mine, Brigham Young Complex, Bryce Canyon Lodge & Deluxe Cabins, Central Utah Relocation Center, Danger Cave, Emigration Canyon, Fort Douglas, Mountain Meadows Massacre Site, Old City Hall, Quarry Visitor Center, Reed O Smoot House and Temple Square.
• Museums: Aerospace Museum, Alf Engen Ski Museum, American West Heritage Center, Anasazi State Park Museum, Bean Life Science Museum, Bear River Valley Museum, Beaver Court House Museum, Box Elder Museum of Natural History, Brigham City Museum of Art & History, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum, BYU Museum of Paleontology, CAF Utah Wing WWII Aviation Museum, Chase Home Museum, Church History Museum, Clark Planetarium, Crandall Historical Printing Museum, Discovery Gateway Children's Museum, Donner-Reed Museum, East Carbon City Museum, Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, Fairview Museum of History, Fort Douglas Military Museum, Fremont Indian State Park & Museum, Frontier Homestead State Park Museum, Grantsville DUP Museum, Great Basin Museum, Hill Aerospace Museum, Historic Wendover Airfield Museum, Hurricane Valley Heritage Park Museum, Hutchings Museum & Institute, John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Kanab Heritage House Museum, Land Cruiser Heritage Museum, Layton Heritage Museum, Little Hollywood Land: Museum Trading Post & Chuckwagon Cookout, Millstream Classic Car Museum, Moab Giants, Moab Museum of Film & Western Heritage, Mt Pleasant Pioneer Museum, Museum of Ancient Life, Museum of Natural Curiosity, Museum of Peoples & Cultures, Museum of the San Rafael, Natural History Museum of Utah, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Ogden Union Station, Oquirrh Mountain Mining Museum, Park City Museum, Peteetneet Museum & Cultural Arts Center, Petroliana Museum, Pioneer Memorial Museum, Provo Pioneer Museum, Rosenbruch World Wildlife Museum, Sandy Museum, S & S Shortline Train Park, Southern Utah Museum of Art, Springville Museum of Art, St George Art Museum, St George Children’s Museum, St George Dinosaur Discovery Site, Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum, The Alf Engen Ski Museum, The Dinosaur Museum, The International Model Car Builder's Museum, The Leonardo, Tintic Mining Museum, Tooele Pioneer Museum, Topaz Museum, Treehouse Museum, Uintah County Heritage Museum, USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum, Utah Division of Arts & Museums - Rio Gallery, Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, Utah Fire Museum, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Utah Sports Hall of Fame Museum,
  Washington City Museum, Weber Co Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, Western Mining & Railroad Museum, Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum and Woodbury Art Museum.
• Popular Attractions: Alkali Ridge (Alkali Point), Alta Ski Area, Angel's Landing, Antelope Island State Park, Arches National Park, Ashley National Forest, Ashton Gardens, Balanced Rock, Bears Ears, Bear Lake State Park, Beaver Mountain, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Bingham Canyon Mine, Bonneville Salt Flats, Bridal Veil Falls, Bryce Canyon National Park, Butler Washington Road, Butterfly Biosphere, Calf Creek Falls, Capitol Reef National Park, Cataract Canyon, Cathedral of the Madeleine, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Cherry Hill, Clark Planetarium, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Corona Arch, Cove Fort Historic Site, Cowabunga Bay Water Park, Crooked Mile, Dark Canyon Wilderness, Dead Horse Point State Park, Deer Valley, Delicate Arch, Devils Garden Trailhead, Dixie National Forest, Edge of the Cedars State Park, Escalante National Monument, False Kiva, Family History Library, Fifth Water Hot Springs Trail Head, Fishlake National Forest, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Forrest Gump Hill, Four Corners Monument, Fremont River, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Goblin Valley State Park, Golden Spike National Historical Park, Goosenecks State Park, Grand Staircase, Great Salt Lake State Park, Heber Valley Railroad, Hogle Zoo, Hole-in-the-Rock, Hovenweep National Monument, Inspiration Point, International Peace Gardens, Island in the Sky, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Lake Powell, Layton City Vietnam Memorial Wall, Liberty Park, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, Maddox Ranch House, McConkie Ranch Petroglyphs, McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, Mesa Arch, Mirror Lake, Millcreek Canyon, Miners Park, Monarch Cave, Mormon Handicraft (Deseret Book), Mormon Trail, Monument Valley, Mormon Battalion Monument, Navajo Reservation, Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, Nordic Valley, Ogden's George S Eccles Dinosaur Park, Old Pony Express Trail, Park City Mountain, Pioneer Trail State Park, Powder Mountain, Queens Garden Trail, Quick N Tasty Drive-In, Quilted Bear Antique & Craft Mall, Rainbow Point, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Red Butte Garden & Arboretum, Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, Salt Lake City Tabernacle, Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake Valley, Sand Hollow State Park, Sawtooth National Forest, SeaQuest Utah, Sears Art Museum Gallery, Slickrock Trail, Snowbasin, Snow Canyon State Park, Soldier Hollow Nordiac Center, Sugar House Park, Temple Square, Thanksgiving Point, The Arrowhead Gallery, The Beehive House, This is the Place Heritage Park, Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Tracy Aviary & Botanical Gardens, Tuacahn Center for the Arts, Utah Olympic Park, Utah State Capitol Building, Valley of the Gods, Wasatch–Cache National Forest, Wasatch Mountains, Wasatch Range, Westwater Canyon, Willard Bay State Park, Wilson Arch, Wire Pass Trailhead and Zion National Park.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Bear Lake, Beaver, Brigham City, Cannonville, Cedar City, Fillmore, Garden City, Green River, Heber, Layton, Lehi, Logan, Mantua, Midway, Millcreek, Moab, Morgan, Ogden, Orem, Panguitch, Park City, Perry, Price, Provo, Richfield, Roy, Rockport State Park, Salt Lake City, Sandy, South Jordan, Springdale, St George, Taylorsville, Tooele, Vernal, Wanship, West Jordan and West Valley City.
• Special Events: (January) DIY Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Tuacahn Saturday Market, (February) Salt Lake City International Tattoo Convention, (March) Hurricane MTB Festival, (April) Moab Jeep Safari,(May) Living Traditions Festival, (June) Bonanza Campout Music Festival, LOVELOUD Festival, Salt Lake Gaming Con, Salt City Sounds, Tastemakers, Twilight Concert Series, Utah Arts Festival, Utah Blues Festival, Utah Pride, Utah Shakespearean Festival, (July) Days of ’47 Parade, Deer Valley Music Festival, Pioneer Day, (August) Bike Prom, Das Energi, Dreamscapes, Hot Air Balloon Festival, Lyceum Music Festival, Tour of Utah, Wasatch International Food Festival, (September) ARC: Art for the Recovery Community Digital Festival, FanX: Salt Lake Comic Convention, Greek Fest, Harvest Festival, Moab Pride Festival, Swiss Days, Utah Pride Festival, Utah State Fair, Zion Canyon Music Festival, (October) Made in Utah Brewers Fest, Oktoberfest, Park City Wine Festival, Pumpkin Festival, Red Rocks Art Festival, Utah Asian Festival, Utah Pride Road Rally, Witchstock Festival, (November) Christmas Gift & Craft Show, DOCUTAH Film Festival, Fairy Tale Festival, Festival of Trees, Red Rock Film Festival, The Lights at Temple Square and (December) Luminaria. 

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Kanab, UT. Photo Credit: ArtTower/Pixabay 

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