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20 Hidden Gems to See in Utah on Your Next Vacation

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20 Hidden Gems to See in Utah on Your Next Vacation

Introduction - If you are planning to go on an outdoor adventure but want to avoid overcrowded spots, then you came to...

 

Dead Horse Point State Park

Place To See 1 - Stargazers will fall in love with Dead Horse Point State Park. Ranked as an International Dark Sky Park in 2016...

 

Capitol Reef National Park

Place To See 2 - Another of the Utah hidden treasures well worth exploring is Capitol Reef National Park. Located in the state's southwestern desert...

 

Lower Calf Creek Falls, Escalante

Place To See 3 - Slicing through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Calf Creek contains two waterfalls for hikers to visit. The upper falls is plenty...

 

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park

Place To See 4 - The pink-hued dunes of this state park near Zion come from the region's Navajo Sandstone and make this one of...

 

Spiral Jetty

Place To See 5 - On the northern shore of Great Salt Lake, Spiral Jetty reaches 1600 feet into the water. Visitors can walk out...

 

Upheaval Dome, Canyonlands National Park

Place To See 6 - The layers, colors, and shapes of each rock formation found across Utah's landscape tell a remarkably consistent story that is...

 

Valley of the Gods

Place To See 7 - Found close to Monument Valley, the much less crowded Valley of the Gods easily matches the splendor of its more...

 

Goblin Valley State Park

Place To See 8 - The strangely whittled hoodoos in Goblin Valley State Park need to be seen to be believed. Made from soft sandstone...

 

Fantasy Canyon

Place To See 9 - In Fantasy Canyon, the American West meets Middle Earth. The ravine can be walked easily in about thirty minutes, even...

 
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Cassidy Arch Trail, Capitol Reef National Park

Place To See 10 - Cassidy Trail takes hikers past the wind-worn hoodoos of Utah's Red Canyon. Also known as fairy chimneys or tent rocks...

 

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