Utah Parks and Recreation Areas with Cross Country Skiing

Zion is an ancient Hebrew word meaning a place of refuge or sanctuary. Protected within the park's 229 square miles is a dramatic landscape of sculptured canyons and soaring cliffs. Zion is located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin and Mojave Desert provinces. This unique geography and the variety of life zones within the park make Zion significant as a place of unusual plant and animal diversity. read more...

Phone: (435) 772-3256   Price Range: $10 - $20   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Springdale   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Rock Climbing   Details Provided By: Zion National Park

A huge natural amphitheater has been eroded out of the variegated Pink Cliffs (Claron Formation) near Cedar City, Utah. Millions of years of sedimentation, uplift and erosion have created a deep canyon of rock walls, fins, spires and columns, that spans some three miles, and is over 2,000 feet deep. The rim of the canyon is over 10,000 feet above sea level, and is forested with islands of Englemann spruce, subalpine fir and aspen; separated by broad meadows of brilliant summertime wild flowers. read more...

Phone: (435) 586-9451   Price Range: $0 - $4   Open Season: June 1 - Oct 15   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Cedar City   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Cedar Breaks

At Bryce Canyon National Park, erosion has shaped colorful Claron limestones, sandstones, and mudstones into thousands of spires, fins, pinnacles, and mazes. Collectively called hoodoos, these colorful and whimsical formations stand in horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters along the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in Southern Utah. read more...

Phone: (435)834-5322   Price Range: $10 - $20   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Bryce Canyon   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Backpacking, Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Bryce Canyon