Utah Parks and Recreation Areas with Wildlife Watching

Timpanogos Cave National Monument sits high in the Wasatch Mountains. The cave system consists of three spectacularly decorated caverns. Each cavern has unique colors and formations. Helictites and anthodites are just a few of the many dazzling formations to be found in the many chambers. As visitors climb to the cave entrance, on a hike gaining over 1,000 feet in elevation, they are offered incredible views of American Fork Canyon. read more...

Phone: 801-756-5238   Price Range: $0 - $7   Open Season: May 07 - Oct 10   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: American Fork   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad was celebrated here where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869. Golden Spike was designated as a national historic site in nonfederal ownership on April 2, 1957, and authorized for federal ownership and administration by an act of Congress on July 30, 1965. read more...

Phone: (435) 471-2209   Price Range: $4 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Brigham City   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring   Details Provided By: Golden Spike National Historic Site

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

The Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile long wrinkle in the earth's crust known as a monocline, extends from nearby Thousand Lakes Mountain to the Colorado River, now Lake Powell. Capitol Reef National Park was established to protect this grand and colorful geologic feature, as well as the unique historical and cultural history found in the area. For more information, click on the In Depth button on the right. read more...

Phone: 435-425-3791   Price Range: $0 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Torrey   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Backpacking, Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Rock Climbing, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Capitol Reef National Park

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