Utah National Parks

Skip the beaten path and make the most of your visit to southwest Utah with these tips from a local.

A mother-and-son road trip through all five of Utah’s national parks in one week is the perfect way to make up for lost time—or court disaster.

Concentrated beauty

In Canyonlands’ backcountry, a family learns that the wonder of our parks belongs to anyone who goes looking for it.

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Flash floods claimed seven hikers' lives on September 14.

This mile of slot canyon is among the best 100 miles of trail in the whole national park system.

This half-mile of thrilling scramble is among the best 100 miles of trail in the whole national park system.

This mile of otherworldly rock pinnacles is among the best 100 miles of trail in the whole national park system.

Mastered walking? Time to use your hands as well as your feet on these adventurous day trips.

Get the story behind Angels Landing, Zion National Park, Utah—and how to see it yourself.

Little rain and stable weather make fall the ideal time to go canyoneering.

One great thing about being out on the trail is allowing your schedule to be ruled by the rising and setting sun. Here are the best sunrises and sunsets you photographed and submitted to our photo contest this year.

Hike 6.1 miles into a redrock paradise full of wind-and-water sculptures that seem to defy gravity. You'll see seven amazing arches on this route.

Miles from anywhere, this 5.3-mile dayhike slides over sandstone mounds, into a shallow canyon, and under orange spires in the Needles District.

This 7.1-miler in redrock country showcases art you'll never see in a big-city gallery--some of the world's best-preserved pictographs and petroglyphs.

Cruise desert slickrock and sand on this 10.4-mile dayhike to an impressive canyon-top lookout high above the Colorado and Green Rivers.

Pinched slot canyons, neck-craning cliffs and cottonwood groves highlight this strenuous 9.9-mile shuttle hike in Utah's redrock country.