Panguitch KOA

Bryce Canyon National Park

Open all year. Located on Scenic Byway 12 and U-63. Bryce Canyon is a series of giant amphitheaters with millions of pink rock pinnacles called “hoodoos” that seem to glow at sunrise and sunset. Drive through and enjoy the scenic viewpoints, hike or horseback ride along trails into the canyon. In winter, allow time to cross country ski or snowshoe.

Red Canyon State Park

Hike, mountain bike, camp or horseback ride at Red Canyon, located on Scenic Byway 12 near US 89. Bright red cliffs and hoodoos, Ponderosa pines, and rock tunnels make Red Canyon a favorite photo stop.

Escalante Petrified Forest

Hike past large specimens of petrified wood and dinosaur fossils at Escalante Petrified Forest. Located one mile west of Escalante on Scenic Byway 12, the park has hiking trails, fishing at Wide Hollow Reservoir, camping and picnicking.

Cedar Breaks National Monument

A circle of painted cliffs, colorful rock spires and columns, located along Scenic Byway U-143, 16 miles west of Panguitch Lake. Photograph or hike, and in the winter snowmobile, cross country ski or you can alpine ski at nearby Brian Head.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

A vast tract of land (1.7 million acres) that connects Glen Canyon National Recreation Area with Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon National Parks. The nation’s newest monument is largely desert wilderness.Hike the canyons, view wildlife, explore and photograph the remote areas.

Kodachrome Basin State Park

Ride in a stagecoach or on horseback, mountain bike, hike, picnic or camp at Kodachrome. Unique spires and chimneys glow with color at sunrise and sunset. Named by the National Geographic Society, the park is located nine miles south of Cannonville.

Panguitch Lake

A quaint mountain retreat nestled in Southern Utah’s Dixie National Forest. A convenient place for the discriminating visitor, central to three national parks, cool and uncrowded even at the height of the summer season. Lake resorts offer both casual and fine dining along with mountain, lake, and forest views often including deer, eagles, elk and other wildlife. One of Utah’s most popular fishing lakes with rainbow, brook, cutthroat and German brown trout thriving in its cool waters. Activities include fishing year round, mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, boating, hunting, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, etc.