South-central & Southwestern Utah

Introducing South-central & Southwestern Utah

Locals call it ‘color country, ’ but the cutesy label hardly does justice to the eye-popping hues that saturate the landscape. The deep-crimson canyons of Zion National Park, the delicate pink-and-orange minarets at Bryce Canyon, the swirling yellow-white domes of Capitol Reef – the land is so spectacular that it encompasses three national parks and the gigantic Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

One possible route is to head roughly northeast to southwest: from Hanksville, along Hwy 24 through Capitol Reef National Park and southwest along Hwy 12, which passes the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Bryce Canyon. Quite simply, it’s one of the most scenic roads in the country. From Hwy 12, Hwy 89 goes south to Kanab (and continues to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon). Further west are Cedar City, St George and gorgeous Zion National Park.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009