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2. Capital Reef • Capitol Reef National Park is located in south-central Utah. Hwy 24 cuts through its mid-section and is the primary access route. The park is open 24 hours a day, year-round. • The Visitor Center, located just off Hwy 24, is open year-round with information, displays, and a slide program. A museum offering insights to the geology, archaeology and history of the area is also available for exploration. Visitors are encouraged to stop by and learn how to visit the park with minimal impact to the fragile desert environment. • Maps, brochures, and books are available for purchase at the Visitors Center. Visitor Center hours: Open year around 8 am to 4:30 pm (except for some major holidays) with extended summer hours of 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.

3. Fees and Passes • America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass:Is honored and also sold at Capitol Reef. Cost is $80. This is the best deal for people intending to visit multiple parks within a year's time. • The following entrance fees are charged for traveling the park's Scenic Drive beyond the Fruita Campground. • Individuals: $3.00 (Good for 7 days) This fee applies to bicycles and pedestrians (per person). • Vehicles: $5.00 (Good for 7 days) This fee applies to private vehicles, including motorcycles.

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5. Kanab Grand Canyon • Visitor Centers are located at both the North and South rims of the Grand Canyon. The South Rim is open year-round. The North Rim is open from approximately mid-May through mid-October. • Transportation: There is no regularly scheduled shuttle service at the North Rim at this time. All transportation is by foot, bicycle, private or chartered vehicles. A free shuttle operates on the South Rim.

6. Fees and Passes • Admission to the Park (good for 7 days) is $25 per vehicle or $12 per person entering on foot, bicycle, motorcycle or part of a non-commercial group. Commercial fees vary. camping fees and permits. • "America the Beautiful – National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass” – Annual Pass for $80. It is available at all National Park entrances.

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8. Arches National Park • Arches National Park is located near the town of Moab, in southeastern Utah. • The park is open year-round, 24 hours a day. • The Visitor Center is located just inside the park, near the main entrance. It is just off Hwy 191, about 5 miles north of Moab. • The visitor center is open daily during the following hours: April through October: 7:30 am to 6:30 pm November through March: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm • The visitor center is closed on December 25th

9. Fees and Passes • America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass:Is honored and also sold at Arches. Cost is $80. This is the best deal for people intending to visit multiple parks within a year's time. • Fiery Furnace Entrance Fee: The cost is $10 for adults; $5 for children 6 to 12 years old and Golden Age Pass holders. Rangers lead walks into the Fiery furnace twice each day. Maximum tour size is 25 people. • Individual Entrance to Arches: $5 (Good for 7 Days) This fee applies to motorcycles, bicycles and walk-ins (per person). • Vehicle Entrance to Park: $10 (Good for 7 days)This fee includes all occupants of a vehicle. • Local Passport: $25 (Good for one year)Good for entrance to Arches, Canyonlands, Hovenweep and Natural Bridges.

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11. Monument Valley 4 Corners Area • Monument Valley is a Navajo Tribal Park (30,000 acres) established in 1958 and located on the border of Arizona and Utah with in the 16 million-acre Navajo Reservation. The Park is about 5,500 feet above seal level and accessible year-round. • Temperatures range from an average low of 25 degrees F in the winter to an average high of 90 degrees F in the summer. Rainfall averages eight inches/year. • Monument valley is located on US Highway 163 and is 25 miles from Mexican Hat, UT, 51 miles from Bluff, UT and 77 miles from Blanding, UT. It is also 22 miles from Kayenta, AZ and 121 miles from Page, AZ • Hours:Summer (May-Sept.) 6:00am to 8:00pmSpring (Mar-Apr) 7:00am-7:00pmPhone: 435-727-5870 • Tours: Summer (May-Sept.) 6:00am-8:30pm Winter (Oct-Apr.) 8:00am - 4:30pm

12. Fees: General Admission: $5.00 per person (Ages 9 and under free) Camping $10 per night plus General Admission per person. Hiking permits for Rainbow Bridge trails, San Juan River, and Olijato area are available at the Visitor Center. Fees and Passes

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14. Utah Olympic Park • Watch or participate in Olympic-style events at this park, where several 2002 Olympic events were held. The park hosts national and international competitions and training events including nordic jumping and the sliding sports of bobsled, luge and skeleton. • During the summer, ski jumpers work on technique by landing on plastic runways in landing zones. Freestyle aerialists practice their twists and jumps and land in the park's 750,000-gallon training pool. • During the 2002 Olympic, this area served as a venue for ski jumping, nordic combined, bobsled, skeleton and luge. Now, visitors are treated to self-guided and expert tours of the competition sites, including the world's highest altitude ski jumps and the fastest sliding track. Take the ride of your life on a bobsled at 70 miles per hour with 4 Gs of force. Try an introductory camp in ski jumping, luge, skeleton or slopestyle skiing and snowboarding. And be sure to visit the Alf Engen Ski Museum and 2002 Games exhibit

15. Fees and Passes Get up and Go! • Winter/Summer Bobsled Rides • Freestyle Camps, Programs & Shows • Skeleton, Luge, Freestyle & Ski Jumping Learning Camps • Guided Tours • Alf Engen Ski Museum • Private Bookings • Athletes In Training • Adult admission packages, ranging from $5-$10. • Tours are held on the hour from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

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17. Bryce Canyon National Park • The question is not if you should visit Bryce Canyon National Park on your trip to southern Utah but how many days you will spend there. The park is a fairyland of pink and orange sandstone, beautiful hikes, and incredible vistas. It's at such high altitude—the rim is between 8,000 and 9,100 feet—that it's cooler in the summer than other national parks. If your family enjoys the outdoors, you'll find amazing skiing, hiking, biking, and horseback riding, and no matter how much time you spend you'll want to come back again.

18. Some Helpful Tips • Give yourself enough time. It's tempting to race through all of southern Utah, but plan for an extra day at Bryce, which is one of the most spectacular destinations in the area. Kid Tips: • School-Age Kids: Hiking a section of Fairyland Loop is a must-do for this age group. • Pre-Teens & Teens: Kids will be enthralled by the horseback riding trips through the canyon. For children 10 and older, the half-day trip is the best option. Planning Notes: • Chilly at night. Temperatures usually drop to the 40s at night even when it's in the high 80s during the day. • Eschew the more popular spots. Vista points may be mobbed by bus tours in the summer months. If you want to see the park in its more pristine state, take your family on hikes. Once down the trail, the crowds disappear. • Always carry water. Official recommendations are a gallon per hiker per day.

19. Hours and Prices • Hours: Always open. • The Visitor Center: is open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. during the summer; until 6 p.m. in the winter. • Fees: $20-$30 per person

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21. Canyon Trail Rides, Zion Canyon • A sedate trail ride at a walking pace, perfect for even the most skittish young rider (as long as he's over 7) or the most footsore hiker needing a break. Friendly local cowboys chat with you about the sights and wildlife as you wind through the canyon -- the horses pay attention to the trail so you can devote your attention to the stunning landscape. You won't see hikers or the road for most of the ride, giving you the feeling that you are pioneers riding into the undiscovered valley in the nineteenth century.

22. Some Helpful Tips Planning Notes: • Wear closed-toe shoes. No sandals or flip-flops allowed. • Don't bring a backpack. You may bring either a camera or binoculars, but not both. • Sunhats must have chinstraps. Horses startle if hats fall off. • Take the shuttle. The trailhead is across the road from Zion Lodge. • Age and weight requirements. Riders must be 7 or older and under 220 pounds. Kids Tips: • School-Age Kids: Kids over 10 can go on half-day rides, which bring you much farther into the canyon and include a break for snacks.

23. Hours and Prices • Hours: Call for the schedule. • Recommended Time: 1 - 2 hours • Fees: $30-$40 Per Person.

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25. Bike Zion • Since so many of the roads in Zion are now closed to cars, biking is a fun activity for families to do inside the park on the main roads, on the 3-mile roundtrip Pa'rus Trail (which is relatively flat, mostly paved, and open to bicycles), and even in the rather quaint town of Springdale where Bike Zion is located. • The shuttle buses have a bike rack on the front for when your children's cycling legs get weary and there is ample bike parking throughout the park.

26. Some Helpful Tips Planning Notes: • Hire a guide:If you want someone else to take care of the logistics and map reading, Bike Zion offers specially designed (and reasonably priced) family trips. Visit their website for more details. • Locks and helmets included:They also supply maps and give helpful advice about appropriate trails. • Prices Vary:Children's bikes rent for approximately $15 per day and adult bikes for $35 per day (unless you want the deluxe super suspension models, which are more expensive). There are also two-hour and half-day options available. • Guided Canyoneering:If you have more time and you want more adventure, check out Zion Rock and Mountain Guides (right next door), which offers guided technical rope canyoneering trips.

27. Hours and Prices • Hours: Summer: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Spring and fall: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Winter: Guided trips by appointment only. Call ahead or book through the website. • Recommended Time: Half day • Fees: $30-$40

28. Seven Peaks Water Park • Seven Peaks is a great place to take your family, because there are loads of activities including swimming, relaxing in the sun, water slides. And much MUCH MORE!!! Don’t delay make plans to go there today!

29. Hours and Prices • All Day Pass (48" and up) $24.95 + tax • All Day Pass (Under 48") $19.95 + tax • After 4:00 pm (Ages 4-64) $15.95 + tax • After 6:00 pm (Ages 4-64) $9.95 + tax • Toddlers (Ages 3 and under) Free (still need ticket to enter) • Senior Citizens (Ages 65 and better) Free (still need ticket to enter) • Spectator (Ages 4-64) (pay full admission price to enter and receive partial refund upon exiting) $7.95 + tax

30. Fees and Prices Continued • Lifejackets: Free(requires drivers license or season pass deposit) • Locker Rental (All Day, Unlimited Use): $6.00 (includes $2 deposit refundable upon key return) • Lounge Chair: $3.00 • Umbrella: $25.00 (includes $10 refundable deposit upon return) •  Parking All Day Parking: $5.00 Half-Day Parking (after 4:00 pm): $3.00

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