Heber Valley
Jordanelle State Park
Boat rentals, sandy swim beaches, and Park City fifteen minutes up the road.
Summer in Utah
Head high. Wasatch and Uinta trails, cool canyons, and river days keep you out of the desert heat.
Current alerts from destinations
Park City
Ski season runs late November through early April. Book lodging 2-3 months out for holiday weeks.
St. George
March through May and September through November are the sweet spots. July afternoons regularly clear 100°F — plan hikes at sunrise.
Zion
The shuttle runs March through late November. The Narrows is safest in late summer and early fall when flow drops.
Bryce Canyon
Summit elevation keeps summer comfortable. Winter turns the hoodoos into a snow-capped landscape with almost nobody there.
Moab
Spring and fall are perfect. Summer regularly exceeds 100°F — ride and hike at dawn, float the river in the afternoon.
Salt Lake City
Winter puts seven resorts within an hour. Summer opens the same canyons to hiking and road cycling.
Heber Valley
Summer is reservoir season on Jordanelle and Deer Creek. Winter adds Nordic skiing and hot-spring soaking.
Summer in Utah picks by destination
Park City
Armstrong to Mid Mountain Loop
A shaded 7-mile climb-and-traverse with wildflowers in July and aspen gold in late September.
Heber Valley
Deer Creek Reservoir Loop Ride
Rolling road miles with water views the entire way.
Zion
The Narrows
Wade the Virgin River between walls a thousand feet high. Rent neoprene in Springdale.
Bryce Canyon
Peekaboo Loop
A horse-trail descent that puts you inside the hoodoos rather than above them.
Moab
Grandstaff Canyon
A shaded creek walk to Morning Glory Arch — the coolest hike in town on a hot day.
Salt Lake City
Donut Falls
A short family walk to a waterfall that pours through a hole in the rock.
St. George
Sand Hollow State Park
Warm reservoir water against orange sandstone, plus the best off-road dunes in the region.
Bryce Canyon
Astronomy Program
Ranger-led night sky sessions in one of the darkest places in the lower 48.
Salt Lake City
Liberty Park and the Aviary
Shade, playgrounds, and birds — the reset stop with kids mid-road-trip.
