All of Utah’s scenic byways are explorative journeys ...

1 Utah is the place where prehistory intersects with the enduring spirit of the Old West. Wild, adventure-rich places cradle vibrant urban centers. With interstates and airplanes, the world can feel pretty small. On Utah s designated scenic byways , the world feels grand; its horizons seem infinite. As you drive through Utah, you ll inevitably encounter many of the state s scenic byways . In total, Utah s distinct topography provides the surface for 27 scenic byways , which add up to hundreds of miles of vivid travel experiences wherein the road trip is as memorable as the destination. Utah s All-American Road: scenic Byway 12 headlines the network of top roads thanks to landscapes and heritage unlike anywhere else in the nation.

2 All of Utah s scenic byways are explorative journeys filled with trailheads, scenic overlooks, museums, local flavors and vibrant communities where you can stop for the night or hook up your RV. Not sure where to start? In the following pages, you ll discover monumental upheavals of exposed rock strata among multiple national and state parks along the All-American Road (pg. 4); dense concentrations of fossils along Dinosaur Diamond (pg. 8); and the blazing red cliffs and deep blue waters of Flaming Gorge Uintas (pg. 12) and that s just in the first three highlighted byways . Your journey continues down two dozen additional byways , arranged north to south.

3 Best of all, these byways access an outdoor adventureland you can hike, fish, bike, raft, climb and explore from sunup to sundown then stay up to welcome the return of the Milky Way. But get some sleep. There s more road ahead. Vicki Varela Managing Director, Utah Office of Tourism, Film and Global Branding ~ -~ -- ---= ---------------------' , ' ' ,, .. -,. r Green River r evi RoadloroC 2 Bear Lake 84 15 1 GARDEN CITY 30 LOGAN BRIGHAM CITY 16 15 3 Great Salt Lake ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK OGDEN 4 84 80 5 MANILA FlamingGorge WENDOVER 80 SALT LAKE CITY PARK CIT Y 150 11 191 196 TOOELE 7 6 VERNAL DINOSAUR NTL.

4 MONUMENT Utah Lake 8 PROVO TIMPANOGOS CAVE NTL. MONUMENT 9 6 40 35 DUCHESNE 12 191 40 89 96 10 6 PRICE 31 6 15 28 89 MANTI 191 CASTLE DALE 50 6 100 10 GREEN RIVER FILLMORE 257 70 70 RICHFIELD 24 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK 24 13 GOBLIN VALLEY 16 STATE PARK MOAB 25 313 21 15 14 89 CAPITOL REEF 17 NATIONAL PARK LOA 24 HANKSVILLE BEAVER 15 62 CANYONLANDS TORREY NATIONAL PARK 9518 191 12 24 211 130 20 89 23 MONTICELLO BOULDER PAROWAN PANGUITCH ESCALANTE 143 CEDAR CITY 21 12 95 NATURAL BRIDGES 19 276 NTL. MONUMENT BLANDING 2220 95 HOVENWEEP BRYCE CANYON 26 25 NTL. MONUMENT NATIONAL PARK 276 89 SNOW CANYON 15 ZION GRAND STAIRCASE ESCALANTE 261 BLUFF STATE PARK NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL MONUMENT 163 9 SPRINGDALE MEXICAN HAT 191 ST.

5 GEORGE 27 59 89 MONUMENT FOUR CORNERS MONUMENT KANAB Lake Powell VALLEY 160 National Forest 1. Logan Canyon National scenic Byway 15. Beaver Canyon scenic Byway National Park/Monument 2. Bear Lake scenic Byway 16. Fish Lake scenic Byway 3. Ogden River scenic Byway 17. Capitol Reef Country scenic Byway City 4. Great Salt Lake Legacy Parkway 18. scenic Byway 12 All-American Road Paved Road 5. Mirror Lake scenic Byway 19. Utah s Patchwork Parkway National scenic Byway Unpaved Road 6. Big Cottonwood Canyon scenic Byway 20. Cedar Breaks scenic Byway Interstate 7. Little Cottonwood Canyon scenic Byway 21. Markagunt High Plateau scenic Byway 8. Provo Canyon scenic Byway 22.

6 Mount Carmel scenic Byway 9. Nebo Loop National scenic Byway 23. Bicentennial Highway 10. Energy Loop: Huntington & Eccles Canyon Ntl. scenic Byway 24. Indian Creek scenic Byway 11. Flaming Gorge Uintas National scenic Byway 25. Trail of the Ancients National scenic Byway 12. Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway Ntl. scenic Byway 26. Kolob Fingers Road scenic Byway 13. Dead Horse Mesa scenic Byway 27. Zion Park scenic Byway 14. Potash Lower Colorado River scenic Byway 491 ~I .__ _____ __J GUIDE CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS ALL-AMERICAN ROAD: scenic BY WAY 12 PAGE 04 DINOSAUR DIAMOND PREHISTORIC HIGHWAY NATIONAL scenic BYWAY PAGE 08 Thor s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park | Larry Price Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, Vernal | Mark Osler Look for the Geocaching logo throughout this guide to see how many caches are placed on or near each byway FLAMING GORGE UINTAS NATIONAL scenic BYWAY PAGE 12 Flaming Gorge | Dan Ransom Explore more road trips and itineraries at 02 The Hogsback, All-American Highway.

7 scenic Byway 12 | Michael Kunde NORTH TO SOUTH LOGAN CANYON TO OGDEN RIVER scenic BYWAY LOOP GREAT SALT LAKE LEGACY PARKWAY scenic BYWAY MIRROR LAKE scenic BYWAY BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON scenic BYWAY LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON scenic BYWAY PROVO RIVER scenic BYWAY NEBO LOOP NATIONAL scenic BYWAY ENERGY LOOP: HUNTINGTON & ECCLES CANYONS NATIONAL scenic BYWAY BEAVER CANYON scenic BYWAY FISH LAKE scenic BYWAY UTAH S PATCHWORK PARKWAY NATIONAL scenic BYWAY TRAIL OF THE ANCIENTS NATIONAL scenic BYWAY ZION PARK scenic BYWAY 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 30 31 32 36 40 ADDITIONAL PLANNING scenic BACKWAYS ANNUAL PARK PASSES ON THE ROAD WITH CARLOS BRACERAS FROM UDOT GEOCACHING & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 44 46 47 48 GUIDE CONTENTS 03 ALL-AMERICAN ROAD: SB 12.

8 (o) Y --.. : .. ' ' ' .. :_ -~: .. :' .. ' .. AT A GLANCE: ALL-AMERICAN ROAD: scenic BYWAY 12 START: Panguitch or Torrey ( 24, 12) scenic BY WAYS: Capitol Reef Country ( 24) All-American Road: scenic Byway 12 NUMBER OF DAYS: 2 4 DISTANCE: 119 m i l e s Sometimes you fnd yourself driving down roads that you can sense are truly special. It is not just the scenery, like the orange hoodoos of Red Canyon or contrasting landscape of alpine and distant sandstone seen from atop Boulder Mountain. It is something about the road itself. It seems to have a history. There s something in the engineering. The way the road connects with the land. On scenic Byway 12, discover the vast Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument interspersed with national forest lands and state parks like you ve never seen.

9 Introduce yourself to the unique communities of adventurous and welcoming folks who call it home. Uncover a sense of prehistory that strengthens the fabric of this memorable road trip. Whether you long to camp in the backcountry or wish to seek out Zagat-rated organic cuisine, you ll want to slow down and enjoy this journey. All-AmericanRoad:ScenicByway12 CapitolReef Countr TORREY LOA BOULDER ESCALANTE HENRIEVILLE TROPIC Noto g Hole-in-th 24 12 62 DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST Sy m-Bullfro ScenicBa e-RockRoad cenicByway PEEK-A-BOO ckway 95 276 276 24 LAKE POWELL 70 15 24 72 CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK FISHLAKE NATIONAL FOREST PANGUITCH RED CANYON 20 143 89 89 DIXIE NATIONAL FOREST BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK ESCALANTE PETRIFIED ANASAZI STATEFOREST STATE PARK PARK MUSEUM CALF CREEK RECREATION AREA GRAND STAIRCASE ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT GROSVENOR ARCHKODACHROME BASIN GULCHSTATE PARK COTTONWOOD CANYON Left: Red Canyon arch tunnels | Michael Kunde ALL-AMERICAN ROAD.

10 scenic BYWAY 12 05 d) I ___ I scenic Byway 12 is one of the most fascinating stretches of road you ll ever drive. It s even better when combined with the drive through Capitol Reef National Park. From I-70, take Exit 149 for 24. From Hanksville you ll continue west along the Fremont River through Capitol Reef and to the junction with scenic Byway 12. From there, it s one endlessly scenic route to Panguitch with optional spurs into the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument though backcountry enthusiasts with a reliable, high-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicle could take the really scenic and remote route down the Notom-Bullfrog scenic Backway to the Burr Trail.