The blend of blue water, red sand beaches, boating and off-road recreation at Sand Hollow State Park continues to draw crowds ...

The Beehive State performed well across the board, excelling in one key metric, “access to scenic byways,” where it ranked ...

Like the final scramble up a talus field, the view for Utah’s hikers is improving bit by bit. Most Utah state parks open to residents of all counties. By Julie Jag | April 26, ...

Nine of the top 10 most-visited state parks in Utah drew over a half-million visitors. The 10 most-visited Utah state parks in 2021. Sand Hollow: 1,531,295 (up 215,629 from 2020) ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Visitation to Utah's state parks dropped a little in 2022, much like the state's national parks. But that doesn't mean parks weren't busy. A tick under 10 million people visited ...

One option is to invest in an annual pass, which costs Utah residents $125 a year (a pass for non-residents will cost you $175) and gets you access to all of Utah’s state parks. However, you ...

Utah is home to more than 20 International Dark Sky Parks—more than any other state in the U.S.—and Kodachrome Basin State Park is one of its most recent additions.

Maps. Cameras. Ski Report. 2News Weather App. Sports. Features. Game Center. Watch. Now. 74. Sun. 95. Mon. 79. ... 13 Utah state parks will be within the full eclipse zone and six others will be ...

In recent years, the Utah State Parks system said visitation has been growing. But the COVID-19 pandemic made it surge as people got out and rediscovered the outdoors.

With eight dark sky parks, Utah has more dark sky parks within its state parks system than any other state. A total of 21 Dark Sky sites are now designated in Utah. Click here for a map of Dark ...