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Utah's National Recreation Areas

National Parks, National Monuments, Natural Areas and now National Recreation Areas? Can Utah get any cooler? We think not. You'll find these recreation areas scattered around Utah and in between and near Utah's other cool national places. So you can see several of Utah's national gems in one trip. Read on.

Utah's Recreation Areas

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Flaming Gorge Fishing

Love to fish? Flaming Gorge offers some great fishing.

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Lake Powell

You can hike, camp, climb and rappel in southern Utah’s canyons — and, at Lake Powell, you can waterski in them, too. Fake lake, real fun.

Show Me the Fun

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Golden Spike National Historical Park

Golden Spike is a historic site established in the 19th century to celebrate the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. The final spike to join the rails was a 17.6-karat gold spike.

Show Me The Gold

Aspen trees and other trees showing fall colors in Utah.

Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest

The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest has something for everyone with snow in the winter and hiking and scenic highways including the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway.

Go to where there is beauty all around

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Lake Powell: Houseboat Homeschool

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