National Parks in Utah

Explore 5 national parks in the Utah region

Southwest

Arches National Park

Utah

Arches contains the world's largest concentration of natural stone arches, with more than 2,000 cataloged formations sculpted by millions of years of erosion.

76,679 acres 1,806,865 visitors/yr
Southwest

Bryce Canyon National Park

Utah

Bryce Canyon's crimson-colored hoodoos rise like a forest of stone spires, creating one of the most otherworldly landscapes on Earth.

35,835 acres 2,104,600 visitors/yr
Southwest

Canyonlands National Park

Utah

Canyonlands preserves a wilderness of rock at the heart of the Colorado Plateau, where countless canyons and mesas carved by the Colorado River create a rugged, remote landscape.

337,598 acres 911,594 visitors/yr
Southwest

Capitol Reef National Park

Utah

Capitol Reef protects the spectacular Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile wrinkle in the Earth's crust, along with historic orchards where visitors can pick fresh fruit.

241,904 acres 1,405,353 visitors/yr
Southwest

Zion National Park

Utah

Zion's massive sandstone cliffs of cream, pink, and red rise into a brilliant blue sky, creating one of America's most dramatic canyon landscapes.

147,243 acres 4,692,217 visitors/yr

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