Recreation and
Places of Interest
Utah’s great variety of beautiful scenery
is one of the state’s outstanding tourist
attractions. Rugged areas of colorful mesas,
cliffs, and mountain peaks provide tourists
and residents with excellent opportunities
for hiking, camping, and riding. In the Wasatch
Range and Uinta Mountains are many winter sports
areas. A favorite activity for the more adventurous
is boating on the Colorado and Green rivers.
National
Parks
The National Park Service
administers a large number of units in Utah.
The national parks in Utah preserve several
areas of great natural beauty. In Bryce Canyon
National Park, in southern Utah, are some of
the world’s most colorful
and unusual rock spires... |
