Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
One of the premier fishing destinations in the U.S. Species include: German brown, lake, rainbow
and cutthroat trout; small-mouth bass; and kokanee salmon. Ice-fishing is popular during winter months.
Also popular for wilderness treks, hunting, hiking, guest ranches and more.
Timpanogas Cave National Monument
National Park Rangers guide visitors on hour-long, interpretative tours through the caves.
Closed Oct-April.
Utah Lake State Recreation Area
Largest freshwater lake in the intermountain region.
Fishing, boating, skiing and duck hunting is available.
Ouray National Bird Refuge
Largely undeveloped wilderness refuge along the Green River near Ouray.
Home to large numbers of waterfowls, eagles, hawks, pheasants and deer.
Visitors can drive thru the area on SR-88.
Whiterocks State Fish Hatchery
Located about 22 miles northeast of Roosevelt, take SR-121 to
Farm Creek Loop. Nearly 1.4 million trout are raised annually on
this 14 acre facility for delivery to many prominent Utah lakes
and streams. Includes brook, brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout.
Little Sahara Recreation Area - Juab County
Designated and managed off-highway vehicle (OHV) open area. It features 60,000 acres of sand dunes, trails, and sagebrush flats.
The main attraction is a system of giant, free-moving sand dunes that creates a constantly changing playground for dirt-bikes,
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and sand rails (steel-tubed enclosed sand vehicles).
Uinta National Forest
Popular recreational activities in the Wasatch Mountain Range include camping, hiking, horseback riding, fishing
motorboating, hunting, mountain biking and wintersports. Motorized ATV's and Snowmobiles are allowed only
on designated trails. It also includes three unspoiled wilderness areas - Lone Peak, Mount Nebo
and Mount Timpanogas.
Tour Vernal Utah
In Northeastern Utah you can find a lot of exciting adventure opportunites from this
wilderness base. Vernal is home to the Utah Field House and a great number of guest ranches,
fishing and hunting guides and other great adventure groups.
Salt Lake City Mountain Resorts
The several mountain resorts in the Salt Lake City-Provo region are very popular for a wide range of outdoor
activities in both winter and summer.
Alta Ski Resort - Little Cottonwood Canyon
Snowbird Ski Resort - Little Cottonwood Canyon
Brighton - Big Cottonwood Canyon
Solitude - Big Cottonwood Canyon
Deer Valley - Park City Utah
Park City Mountain Resort -
The Canyons - Park City Utah
Sundance Resort - Provo Canyon
Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery
Open: Daily 7AM-3:30PM; (801) 789-4481; Free Admission;
Located about 40 miles northeast of Vernal, off of SR-44.
Indoor hatching pools and outdoor ponds contain trout in various
stage of growth. Used to stock streams and lakes in Utah, Wyoming
and Colorado. Nearby a trout stream merges from the rock to merge
with the Green River, 3.5 miles downstream.
Millsite State Park
Located in southeastern Utah's Emery County at the mounth of scenic Ferron Canyon with majestic cliffs that tower
2,000 feet directly above the 435-acre reservoir which provides an impressive setting for fun and relaxation.
Visitors come to camp and picnic, fish and swim, sail and water-ski, relax and sunbathe, and enjoy the quiet, panoramic Millsite Reservoir.
- Millsite Golf Course - 9 holes/par 36 - public course located at the state park where two holes are played
over the spillway and under the dam.
Utah Lake State Park
This 96,600-acre lake is Utah’s largest freshwater lake and is a popular destination for
power boating, sailing, canoeing or kayaking, and also provides camping and day-use facilities.
Fishing opportunities include channel catfish, walleye, white bass, black bass and several different species of panfish.
Deer Creek State Park
Deer Creek State Park lies in the southwest corner of beautiful Heber Valley and consistently provides some of
Utah's finest year-round fishing. Predictable canyon winds make Deer Creek extremely popular
for boating, wind surfing, sunbathing, swimming and sailboating.
Tabernacle Hill
Located 35 miles southwest of Fillmore is this area that witnessed significant volcanic activity 12,000-24,000 years ago.
Today this landscape is covered with cinder cones, collapsed calderas, pit craters and pressure ridges. Exploring the
lava-tube caves is a popular recreational activity.
Great Salt Lake State Park
State Marina offers spectacular views of sunsets over the Great Salt Lake and provides marina access for sailors, sculling enthusiasts, other boaters, and bird watchers.
A remnant of ancient Lake Bonneville, the Great Salt Lake covers more than 2,000 square miles and is several times saltier than the ocean.
The lake attracts more than 257 species of birds, depending on the season.
Antelope Island State Park
The largest island in the Great Salt Lake and home to a roaming herd of 600 bison. Pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep also share the rangelands that
overlook the desert lake. Opportunities to view wildlife are available on backcountry trails, which are open to horseback riding, mountain biking,
hiking and cross-country skiing. A modern visitor center offers information on the island’s unique biology, geology and history.
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More Links
City of American Fork - Official City Website
City Parks - Park Facilities and Boat Harbor (Utah Lake)
City Youth Recreation Programs - American Fork
Tour Northeast Utah
Adventure abounds at some of the most dramatic scenery in the American West - Find fishing, hiking,
white-water and wildlife:
Dinosaur National Monument - There
is a lot more besides old dino tracks here -
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area -
One of the best fishing destinations of the west.
Vernal Utah - Outdoor adventure base.
Ashley National Forest - High-adventure back country areas.
Northeast Utah Campgrounds
Flaming Gorge Recreation Services - Dutch John
Lucerne Valley Marina & Campground - Flaming Gorge / Manila
Defa's Dude Ranch - Northeast of Hanna
Fabrizio's Over the Hill RV Park
Old Mill RV Park
Pinnacle Lodge at Camelot
Six Lakes Utah
Dinosaurland KOA
Fossil Valley RV Park
Whitewater Adventures
Whitewater river trips on the Green and Yampa rivers range from 1 to 5-day excursions.
Dinosaur Expeditions - Outdoor Adventures
Adrift Adventures -
Raft Utah -
Outward Bound Wilderness -
Hatch River Expeditions -
Southern Utah Wilderness
Arches National Park - 2000 beautiful sandstone arches
Bryce Canyon National Park - unusual geological landforms
Capital Reef National Park - large reef like cliffs
Canyonlands National Park - thousands of red and white rounded spires
Zion National Park - Land of the Rainbow Canyons
Grand Canyon National Park - Northern Arizona landmark
Mesa Verde National Park - Southwest Colorado landmark
Great Basin National Park - Eastern Nevada Landmark
Dixie National Forest - Wilderness Areas /
Fishlake National Forest - Wilderness Areas /
Grand Staircase National Monument /
Hovenweep National Monument /
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area - Lake Poweel
Manti National Forest - Wilderness Areas /
Monument Valley - Navajo Tribal Park
Natural Bridges National Monument /
Rainbow Bridge National Monument /
Western Park Convention Center
Rodeo Arena & Fairgrounds
The 56,000 sf facility includes a multipurpose convention center, indoor arena, western museum and art gallery, amphitheater, outdoor arenas, and race track.
Concert Series - Celtic, dixieland jazz, big band, folk, symphonic, opera and many other styles of music have graced our stage . . . along with ballet, clogging, jazz, ballroom, Shakespeare and children's theater.
Butch Cassidy Trail Ride - annual high country rendevous
that includes spectacular riding scenery, history, entertainment and great food. Mid-June 4-day event.
Dark Canyon Wilderness Area - Manti-La Sal NF
This Wilderness Area in Southeastern Utah is a unique and colorful canyon system.
Dark Canyon begins on Elk Ridge at an elevation of 8800 feet.
The canyon cuts through sandstone and limestone descending to the upper reaches of Lake Powell at an elevation of 3700 feet.
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