| Family travel to Cedar City, Utah is a | | | | Park, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol |
| wonderful base of operations for your | | | | Reef National Park, and Zion National Park. |
| Adventure! Cedar City is known as Festival | | | | If that's not enough of the most incredible |
| City. It is home to Southern Utah University, | | | | landscape anywhere, the 3 National Monuments |
| The Utah Shakespearean Festival, The Utah | | | | are: Cedar Breaks National Monument, Dinosaur |
| Summer Games, The American Children's | | | | National Monuments and GSENM, Grand Staircase |
| Christmas Festival, The Cedar City SkyFest, | | | | National Monument. How about adding two |
| Neil Simon Festival, Himmelsk Festival Royal, | | | | National Recreation areas to the mix and |
| yearly Cowboy Gathering, Rodeo, July | | | | maybe you'll never want to leave Utah. The |
| Jamboree, Utah Midsummer Renaissance Faire, | | | | Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area and |
| Groovefest, Paiute Restoration Gathering & | | | | Glen Canyon National Recreation Area all add |
| Pow-wow…… Author: Bob Therrien | | | | up to one of the most spectacular places on |
| Cedar City, Utah can be great during all 4 | | | | earth to visit. Here are some of the things |
| seasons, fall, winter, spring and summer. Any | | | | you can do. • Hiking • Camping |
| time of the year is a great time to do some | | | | • Biking • Golf • Boating |
| cedarcitytours. Cedar City is close to Cedar | | | | • Beaches • ATV • Museums |
| Breaks National Monument, Brian Head skiing | | | | • Scenic Drives • Dog Sledding |
| boarding/mtn biking park, Kolob Canyons, Zion | | | | • Snowmobiling • Horseback Riding |
| National Park, Bryce National Park, Dixie | | | | • Hunting • Antique Shopping |
| National Forest, seen the fantastic ancient | | | | • Festivals/State Fairs • Rafting |
| Indian rock art in Parowan Gap? Have you see | | | | • Ice Skating • Fly Fishing |
| Mammoth Cave, lava flows, Panguitch Lake, | | | | • Wildlife • Lake/Rivers • |
| Three peaks, Thunderbird Gardens, seen | | | | Alpine & Nordic Skiing/Snowboarding Another |
| Flanigan Arch, Southwest Wildlife Foundation | | | | city is Saint George in southern Utah and |
| Nature Center, or Ashdown Gorge? Visiting | | | | just a couple of hours north of Las Vegas. It |
| Utah can be quite an adventure experience. | | | | has an elevation of 2,880 feet above sea |
| The major airport to fly into the region is | | | | level. St. George has an average annual |
| normally Las Vegas for Southern Utah. Cedar | | | | temperature of 59.9° F with summer |
| City has a growing and new airport on the | | | | temperatures well into the 100s. Palm trees |
| outskirts of town. The small 10 minute city | | | | and red rock cliffs are the norm in Saint |
| is perfect for getting around. It has most of | | | | George along with all the convenience of a |
| anything anyone would want, and you can get | | | | city of 100 thousand. Cedar City is well |
| to most of it in about 10 minutes or less. It | | | | known as festival city. It is home to |
| is home to a wonderful university, Southern | | | | Southern Utah University, The Utah |
| Utah University. SUU enrollment seems to be | | | | Shakespearean Festival, The Utah Summer |
| growing each year. There is also Southwest | | | | Games, The American Children's Christmas |
| Applied Technology as well as George Wythe | | | | Festival, The Cedar City SkyFest, Neil Simon |
| College. As a perfect location for outdoor | | | | Festival, Himmelsk Festival Royal, yearly |
| activity, Utah has 5 National parks and 3 | | | | Cowboy Gathering, Rodeo, July Jamboree, Utah |
| National Monuments, in addition to the dozens | | | | Midsummer Renaissance Faire, Groovefest, and |
| of state parks. There are plenty of adventure | | | | Paiute Restoration Gathering & Pow-wow. Cedar |
| choices. Red rock canyons, sandstone cliffs, | | | | City is very close to Brian Head Ski Area. |
| the desert, the best snow on earth skiing, | | | | Close enough to be in the Vegas desert, ski |
| Joshua trees, slot canyons, canyoneering, | | | | during the day with views of Cedar Breaks Red |
| travel, tour & adventure await your | | | | Rocks and back to the desert for dinner. |
| cedarcitytours. The National parks are: | | | | You'll enjoy your cedarcitytours! |
| Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon National | | | | |