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