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National and State ParksWithin reasonable driving distance of Salt Lake City are many of America's best National Parks and National Monuments; including to the east (about 4 hours drive) Dinosaur; to the southeast (about 4.5 hours drive) Arches, Canyonlands, and, further away, Mesa Verde; to the south (about 6 to 8 hours drive) Bryce and Cedar Breaks, Capitol Reef, Grand Canyon, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Natural Bridges, Rainbow Bridge (boat trips leave from Wahweap near Page, Arizona), and Zion; to the southwest Great Basin; to the north (about 7 to 10 hours drive) Grand Teton and Yellowstone; and nearby (about 1 hour drive) Timpanogos Cave.Also worth visiting are a number of State Parks including Antelope Island (see also these photos) in the Great Salt Lake , Dead Horse Point, Goblin Valley (see also the nearby Little Wild Horse Canyon), and Kodachrome Basin. |
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