Westside Campground at Sand Hollow State Park in southern Utah is one of our favorite campgrounds. We like the spaciousness and privacy of the sites and we love the views. The campground has easy access to Hurricane, Washington City, St George, and hundreds of hiking trails. The only negative would
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Page, Arizona – Out and About
Page, Arizona Page is located near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell and is a small town of just over 7,000 people with lots of restaurants and hotels and fantastic views of the surrounding countryside. There are several grocery stores, gas stations, and even a WalMart. Everything you might
Continue readingKodachrome Basin State Park – Utah
This beautiful but small state park is about a 40 minute drive from Bryce Canyon City and provides great hiking trails and a lovely campground. If you want to escape the crowds of Bryce head to Kodachrome. The park is full of sandstone chimneys and tall monolithic spires which change
Continue readingBryce Canyon National Park – Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park is one of the many parks, both state and national, that sit in southern Utah and offer a variety of activities for the outdoor enthusiast. Bryce is known for its’ crimson colored hoodoos. The main area of the park is by the lodge where there is
Continue readingRubys Inn RV Park And Campground – Bryce Canyon City, Utah
It’s late October and by this time Bryce could be cold and full of snow as we had discovered in previous years. But this year we lucked out and had beautiful, dry weather and sunny warm days and the nights were down to freezing. We had wanted to stay
Continue readingWillard Bay State Park – Cottonwood Campground – Utah
We’re back! We have stayed at this campground a few times before and seem to keep coming back. Yes, it is very noisy here due to the proximity to I-15 but it is so convenient with easy off and easy off from the interstate and it’s location just north of
Continue readingMoab, Utah – Out and About
Dead Horse Point State Park Dead Horse Point State Park is located about 30 minutes or so outside of Moab high atop a plateau and is known for its’ mountain biking trails (17 miles) and its Point which provides fantastic views of the Colorado River as iit meanders it way
Continue readingKen’s Lake Recreation Area – Moab, Utah
This recreation area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is located about 7 miles south of Moab, Utah. The area was named after Ken McDougald who was a former mayor of Moab and includes Ken’s Lake, which is actually a small open air reservoir for day
Continue readingWillard Bay State Park – Willard, Utah
This year we stayed at Willow Creek Campground and last year we stayed next door at Cottonwood Campground. Both campgrounds are part of Willard Bay State Park and are located directly off I-15 just north of Salt Lake City. A perfect location for an overnighter with easy access. Cottonwood has
Continue readingQuail Creek State Park – Hurricane, Utah
Quail Creek State Park is a lovely, small state park located right off Hwy 9 on the western most end of Hurricane. It is located on the west side of Quail Creek reservoir, which is about ¼ the size of Sand Hollow reservoir. It has a small campground, dry camping,
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