Antimony
Once a booming mining town, Antimony is now a quiet ranching and vacation community. It is located on U-22, five miles south of Otter Creek Reservoir and 41 miles north of Bryce Canyon.

First settled in 1873 by cattlemen, the town was founded in 1877 and was called Coyote. In 1880, the mineral antimony (used in making bullets and arrowheads) was discovered by a Navajo Indian. Mines opened and settlers came.

In 1916 more than 200 people were employed by the mines and smelter, and Coyote became a boom town. The name was changed to Antimony in 1920. The outlaw Butch Cassidy grew up in the area. Today you can experience the Old West on cattle drives and high mountain trail rides through the surrounding forests and canyons.

Services are available all year in Antimony and include a guest ranch and campground. You can boat, picnic, or fish for trout at nearby Otter Creek State Park (435-624-3268). Drive south from Antimony through Black Canyon and discover an old gristmill and creamery at the abandoned settlement of Osiris.

Farther south along U-22 is the ghost town of Widtsoe. First called Winder in 1910, the town grew to more than 1100 residents in 1920. There were stores, a post office, school and hotels, but the lack of water in the area caused the abandonment of all the communities. The little pioneer cemeteries at Widtsoe and Antimony are worth the stop.

Services - Antimony
• Most services are available all year
• Guest ranch, campground, groceries, convenience store, cafe, gasoline
• Otter Creek State Park (435-624-3268)