Scenic Byway 143 follows a 55-mile course between Panguitch and Parowan, Utah, and connects Intestate 15 to Highway 89. This throughway follows the historic migration route used by the ancient Anasazi and is nicknamed Utah’s Patchwork Parkway. Just off I-15, the town of Parowan was settled by Mormon pioneers in 1851. Ancient Native Americans left… Continue reading Highway 143 Scenic Byway
Category: Scenic Drives
Hole in the Rock Road
This road has major historical significance and also leads to some of Bryce Canyon Country’s most incredible slot canyons. History Late in 1879, Mormon settlers from southwestern Utah were organized to settle a new part of the Utah territory in what is now southeastern Utah. What was planned to be a six-week journey became a… Continue reading Hole in the Rock Road
Smoky Mountain Scenic Backway
Scenic Drives, Capitol Reef National Park
Highway 12 Scenic Byway
Utah’s Heritage Highway 89
Red Canyon on Scenic Byway 12
Twelve miles outside of Bryce Canyon National Park on Scenic Byway 12, Red Canyon beckons with a similar red rock landscape. Like Bryce Canyon, Red Canyon’s hoodoos were sculpted from Claron limestone over eons from wind and water erosion. Red Canyon is part of the Dixie National Forest, and follows
East Fork Sevier River Scenic Backway
The East Fork of the Sevier River Scenic Backway (FR-087) follows the river southward along the western edge of Bryce Canyon National Park to Tropic Reservoir. The high-elevation lake (7,800 feet) is located about seven miles south of the turnoff from Scenic Byway 12. Surrounded by soaring ponderosa
Escalante – Hole In The Rock – Heritage Center Plaza
Scenic Byway 12 – Interpretive Info. Locations
Scenic Byway 12 winds east-west through the heart of Bryce Canyon Country, leading travelers through some of the most remote and awe-inspiring scenery in southern Utah. A virtual passage through time, Scenic Byway 12 bears witness to eroded cliffs, Native American cliff dwellings, and authentic