The Cathedral Valley District of Capitol Reef National Park is open all year. Vehicles with high ground clearance, even those without four wheel drive, can usually negotiate the roads without difficulty.

Welcome to Utah Heritage Highway 89 and the Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area. We are the artisans and business owners of the Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance. You are about to begin a a heritage adventure that will take you through one or more of five uniquely Western heritage areas.

Bull Creek Pass National Back Country Byway winds for 68 miles through Utah's Henry Mountains. The view from the route includes colorful canyons, steep cliffs, vast badlands, and rugged alpine mountains.The byway climbs nearly a mile as it loops through this colorful, vibrant mountain range set betw...

Hwy 89 enters beautiful Logan Canyon at the northeast corner of town and runs along the Logan River past numerous campgrounds, picnic areas, fishing spots and trailheads. After about 20 miles the highway leaves the canyon and climbs past Beaver Mountain Ski Area to Bear Lake Summit at 7,800 feet. At the summit are great views out over the large, turquoise Bear Lake.

From Escalante, this route climbs switchbacks 1,200 feet up Smokey Mountain before winding through the exceptionally rugged desert landscape of the Grand Staircase. Along the route are some good views over Lake Powell and up to Bryce Canyon National Park.

Wedge Overlook / Buckhorn Draw Road is the most dramatic route through the Swell. At the Wedge Overlook are wonderful views of the impressive canyons of the "Little Grand Canyon" carved by the San Rafael River. There are numerous viewpoints along the rim. Buckhorn Draw Road drops from the Wedge Overlook through a narrow sandstone canyon lined with cottonwoods to a crossing of the San Rafael River..

The Abajo Loop crosses the mountains, climbing to an elevation of 9,000 feet, and terminates on the north side of the Abajo Mountains at Utah Hwy. 211 on the way to Canyonlands National Park.

Alpine Scenic Backway travels through heavy alpine forests around Mt. Timpanogos. The road is paved, but narrow and twisting, and offers sensational alpine scenery along its length.