A Nation's Common Ground : The Geography of Hope

Utah's 5 national parks are unfathomable tonics of wildness. Start exploring.

100 Years of National Parks

Utah's 5 national parks span 1,309.79 square miles of 250 million+ years of geological wonders -- mysteries that help us imagine the unfathomable; proof that the impossible is possible. Zion's soaring sandstone cliffs were once a shallow seabed; Bryce Canyon's towering hoodoos were born in an ancient lake; Capitol Reef's Waterpocket Fold appeared 70 million years ago when an ancient fault buried deep in the earth was reactivated; Canyonlands was only flat plains -- a land with no canyons at all; and Arches was a vast desert with no arches delicately hovering until its shifting sands began to pack together forming mounds that were eventually shaped into over 2,000 natural arches. Start imagining your uncommon adventures in Utah's national parks.

Utah National Parks Photo Gallery

Young man hiking in Canyonlands NP near Moab, Utah.

Sabina Allemann rapelling in Keyhole Canyon, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Sabina Allemann is on a hike to Angels Landing in Zion National Park.

A climber rappels the Watchman in the setting sun, Zion National Park, Utah.

Yellow Tent Camping Under the Stars Near Zion National Park

Capitol Reef National Park: Sunset on the Chimney Rock Trail

Balanced Rock, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah. This is a composite of 108 images.

Capitol Reef National Park | Pectol's Pyramid and Fern's Nipple at Dusk

A man takes a photograph of the Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah.

The morning suns breaks over the canyon walls at a riverside camp in Cataract Canyon during a rafting trip with the Univertsity of Utah, Utah, USA.

Whitewater rafting in Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park, UT.

Rob Lea trail running in Bryce Canyon, Utah

Elizabeth Stuart watches the sun rise in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

Capitol Reef National Park

View of the red rock formations in Capitol Reef National Park with blue sky’s and clouds

Capitol Reef National Park

View of the red rock formations in Canyonlands National Park and storm clouds

View of the red rock formations in Canyonlands National Park with blue sky’s

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Old-Timey Utah National Parks

Historic National Parks

Bryce Canyon Tourists - Photo Courtesy of Ruby's Inn

The Original Ruby's Inn

Horseback Riding in Bryce Canyon - Photo Courtesy of Ruby's Inn

Arches National Park, circa 1981

Historic Ruby's "Carl & the Girls" - Photo Courtesy of Ruby's Inn

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, circa 1981

Arches National Park, circa 1981

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, circa 1981

Arches National Park, circa 1981

Wolfe Ranch, Arches National Park, circa 1973

Arches National Park, circa 1973

Bryce Canyon National Park

Capitol Reef National Park, circa 1973

Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park, circa 1973

Capitol Reef National Park, circa 1973

Fremont River, Capitol Reef National Park, circa 1973

Capitol Reef National Park, circa 1973

Zion National Park

Court of the Patriarchs, Zion National Park

Zion National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Fruita, Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Chimney Rock, Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Cassidy Arch, Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Desert varnish, Capitol Reef National Park

Hickman Bridge, Capitol Reef National Park

Fruita, Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

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A Nation's Common Ground : The Geography of Hope

100 Years of National Parks

Utah National Parks Photo Gallery

Old-Timey Utah National Parks

Historic National Parks

Staff Favorites in Zion

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Zion National Park

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Just Like The Wild West of Your Dreams

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Relaxing Desert Nights

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