This Utah state park is a great alternative to other over-touristed hotspots, offering tons of fun and natural beauty.

Dreaming of Zion National Park? Uncover a stunning hidden gem in Utah that offers fewer crowds (and just as much beauty).

State Parks director Fred Hayes is expected to ask Utah lawmakers for the money soon, as part of a $10 million appropriation and a recently adopted strategic plan to build up the state park system.

Dead Horse Point State Park saw just over 1 million visitors between July 2022 and June 2023, the second most of any Utah State Park. Located west of Moab, ...

Quail Creek State Park is in Hurricane, a city in southwest Utah located about 137 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The hiker, a 56-year-old woman, was found on the trail unresponsive.

But not every park with prominent "Utah" vibes is actually in Utah.Perhaps the best approximation of Utah's famed national and state parks is actually tucked away in the vast desert landscape of ...

A mechanical issue forced a sightseeing helicopter to make an emergency landing in Wasatch Mountain State Park, near Midway, ...

Despite a spike in national park visitation, Utah's state parks were as popular as ever in 2021. The year brought more than a million more visitors to the parks than the record-shattering 2020 figure.

The Colorado River winds through southern Utah near Moab as seen from Dead Horse Point State Park on July 21, 2022. Dead Horse Point was the second-most visited state park last year, drawing more ...

A 38-year-old man died while trying to save his son from drowning at Utah's Willard Bay State Park.. Andre Leon Debose, 38, from Layton, Utah, was swimming and boating with his 17-year-old son at ...

Deer Creek State Park. Photo: Getty An 18-year-old has died at a Utah State Park after attempting to save a family member, who was eventually rescued, from a body of water.