We love hiking! We hike often all throughout the year, and have found so many great trails! There is just something special about being together as a family exploring the outdoors, and then arriving at a beautiful destination. It is a wonderful adventure for our family.
Utah has so many hikes. Thousands of different trails. We share all of the hikes that we have hiked as family, and give all the details here that you’ll need as you head out on the trail. How long, how hard, fees required, and more.
Red Canyon is a beautiful scenic area operated by the forest service just outside of Bryce Canyon along scenic Highway 12. There is a small Visitor's Center and several really cool hikes in this area. If you get tired of the crowds and overlooks at Bryce, head over Red Canyon. We tried…
We are a family adventure blog, and we worried that wasn't a whole lot of family stuff to do in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM). It is mostly back county wilderness with dry rough roads and unimproved camping. Despite the ruggedness, we found some fun things to do in this…
Willis Creek Hike is our favorite family friendly hike in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This hike is flat, easy, relatively short, and very beautiful. Also, unlike many hikes in the monument, there is only a 6 mile rough road drive to get to the trailhead. :) Willis Creek is a slot…
One of the nicest surprises we found Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument was the Devil's Garden. This is a picnic area that has a wonderful space to explore. You can find Devil's Garden just twelve miles down Hole-in-the-Rock Road east of the town of Escalante. Devil's Garden is a lot like Goblin…
The Twenty Mile Wash Dinosaur Trackway can be found in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument along the Hole-in-the-Rock Road. First of all, let me say the tracks are difficult to find and will be unimpressive to most casual observers. We've seen a lot of dinosaur trackways in Utah, and this…
Covered Wagon Natural Bridge is a rock formation located in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. There is a short hike (quarter mile round trip) down to the bridge, and a grotto on the other side. You can tell that Covered Wagon is a natural bridge because it is located in…