Stokes Nature Center is located near the entrance of Logan Canyon. It is a FREE nature center where children can explore and learn about the natural world. Hike You will need to park and then take a little hike over to the Nature Center. It is really flat and quite beautiful.…
On a recent trip to Logan we visited Tony Grove. If you drive up Logan Canyon, you can access a small lake that has a short, beautiful hike around it. This area is gorgeous no matter what season you visit. The wildflowers are lovely here in the middle of summer. The lake…
We finally did it! We hiked the Y! We were worried that our boys wouldn't make it, but they did great. And you can, too. So here's the run down for hiking the Y, which is the largest mountain side letter in Utah, and the entire United States! First of…
Box Canyon in Maple Canyon is what we like to call an adventurous hike. There is a lot of scrambling, climbing and scaling. This hike is perfect for older kids who like a little freedom to explore. If you have younger kids, you might want to wait unless you feel you…
We like urban hikes, and it doesn't get much more urban than Lagoon Trail in Farmington. This trail runs about a mile before it connects onto the larger Farmington Creek Trail system. You can walk on this trail for quite awhile, all the way into the mountains, but we picked the…
Big Cottonwood Canyon is one of our favorite places along the Wasatch Front. On hot summer days it is generally 10-15 degrees cooler up the canyon than in the valley. We've found a lot of great hikes and we've gathered them all in this post. All of these hikes have been…