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Color Country
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Colorful geology and unique history have played major roles in giving Color Country its special charm, and its name. The area located in the southwestern section of Utah, is one of the state's nine travel regions. The landscape is striking with mountains climbing to over 12,000 feet, timbered plateaus, rugged and colorful canyons, turquoise-blue lakes and reservoirs, and cactus-covered deserts. The clean air, peaceful Old West lifestyle, and the openness of the western landscape add to the Color Country experience, any time of the year.
It may be hard to believe that there are six national parks in Color Country - almost as if Mother Nature rounded up all the scenic areas and placed them close together. Yet each national park is so uniquely different, it doesn't seem possible that they are within easy drives of each other.
If you let your imagination roam, you can picture the myriad of scenes - the gleaming stone towers of Zion National Park; the delicately carved spires of Bryce Canyon National Park; the vast blue waterway of Lake Powell; and the grandeur of the Grand Canyon North Rim. You'll get a taste of the Old West at Capitol Reef National Park, and find wilderness at Great Basin National Park. Add to your national park experience by hiking, horseback riding, cross country skiing or snowshoeing amidst the scenery that has made the parks famous.
And don't stop there! Explore the other side of Color Country - our state parks. Colorful geology can be seen at Kodachrome Basin with its rare chimneys and spires; volcanic cones and unique strata at Snow Canyon; remains of prehistoric trees at Escalante Petrified Forest; and the colorful shifting sands at Coral Pink Sand Dunes. Historical parks like Anasazi Indian Village introduce some of Utah's earliest dwellers, while Iron Mission highlights our pioneer settlers. State parks located at reservoirs such as Minersville, Gunlock, and Quail Creek offer some of Utah's best fishing and boating. In addition to our state parks, national monuments like Cedar Breaks and Pipe Spring, historical sites, scenic byways and backways, national forests and other public lands offer a wide range of scenery and recreational opportunities that add to Color Country's total vacation experience.
Year round recreational opportunities are limitless in Color Country! You can take in an exciting western rodeo, experience the thrill of mountain biking past sweeping vistas or hiking into the backcountry where you'll feel certain that you're the first human ever to set foot on the land - and you may well be. Play a round of golf any time of the year, feel the cold mist of powdery snow as you ski down a mountainside, reel in that rainbow trout, or just relax and take in the sights. There are plenty of them.
Come and discover Color Country. We think you'll agree it's the perfect name for this perfect place.
Color Country (3.9mb QT)