DESTINATIONS SOUTHERN UTAH | ACTIVE & ADVENTURE 3 camp out under canvas


Let’s get one thing straight, if you’re going to sleep under canvas, you might as well do it with Under Canvas Zion. But you can banish all thoughts of sagging tents and deflating blow-up beds – spend the night here and you’ll do so in a wood-floored tent with a log-burning stove, hot shower, full-sized bed and a flushing toilet. You’ll be staying in one of the most dramatically beautiful areas of southern Utah, right on the edge of Zion National Park, and activities include mountain bike excursions, hot-air balloon rides, fly fishing, 4x4 safaris and helicopter tours. Book it: Safari tents cost from $169 per night. undercanvas.com


hike up petrified sand dunes


You’ll find some of America’s most spectacular examples of petrified dunes – in the rock-solid, turned- to-stone sense – in southern Utah’s Snow Canyon State Park, a 3,000-hectare reserve filled with frozen lava flows, sandstone cliffs and the weird, wonderful moqui marbles. These are clumps of sand that have developed a tough, iron-oxide shell over millions of years, giving them the appearance of large, round marbles. The park, which had a starring role in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, has several campsites with hook- ups for camper vans. Book it: The Utah Office of Tourism site has details and directions for hiking trails through Snow Canyon State Park. visitutah.com


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speed down a sand dune


Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park looks like nowhere else on Earth – a red-tinted maze of shifting sand dunes believed to be at least 10,000 years old, speckled with ponderosa pine trees and wild flowers. An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) tour is the perfect way to see the park – you’ll learn how the dunes are formed, spot salamanders or coral pink tiger beetles, then clamber up the side of a dune before flying back down at phenomenal speed. Braver travellers can take the wheel of their own ATV. A range of excursions are available, including night tours that finish with a fireside stop-off for s’mores. Book it: The hour-long Sand Dune Paradise tour starts at $90 for ATV drivers and $45 for passengers. coralpinkatvtours.com


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Utah Travel Guide at visitutah.com


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