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Weekend trips from Utah State
Hidden spots near Logan, day trips and weekend road trips from Utah State in November, scored 1–10 on price, timing and what's happening, with gas, park fees, a campsite or room and food included.
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Spiral Jetty
A 1,500-foot rock spiral in the pink Great Salt Lake, a land-art icon. Free; long dirt road.
Bear Lake
A lake so turquoise it's called the Caribbean of the Rockies, and its raspberry shakes.
Salt Lake City
Temple Square, mountains at the end of every street and canyons 20 minutes away.
Park City
An old silver town of ski runs and Main Street bars, home of the Sundance Film Festival.
Weekend trips
Craters of the Moon
A black lava landscape where Apollo astronauts trained, with lava tubes to crawl through.
Dinosaur National Monument
A rock wall with 1,500 dinosaur bones still in it, plus petroglyphs and river canyons.
Salt Lake City
Temple Square, mountains at the end of every street and canyons 20 minutes away.
Park City
An old silver town of ski runs and Main Street bars, home of the Sundance Film Festival.
Grand Teton & Jackson
Jagged peaks over Jenny Lake, moose in the willows and a cowboy town square with antler arches.
Yellowstone
Old Faithful, the rainbow Grand Prismatic Spring, and bison jams in Hayden Valley.
Long weekends
Craters of the Moon
A black lava landscape where Apollo astronauts trained, with lava tubes to crawl through.
Zion
Wade up the Narrows slot canyon and hike Angels Landing (permit lottery).
Dinosaur National Monument
A rock wall with 1,500 dinosaur bones still in it, plus petroglyphs and river canyons.
Goblin Valley
A valley of thousands of mushroom-shaped goblins you can wander among freely (Galaxy Quest's alien planet).
Capitol Reef
Pioneer orchards where you can pick the fruit, under cliffs of red rock. Pie at the Gifford House.
Arches & Moab
Over 2,000 stone arches (Delicate Arch at sunset), with Moab's mountain biking and jeep trails.
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