22_769843 bindex.qxp 2/22/06 11:32 PM Page 328 Index American Foundation for the Museum of Church History AAA (American Automobile Blind (AFB), 24 and Art (Salt Lake City), 97 Association), 35, 55, 67 American Indians, 208, Museum of Utah Art and His- AARP, 25 324–325. See also specific tory (Salt Lake City), 1, 95 Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy tribes and cultures Salt Lake Art Center (Salt Lake Trinity Trappist Monastery Anasazi (Ancestral City), 97 (Huntsville), 116 Puebloans), 256, 257, 298, Springville Museum of Art, Above and Beyond Tours, 25 311, 319, 320, 324 171 Access-Able Travel Source, 24 best places to discover Utah Museum of Fine Arts Access America, 21 culture of, 9 (Salt Lake City), 100 Accessible Journeys, 24 Chase Home Museum of Utah Art-Tix (Salt Lake City), 106 Accommodations Folk Arts (Salt Lake City), Ashley National Forest, 180 best, 9–11 100–101 Assembly Hall (Salt Lake surfing for, 28–29 Four Corners Monument, 320 City), 92 tips on, 40–43 Moqui Cave (Kanab), 215 The Association of British Acme Bike Shuttle (Moab), 285 petroglyphs, 262, 263, 295, Insurers, 50 Action Car Show (Moab), 19 297, 306, 311, 318, 319 Atchafalaya (Provo), 175 Active vacations, 60–68 American Orient Express, 37 ATMs (automated teller Adrift Adventures (Moab), American West Heritage Center machines), 17, 51 283, 284 (Logan), 132 Austin-Lehman Adventures, 61 AdventureBus (Salt Lake City), Amtrak, 36, 54 Avenna Center (St. George), 103 Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloans), 205 Adventure travel, 61–62 256, 257, 298, 311, Avenues District (Salt Lake Aerial tours 319, 320, 324 City), 79–80 Canyonlands, 301 Anasazi State Park Museum Avis Rent a Car, 38, 55 Lake Powell, 272 (Boulder), 256 for customers with special Agua Canyon Overlook, 238 Anderson Cove Campground, needs, 24 AIDSinfo, 47 119 AirAmbulanceCard.com, 24 Angel’s Landing Trail, 227 Airfares, 27–28, 34–35 Anglers’ Den (Ogden), 118 Backroads, 62 discounts for international Antelope Island State Park, Balanced Rock, 295 visitors, 53 107–108 Balcony House, 321 Airlines, 32–33 Antelope Point, 270 Ballet West (Salt Lake City), bankruptcy and, 35 Arches National Park, 70–71, 106 Airport security, 33–34 73, 76, 292–298 Bar-M Chuckwagon Live Western Air Tickets Direct, 35 Arches National Park Visitor Show and Cowboy Supper Allen Memorial HospitalCOPYRIGHTEDCenter, 294 MATERIAL(near Moab), 291 (Moab), 281 Arch View Resort Camp Park Baseball Alpine Pond, 210 (Moab), 289 Ogden, 120 Alpine Pond Trail, 210 Area codes, 43 Salt Lake City, 104 Alpine slide, Park City, 149–150 Art galleries Bear Lake State Park, 134 Alta, 9 Ogden, 120 Beaver Mountain Ski Area, 9, Alta Ski Area, 140–141 Salt Lake City, 105 130–131 American Automobile Associa- Art museums Bed & breakfasts (B&Bs), tion (AAA), 35, 55, 67 Harris Fine Arts Center best, 10 American Express, 43 (Provo), 169 Beehive House (Salt Lake City), Salt Lake City, 81 Museum of Art (Provo), 93–94 traveler’s checks, 17 169–170 22_769843 bindex.qxp 2/22/06 11:32 PM Page 329 INDEX 329 Ben Lomond Climbing Center Boating (boat rentals), 63 exploring by car, 237–238 (Ogden), 117 Antelope Island State Park, fees, backcountry permits, Bicycle Adventures, 62 108 and regulations, 236 BiddingForTravel, 28 Dinosaur National Monument, information/visitor center, 234 Big Bear Geyser Trail, 246 186 outdoor activities, 238–240 Big Cottonwood Canyon, Dixie and Southwest Corner, ranger programs, 236–237 138–140 194 restaurants, 244–245 Bigelow Hotel, Former Escalante State Park, 253 safety, 236 (Ogden), 115 Flaming Gorge, 189 seasons, 236 Big Fill Trail, 127 Jordanelle State Park, 160 seeing the highlights, 237 Big Spring-Squaw Canyon Lake Powell and Glen Canyon, shuttle service, 234 Loop, 304 273 traveling to, 233–234 Biking and mountain biking, 65 Boat tours and cruises, Bryce Canyon Natural History Antelope Island State Park, Lake Powell, 274 Association, 234 108 Boingo, 30 Bryce Canyon Winter Arches National Park, 296 Bonneville golf course Festival, 19 best places for, 7 (Salt Lake City), 104 Bryce Point, 238 Brian Head, 212 Book of Mormon, 171, 327 Buckboard Marina (Flaming Bryce Canyon, 238 Books, recommended, 43 Gorge), 189 Canyonlands National Park, Bootleg Trail, 190 Bullfrog, 271 302 Boulder Mountain, 256 Bullfrog Marina, 269 Capitol Reef, 263 viewpoints, 3, 6 Bullfrog Visitor Center, 271 Dixie and Southwest Corner, Box Canyon, 225 Business hours, 43, 55 194 Brian Head Chamber of Com- Bus travel, 54 Flaming Gorge, 188 merce & Visitor Services, 211 Butch Cassidy, 261 Lake Powell and Glen Canyon, Brian Head Resort, 276 7, 206, 211–213 Logan, 134 Brian Head Resort Mountain Cabela’s (Lehi), 172 Moab, 285–286 Bike Park, 212 Cabela’s (Provo), 2 Ogden, 117 Brianhead Sports, 212 Cache Museum-Daughters of Park City, 150 Bridal Veil Falls, 170 the Utah Pioneers (Logan), St. George area, 201–202 Bridger Bay Beach, 108 133 Salt Lake City, 103 Bridger Bay Campground, 108 Cadillac Ranch RV Park (Bluff), Snow Canyon, 200 Brigham Young Monument 312–313 Sundance, 165–166 (Salt Lake City), 94 Calendar of events, 19–20 Wasatch Mountain State Park, Brigham Young University Calf Creek Campground, 251 162 (Provo), 169–170, 173 Calf Creek Recreation Area, Zion National Park, 226 Brigham Young University 250 Birding, 68 Theatre (Provo), 175 Camping, 63–64, 66–67. See Bryce Canyon, 240 Brigham Young Winter Home also RV parks and camp- Cedar Breaks, 210 Historical Site (St. George), grounds Escalante State Park, 253 198 Antelope Island State Park, Grand Staircase–Escalante Brighton Ski Resort, 138 108 National Monument, 251 Browning Firearms Museum Arches National Park, 297 Great Salt Lake Birding (Ogden), 114 Bluff, 312–313 Festival (Farmington), 19 Browning-Kimball Car Collection Bryce Canyon, 241 Logan, 134 (Ogden), 114 Canyonlands National Park, Ouray National Wildlife Bryce Amphitheater, 237, 238 304–305 Refuge, 180 Bryce Canyon Airlines & Capitol Reef, 264–265 Rock Cliff Recreation Site, 161 Helicopters, 236 Cedar Breaks, 211 Rockport State Park, 159 Bryce Canyon Area Tours & Cedar City, 207 Scott M. Matheson Wetlands Adventures, 237 Coral Pink Sand Dunes, 214 Preserve, 281 Bryce Canyon Country Rodeo, Dead Horse Point State Park, Zion National Park, 228 245 305 Bison Roundup (Antelope Bryce Canyon National Park, Dinosaur National Monument, Island State Park), 20 2, 3, 7, 73, 75, 76–77, 186–187 Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor 233–256 Escalante State Park, 253 (St. George), 206 accommodations, 242–244 Flaming Gorge, 191–192 Bluff, 310–313 camping, 241 Goblin Valley State Park, 307 22_769843 bindex.qxp 2/22/06 11:32 PM Page 330 330 INDEX Camping (cont.) Canyon Trail Rides Century RV & Mobile Home Grand Staircase–Escalante Bryce Canyon, 239–240 Park (Ogden), 123 National Monument, 251 Zion National Park, 277 CEU Prehistoric Museum Green River State Park, 307 Canyon Voyages Adventure Co. (Price), 307–308 Hailstone Recreation Site, 160 (Moab), 284 The Chains, 275 Hovenweep National Capitol Building (Salt Lake Chapin Mesa, 321 Monument, 320 City), 94 Chapin Mesa Museum (Mesa Jordanelle State Park, Capitol Gorge Road, 260 Verde), 321 160, 161 Capitol Gorge Trail, 260, 263 Chase Home Museum of Utah Kanab, 216 Capitol Hill (Salt Lake City), 79 Folk Arts (Salt Lake City), Kodachrome Basin, 247 Capitol Reef National Park, 100–101 Lake Powell and Glen Canyon, 3, 73, 75, 76, 257–268 Cherry Hill Camping Resort 276 accommodations, 266–267 (Ogden), 123 Mesa Verde National Park, camping, 264–265 Chessman Ridge Overlook, 210 321 fees, regulations, and back- Children, families with Moab, 289–290 country permits, 258 best vacation experiences Monument Valley, 315–316 historic sites, 262 for, 6 Natural Bridges, 318 information/visitor center, 258 information and resources, 26 Ogden, 6, 122–123 outdoor activities, 262–264 Junior Rangers/Explorers Provo, 174 ranger programs, 260 programs Rockport State Park, 159 restaurants, 267–268 Arches National Park, Salt Lake City, 86 safety, 260 294 Snow Canyon, 200–201 seasons, 260 Bryce Canyon, 237 Strawberry Reservoir, 163 seeing the highlights by car, Capitol Reef, 260 Vernal, 183 260–262 Lake Powell and Glen Wasatch Mountain State Park, traveling to, 258 Canyon, 272 162 Capitol Reef Natural History Zion National Park, Zion National Park, 228–231 Association, 258 6, 223 Canoeing, 65–66 Carbon monoxide (CO) Salt Lake City attractions, 101 Moab, 286 poisoning, 273 suggested itinerary, 73–75 Canyoneering, Grand Stair- Carl Hayden Visitor Center, 271 Children’s Museum of Utah case–Escalante National Car rentals, 38, 40, 55 (Salt Lake City), 102 Monument, 249 surfing for, 29 Christmas on Main Street (Park Canyonlands by Night & Day Car travel, 35–36, 38–40, City), 151 (Moab), 291–292 54–55 Church of Jesus Christ of Canyonlands Campground & Cascade Fairways Golf Course Latter-day Saints. See RV Park (Moab), 289 (Orem), 172 Mormons Canyonlands Field (near Cassidy Arch, 260 City Market (Moab), 281 Moab), 280 Cassidy Trail, 246 Clark Planetarium (Salt Lake Canyonlands National Park, Castle Country Travel Region City), 95 76, 298–306 (Price), 307 Clark-Taylor House (Provo), 170 avoiding the crowds, 300 Casto Canyon Trail, 246 Classic Cars International exploring by car, 301–302 Cathedral Canyon, 275 Antique Auto Museum of fees, regulations, and back- Cathedral Valley Campground Utah (Salt Lake City), 95, 97 country permits, 300 (Capitol Reef), 265 Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur information/visitor centers, Cathedral Valley Loop, 263 Quarry, 308 300 Cattle drives, 64 Cliff Palace, 321 outdoor activities, 302–304 Cedar Breaks National Cliff Spa and Salon (Snowbird), ranger