Can you imagine an old steam engine chugging down this trail? The railroad into Marysvale was part of the Marysvale Branch line of the Denver and Rio Grand Railroad. Potassium sulphate from the Alunite operation and passengers were part of the early cargo....
The Great Western Trail is a national trail that runs from Mexico on the south, to Canada on the north, traveling along the Rocky Mountain Range. It is located all most entirely on public lands....
Koosharem Guard Station is the oldest Forest Service structure in the State of Utah. Built around 1907, it is in pristine condition and will take you back more than a hundred years, giving visitors a glimpse into how these magnificent lands were administered by rangers...
The Jedadia Smith Monument and Time Capsule are located inside Fremont Indian State Park just off I-70 on PST #76, off the main Paiute #01 Trail. The monument is a short ride south of the main park buildings....
Ranger Stations were constructed in the early days of the U.S. Forest Service (1910 -1915). The Belknap Station was located in Fishlake National Forest and named after the second-highest peak (12,143’) in the Tushar Mountains to the south....
Ira Hinckley constructed Cove Fort in 1867 at the request of Brigham Young. One of its distinctive features is the use of volcanic rock in the construction of the walls. This defensive structure was built during the Black Hawk War and was designed to protect...
No visit to Fillmore is complete without a visit to Utah’s Historical Territorial Statehouse. You can’t miss it as it’s right in the middle of town, behind Millard County Courthouse on Main Street....
Robert LeRoy Parker, aka Butch Cassidy, grew up at this homestead. According to his sister Lula, Robert helped his mother plant the giant cottonwood trees along the canal behind the cabin....
“The longest, most crooked, most arduous mule route in the history of America'' seems an appropriate statement to describe the 2,500-mile trail system that connected Santa Fe with Los Angeles....
Fish Lake is located on Hwy 25 just off Hwy 24. You must be street legal to drive there, which is strictly enforced in the main basin. Fishlake is known for its huge lake trout, but it also has rainbows, salmon, and all the perch...
Otter Creek Reservoir State Park is located off Hwy 22. You can also reach the lake on your OHV by either PST #73 or #61 off the main Paiute Trail #01. Once there, a gas pump, restroom, restaurant, boat rentals, and cabin rentals await....
Big Rock Candy Mountain Is located on Hwy 89 between Marysville and I-70. It is a very scenic place year-round....
The Tushars are a volcanic mountain range in west-central Utah. They are the third highest range in Utah, behind the Uinta Mountains and the La Sal Mountains. The Tushars are usually not rugged, but they are often steep....
Take a step back in time and visit this unique gold mine. See the home that Brigham “Brig” Darger brought his wife, Parmelia Brown, to in 1896—the summer home where they mined, lived, and raised ten children....
If you were to journey up Bullion Canyon from the town of Marysvale, Utah, it would seem quiet and peaceful—a small, pretty gorge lined by fir trees and rocky slopes with a burbling creek running through it. But well over a century ago, in the...
Discover artifacts, petroglyphs, and pictographs left behind by the Fremont Indians. During the construction of Interstate 70, the largest known Fremont Indian village was uncovered. This museum preserves treasures from the site, including pottery, baskets, and arrowheads....
Kimberly is a ghost town in the northwest corner of Piute County, Utah. Located high in Mill Creek Canyon on the side of Gold Mountain in the Tushar Mountains, Kimberly was formerly a gold mining town....
