Lori
Savannah
Spending time with the family in Utah over Thanksgiving--we'll be based in Park City but we'd like to venture out a little as we've never been to Utah and we've heard it's great there at that time of year. We'd like some suggestions about where to go. Thank you!
I'm actually from Utah and there are so many incredible places to see! Here are a few ideas but this just barely scratches the surface!
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If you want a close hot spring check out Homestead Crater. It's a geothermal spring about 400 feet accross and 50+ feet deep. There's a small hole in the top but it's accessed through a tunnel carved through one side. You can snorkle, scuba or just float in the hot water.
If you have kids who like dinosaurs you could visit Dinosaur National Monument. It's about two hours east, about 20 miles east of Vernal.
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Diamond Fork Hot Springs and Antelope Island are also fun day trips.
Diamond Fork Hot Springs is right outside Spanish Fork, so the drive is about 1.5-2 hours from Park City. It's about a 3 mile hike to the hot springs but well worth it! Near Thanksgiving if there is a lot of snow on the ground the trail is closed, so you may want to call the forest service department before driving there.
Antelope Island is the island in the middle of the Salt Lake. You can drive around the island and get out and see the Salt Lake up close. The best part is the island is full of bison, the largest publicly owned bison herd in the U.S.
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