Most of Utah’s towns offer something amazing. Some offer amazing recreation opportunities; others have cultural attractions; others are just quiet, peaceful places to live and work. Some of Utah’s towns are lucky enough to have all those things, and absolutely breathtaking scenery too.
- Alpine
Dan Pearce/flickr Nestled at the foot of American Fork Canyon, Alpine has plenty of scenic beauty.
- Brigham City
Richard Bauer The view from Main Street is amazing.
- Cedar City
-ted/flickr It’s not just the Shakespeare Festival or Southern Utah University that makes Cedar City great, it’s the scenery, too.
- Garden City
Paul O’Rear/flickr The residents of Garden City get to gaze out on one of Utah’s most beautiful lakes every day.
- Hanksville
Horatio3K/flickr Hanksville has the Henry Mountains, which offer views like this.
- Heber
Scott Gauvin/flickr The Heber valley is a beautiful mix of rural fields and towering, snow-covered mountains.
- Huntsville/Eden/Liberty
kyddyl/flickr The Ogden valley has rural beauty, mountains, a lake and a ski resort.
- Kamas
OwenXu/flickr Kamas is the gateway to the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway, but the town itself has some pretty spectacular scenery.
- Kanab
Carig Moe/flickr Kanab’s scenery is familiar to the rest of the country, who associate it with Westerns (and other movies).
- Logan
Andee Duncan/flickr Logan is rural, but also offers mountains.
- Moab
Numb Photo/flickr The gateway to Arches National Park…how could it not be beautiful?
- Park City
Joseph DePalma/flickr The mountain beauty of Park City is breathtaking.
- Provo
Eric Ward/flickr The view of Mt. Timpanogos must take Provo residents’ breath away every day.
- Richfield
Ken Lund/flickr It’s not enough to just have quaint, adorable shops on Main Street…add some gorgeous mountains in the background and you have breathtaking scenery.
- Salt Lake City
Garrett/flickr The Wasatch Mountain Range provides a breathtaking background for our capital city.
- Springdale
JR P/flickr No matter where you go in Springdale, the craggy mountains of Zion National Park tower overhead.
- St. George
Ken Lund/flickr St. George offers a sweeping vista.
- Torrey
Jason Bechtel/flickr Even stormy weather doesn’t diminish the scenery around Torrey.
- Vernal
David Jones/flickr Sure, Vernal has those famous dinosaurs that everyone loves to visit. But the town also has this stunning scenery.
The challenge with this article was to choose which of Utah’s towns to include! Do you have photos that show your town’s breathtaking scenery? Share them with us in the comments.
Dan Pearce/flickr
Nestled at the foot of American Fork Canyon, Alpine has plenty of scenic beauty.
Richard Bauer
The view from Main Street is amazing.
-ted/flickr
It’s not just the Shakespeare Festival or Southern Utah University that makes Cedar City great, it’s the scenery, too.
Paul O’Rear/flickr
The residents of Garden City get to gaze out on one of Utah’s most beautiful lakes every day.
Horatio3K/flickr
Hanksville has the Henry Mountains, which offer views like this.
Scott Gauvin/flickr
The Heber valley is a beautiful mix of rural fields and towering, snow-covered mountains.
kyddyl/flickr
The Ogden valley has rural beauty, mountains, a lake and a ski resort.
OwenXu/flickr
Kamas is the gateway to the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway, but the town itself has some pretty spectacular scenery.
Carig Moe/flickr
Kanab’s scenery is familiar to the rest of the country, who associate it with Westerns (and other movies).
Andee Duncan/flickr
Logan is rural, but also offers mountains.
Numb Photo/flickr
The gateway to Arches National Park…how could it not be beautiful?
Joseph DePalma/flickr
The mountain beauty of Park City is breathtaking.
Eric Ward/flickr
The view of Mt. Timpanogos must take Provo residents’ breath away every day.
Ken Lund/flickr
It’s not enough to just have quaint, adorable shops on Main Street…add some gorgeous mountains in the background and you have breathtaking scenery.
Garrett/flickr
The Wasatch Mountain Range provides a breathtaking background for our capital city.
JR P/flickr
No matter where you go in Springdale, the craggy mountains of Zion National Park tower overhead.
St. George offers a sweeping vista.
Jason Bechtel/flickr
Even stormy weather doesn’t diminish the scenery around Torrey.
David Jones/flickr
Sure, Vernal has those famous dinosaurs that everyone loves to visit. But the town also has this stunning scenery.
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