If
you've heard amazing stories about Utah's incredible snow...believe them! Better
yet, come try it for yourself. Utah truly has the "Greatest Snow On Earth!®".
It should be no surprise that the Headquarters for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard
Associations are in Utah, and that Utah's mountainsides welcomed the world's
best athletes during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. This winter, come experience
for yourself, the venues that were used throughout the Olympics! Aside from
these, many other mountain sites are available for skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling,
and other adventures.
Because
of Utah's diverse climate zones and terrain, wildlife in Utah is everywhere!
There are over 600 species of mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles, and amphibians
that make their homes in Utah's diverse habitat. Species commonly hunted in
Utah are mule deer, elk, antelope, pheasant, ducks, geese, sage grouse, forest
grouse, chukar partridge, mourning dove, and wild turkeys. Hunting is allowed
in most public areas of the state, except in national parks, monuments, and
state parks. Utah has over 1,000 fishable lakes and numerous fishing streams.
Species range from the popular rainbow and cutthroat to large mackinaw and Brown
trout to striped bass, walleye, bluegill, whitefish, the Bonneville cisco and
many others. Fishing is open year-round in Utah.
Utah
is dotted with lakes and rivers that provide all kinds of boating and water
recreation. Perhaps the most common visitors to the Great Salt Lake are sailors.
While the high salinity of the Great Salt Lake makes it unsuitable for powerboats,
sailboats do well and the sunsets are spectacular! Bear Lake is a paradise for
watersport activities: sailing, boating, swimming, jet-skiing, water-skiing,
sailboarding and scuba diving. A trip to Lake Powell is incomplete without a
houseboat! Experience the splendor of the lake the way it was intended: on the
water. A river rafting trip offers incredible scenery, unbridled wonders of
nature, good food, new friends, new experiences, action and relaxation, the
glow of campfires and the brilliance of the nighttime sky all rolled into one!
Arguably,
the best way to experience the diverse landscapes of Utah is by walking through
them. Utah has some very remote areas that are accessible only to hearty backpackers,
but routes to other stunningly beautiful scenes are merely "pleasant walks."
You'll find that once you get off the beaten path on foot, or even on horseback,
Utah's mountains and deserts will "open up" for you in unexpected
ways. Utah state parks visitors will find more than 2,000 campsites ranging
from primitive to plush. Primitive campgrounds have pit or vault toilets. Standard
campsites are equipped with barbecue grills, picnic tables, flush toilets, culinary
water, parking pads and sanitary disposal stations. Add hot showers and utility
hookups for all the comforts of home.
Utah's
Golf courses are famous for their scenery, conditions, and variety. In every
corner of the state, golf retreats offer spectacular surroundings at affordable
prices. And because of Utah's climatic mix, it's possible to find perfect golf
weather somewhere in the state at almost every time of year. Utah developed
a world class reputation for biking from Moab's famous Slickrock trail and is
fast becoming known for wonderfully diverse alpine mountain biking, including
lift-served access at some ski resorts. With so much of Utah designated as public
land administered for recreational use, and hundreds of miles of backcountry
trails, great four-wheel drive or ATV terrain is never far away.
The
State Division of Travel Development is Utah's state tourism office, also
known as the Utah Travel Council (UTC). We are a division of the Department
of Community and Economic Development and our primary mission is to "make
Utah a better place to live by improving the economic contribution of tourism."UTC
operates several programs to assist Utah's tourism industry including marketing
and advertising, research and planning, publications, information services,
media relations and interagency cooperative programs. Through our public-private
publishing partnership with Utah.com and great
resource sites like Recreation.gov,
we also help tourists plan and experience the many resources Utah has to offer.
