Super Ultimate Hiking And Outdoor Utah Bucket List

This winter instead of making a yearly state to-do list, I decided to just make a bigger state bucket list.  Then I decided to turn this into a little series.  I wanted to do specific states that I spend a lot of time in, want to spend a lot of time in, or am close to a lot. 

I also wanted to do more general regional bucket lists for all the other things I want to do, which is a lot.  They are all pretty outdoor focused with a few non-outdoorsy things, too.

Next up in my series is my outdoor Utah Bucket list.  As I do things and write posts for them, I’ll update this to link back to those.  If I do something and don’t have a post, I’ll just cross it out. 

I would like to do one a month with 12 total.  These bucket lists are partially to help me keep track of things, but also to inspire you to get out there, too.

I have done a Utah bucket list before, but it was much more general and a great way to help plan a road trip.  This Utah bucket list was going to be a lot more specific with actual hikes, not just parks or drives and a few hikes.  So instead of getting rid of the old one and making a new one, I combined them into this awesome list.

Bucket list posts

Utah bucket list-worthy State Parks

• Sand Hollow
• East Canyon
• Goblin Valley
• Kodachrome Basin
• Antelope Island
• Snow Canyon
• Coral Pink Sand Dunes
• Dead Horse Point
• Goosenecks
• Escalante Petrified Forest
• Edge of the Cedars
• Anasazi Museum

National Park hikes for your Utah bucket list

Zion National Park

• Brave Angel’s Landing
• Overlook Angel’s Landing from Observation Point
• Face the crowds and explore The Narrows
• Score a permit for The Subway
• Walk the Pa’rus Trail
• Get off the beaten path on the Wildcat Canyon trail
• Explore Kolob Canyon away from the crowds
• Drive Kolob Terrace Road
• Admire the Emerald Pools
• Hike to Timber Creek Overlook
• Hike into Hidden Canyon
• Look for bighorn sheep at Canyon Overlook
• Hike the Watchman Trail
• See Lower Pine Creek Waterfall
• Hike Petroglyph Canyon
• Get off the beaten path on the Sand Bench Trail

Bryce Canyon National Park

• Hike Navajo Loop / Wall Street / Queens Garden / Peek-a-boo Loop
• See the Natural Bridge
• Relax at Mossy Cave and the waterfall
• Look for endangered Utah prairie dogs
• Hike Fairyland Loop
• Go stargazing

Capitol Reef National Park

• Hike to Hickman Bridge
• Drive Capitol Gorge road
• See the Pioneer Register and the Tanks (this is in the Capitol Gorge post)
• Explore the desert narrows in Sulphur Creek
• Look for petroglyphs
• Pick fruit in the orchards
• Get pie from the Gifford House
• Drive the Cathedral Valley Loop
• Hike to the Waterpocket Fold Overlook
• Drive Upper Muley Twist
• Hike Cohab Canyon
• Hike to Cassidy Arch
• Admire the Milky Way
• Hike Lower Muley Twist
• Hike to Halls Creek Overlook
• Hike down to Brimhall Arch
• Explore the slot canyons: Headquarters Canyon and Surprise Canyon
• Navajo Knobs

Arches National Park

• See Delicate Arch at sunrise or sunset (or at all)
• Face the Fiery Furnace
• Hike to Tower Arch
• Enjoy the entirety of Devil’s Garden (I’ve only seen part)
• See the iconic Landscape Arch
• Pretend you’re in an old western on Park Avenue
• Stop at Sand Dune Arch and hike the Broken Arch Loop
• Admire Double Arch and the Windows

Canyonlands National Park

• Catch sunrise at Mesa Arch
• Drive White Rim Road
• Escape the crowds in The Needles District
• See Horseshoe Canyon
• Drive The Maze District and see the Dollhouse
• Hike to Druid Arch
• Go to the Needles Overlook
• Hike the Murphy Point Trail
• Hike to White Rim Overlook
• Hike to the Great Gallery Pictographs
• Chesler Park Joint Trail Loop
• Hike to the Chesler Park Overlook

Glen Canyon

• Climb to the cliff dwellings at the Defiance House Ruins
• Get in Annie’s Crack
• Hike the Smith Fork Slot Canyons
• Boat to Cathedral in the Desert
• Unleash your inner explorer and look for Dinosaur tracks (I’ve seen one at Rainbow bridge in the post below)
• Search for petroglyphs
• Scramble up Hole-in-the-Rock
• Pick fruit at the Lees Ferry Orchard
• Hike Cathedral Wash Trail at Lees Ferry
• Look for condors on the Navajo Bridge
• See Reflection Canyon
• Drive to Alstrom Point
• Kayak Labyrinth Canyon
• Drive to Tapestry Wall
• Hike to Skylight Arch
• Hike around Stud Horse Point
• See Rainbow Bridge
• Boat on Lake Powell
• Climb further up Cathedral in the Desert

National Monuments to add to your Utah bucket list

Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

• Coyote Gulch
• Golden Cathedral
• Hole-In-The-Rock (drive)
• Zebra slot canyon
• Toadstool Trail
• Peek-a-boo slot canyon
• Spooky slot canyon
• Willis Creek Slot Canyon
• Cosmic Ashtray
• Upper Calf Creek Falls
• Escalante River Trail
• Devils Garden
• Lower calf creek falls
• 100 Hands Pictograph

• Rainbow Bridge
• Natural Bridges
• Bears Ears 
• Dinosaur
• Flaming Gorge
• Cedar Breaks
• Timpanogos Cave

Greater Salt Lake City Area (Northern Utah) bucket list hikes

• Bonneville Salt Flats
• Great Salt Lake
• Lake Blanche
• White Pine Lake
• Lofty Lake Loop
• Brighton Lakes
• Fantasy Canyon
• Diamond Fork Hot Springs

Scenic Backways and Byways for your Utah bucket list

• Scenic byway 12
• Highway 95
• Burr Trail
• I70 (Green River to Salina)
• Alpine Loop Scenic Byway
• Trail of the Ancients 
• Valley of the Gods
• Halls Crossing side of 276
• La Sal Loop
• Cottonwood Road
• Potash Road

Other Hikes in Southern Utah that are bucket list-worthy

• Buckskin Gulch
• Wire Pass
• Kannaraville Falls
• The Wave
• White Pocket
• Buckskin Hollow
• Little Wild Horse Canyon
• Ding and Dang
• Corona Arch
• Navajo Arch
• Nine Mile Canyon petroglyphs
• Rochester Panel petroglyphs
• Paria Canyon

• Little Sahara Dunes
• Diamond Fork/Fifth Water hot springs
• False Kiva
• Target Ruin at Butler Wash
• See the Spiral Jetty
• Boulder Mail Trail
• Stay at Boulder Mountain Guest Ranch
• Fantasy Canyon
• Moqui Caverns
• Leprechaun Canyon

• Find an arrowhead
• Find a piece of pottery or something
• Hike all of Little Wild Horse Canyon (here is a post about the little I did see)
• Morning Glory Arch
• Go into Dark Canyon Wilderness
• Red Cliffs Nature Trail
• Broken Arrow Arch
• Moab Man (Golf Course rock art)
• Copper Ridge dinosaur tracks
• Willow Spring dinosaur tracks
• Mill Canyon dinosaur track site
• Sego Canyon
• Five Kiva Pueblo

• Sheiks Canyon
• Bullet Canyon
• Buckhorn Draw dinosaur tracks
• Moon House Ruin
• 17 Room Ruin
• River House Ruin
• Upper Sand Island Petroglyphs
• San Juan River Petroglyphs
• 20-mile dinosaur trackway in Escalante
• Bartlet rock art site
• Intestine man art site
• Mill Canyon dinosaur trail
• Moab maiden petroglyph

• Moab mastodon petroglyph
• Moonflower Canyon petroglyphs
• Snake in the mouth petroglyph
• Owl Panel
• Head of Sinbad petroglyph
• Molen Reef petroglyphs
• Buckhorn Wash petroglyphs
• Hidden Panel
• Crack Canyon
• Ochre Alcove
• Old Woman Wash
• Timpanogos Falls
• Belly of the Dragon

• Catstair Canyon
• Paw Hole
• The Nautilus
• See the Great Chamber
• Moonshine Wash
• Fisher Towers Trail
• Grafton Ghost Town

That’s all for my outdoor Utah bucket list for now.  As I find new things, I’ll add them.  And unlike my other bucket lists, I have too many posts to list each one here, but you can find all of them linked out from my Utah road trip guide.

Have you done any of these things?  Which ones?  Is there anything else I should consider adding to my Utah bucket list, especially in the Salt Lake area?

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