Northern Utah

Large brown metal art structure of a paper airplane

The Paper Airplane

.9 mile loop; 1 hour Difficulty: moderate Child carrier: no None Location: Powder Mountain Unique destination The hike to the Paper Airplane is perfect for kids! It is short, relatively easy, and brings you to unique destinations like a “treehouse” and a Paper Airplane.  The Trailhead The trailhead contains a small gravel parking lot. If […]

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Father holding child in the Wind Caves looking out over Logan Canyon

Wind Cave

3.6 miles out and back; 2-3 hours Difficulty: moderate- strenuous Child Carrier: yes None Location: Logan Canyon Highlight: beautiful views highly trafficked The wind cave trail takes you to a group of natural, limestone arches and hollows nestled high up in Logan Canyon. The caves are large rooms that were formed underground as water slowly

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Ariel view of the Spiral Jetty with the black rocks and the white sand

Spiral Jetty

Easy; 1-2 hours Child carrier: no No restrooms Primitive camping permitted Unique land art with spectacular views Travel by long dirt road; no amenities The Spiral Jetty is a unique spiral land art created from over 6,000 tons of black basalt rocks by Robert Smithson in 1970. With the backdrop of the great Salt Lake,

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