10 HIDDEN GEMS in UTAH πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ That Aren't National Parks

10 HIDDEN GEMS in UTAH πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ That Aren't National Parks

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Everyone knows about Zion National Park, Moab National Park, Arches National Park, and Bryce Canyon National Park. Southern Utah is one of the greatest regions of our beautiful country. There are so many National Parks in such a short distance from each other makes Southern Utah one of the favorite American Road Trip destinations.

To be completely transparent; the goal of this project is to provide you with some alternative travel ideas around the region, as National Parks will inevitably be very popular when US travel picks back up this summer. The team at Visit Utah came to me with the idea for this video; as they explained the dilemma of national parks being very crowded.

I had the opportunity to take a 5-day Utah Road Trip, starting in St George, Utah (after flying into Las Vegas and driving to St George). From St George, we began the road trip to discover as many hidden gems as possible.

From St George we went hiking to Yant Flat, a beautiful terrain in the Red Reef conservation area. From Yant Flat we drove to Sand Hollow State Park, a beautiful lake that is a great alternative to Lake Powell. Quail Creek is also a great waterfront spot.

You can go Kayaking, hiking, boating, fishing, and other great activities in the area. My favorite aspect of Sand Hollow State Park, was the UTV sunset tour from B.A.S.H. rentals right on the Sand Hollow State Park beach.

The following day we drove from St George to Cedar City to visit Cedar Breaks National Monument. Cedar Breaks is a great alternative to hiking Bryce Canyon National Park. Cedar Breaks National Monument is quieter and just as beautiful from above.

We ventured into downtown Cedar City to visit the Southern Utah Museum of Art (SUMA), which made for a great change of pace to all the outdoor activities and hiking.

From Cedar City, we drove north to Beaver, Utah where we visited The Creamery in Beaver before hiking in Fishlake National Forest. Honestly Fishlake National Forest might have been the most underrated spot of the entire trip. I never heard of Fishlake National Forest before this trip and I would highly recommend adding this place to your list.

Bullion Falls in Fishlake National Forest is incredible.

From Fishlake National Forest, we made the beautiful road trip drive up the i70 to Green River.

From Green River, we spent the day with a true Navajo and visited House on Fire; one of the most incredible ruins I’ve ever seen. Luis Williams of Ancient Wayves is a Native American who is from this land and now runs hiking and rafting tours in the region. It was hands down, the most interesting day of the trip.

The USA National Parks are amazing, but if you have the chance on your next Utah Road Trip, I highly recommend visiting these incredible hidden gems.
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50 Comments

  1. Bajlandia Bajlandia on December 12, 2021 at 8:16 pm

    great places !

  2. Alice Ochoa on December 12, 2021 at 8:17 pm

    This was an Awesome video great job πŸ˜πŸ‘

  3. Gareth Leonard on December 12, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    Hey Friends! Thank you so much for watching, and if you want more information about the places we hit on this adventure, check out the Google Map I made (first link in video description). I hope this helps you plan your next Utah Road Trip! As always, if you enjoyed the video, come say "hi" on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/traveldeeper/ and drop a "🦊" so I know you’re part of this YouTube fam! πŸ‘Š

  4. Eddie Tilley on December 12, 2021 at 8:21 pm

    His long did this trip take?

  5. Awkward Aquamarine on December 12, 2021 at 8:22 pm

    Kudos to whoever is editing your videos, Gareth. Those transitions are getting better and more seamless. God job, Gareth, Daniel. and company!

  6. LUTHER RIMORIN on December 12, 2021 at 8:22 pm

    Yant Flat and Cedar Breaks NP. Amazing!

  7. Isaac Lloyd on December 12, 2021 at 8:24 pm

    Living here my whole life, I must admit it was fun to watch this video. Even if you did pronounce half of the names wrong (or at least not how we locals do πŸ˜‰ ). It’s disappointing to see these local secrets getting busier and busier, but tourism is still how people get their income, and they are defiantly public places! I appreciate your respect and excellent video quality.

  8. Dizon Dionela on December 12, 2021 at 8:24 pm

    THIS IS SO LIT! THE EDITING, THE VLOGGING, THE NARRATION, THE VIEW. MAN, YOU ARE AMAZING!!!

  9. Elaine Burch on December 12, 2021 at 8:25 pm

    Born and raised in Georgia. It is beautiful here. But Utah has Georgia beat in scenery.

  10. Randy on December 12, 2021 at 8:25 pm

    Stop giving away the good spots, don’t need more tourist ruining shit πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

  11. Katherine Poltoratzky on December 12, 2021 at 8:25 pm

    Objectifying women even in a painting….tiring to see. It’s just not humorous seeing this as a woman.

  12. Vailancelee Fernandes on December 12, 2021 at 8:25 pm

    We loved everything about this video … and the BTS😬🀣

  13. made in JAPAN 36R1 samurai on December 12, 2021 at 8:26 pm

    It’s an interesting video. I saw it all at once.
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  14. Christopher Erwin TV on December 12, 2021 at 8:28 pm

    Wow beautiful place beautiful nature i love travel and adventure nice rock formation

  15. Berit Young on December 12, 2021 at 8:29 pm

    I want to go and jump into that water!

  16. LakeConstan on December 12, 2021 at 8:31 pm

    As soon as the US Federal Administration re-opens the northern border, I’m going to explore some of these neglected corners of the USA. Thanks for the useful tips, Gareth.

  17. John Barrows on December 12, 2021 at 8:33 pm

    Fantastic. VisitUtah killed the National Parks with their ad-campagne and now we are ready to kill the remaining great places. Good job you both did.
    10 years ago clips showed the beauty of the landscape. Todays clips show the beauty for 1 minute and the remaining 10 minutes consist of advices how to check the park-entrance webcams for the length of the 4lane traffic jam (Zion and Arches) and to document how former natural wonders transformed to Disneylands within a few years. Thanks again to VisitUtah’s "The Big 5" ad-campagne which sure had it’s part on this transition. And now onward to fragile indian ruins and unprotected petroglyphs. With several petroglyphs destroyed just recently around Utah (including the great Birthing Scene) it’s really time to lead the masses to these last hidden gems.

  18. Jeremy Mosteller on December 12, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    VERYYY nicely done, bro! I’m lookin forward to going to Utah this year for the first time!

    I want to go to that waterfall and to the canyon area that looked like Bryce.

    And if you ever need info on Central Mexico, I’ll be happy to give you some good info.

  19. Good Citizen on December 12, 2021 at 8:36 pm

    Great video, can’t wait to visit some of those places in October!!!

  20. Tommy Magnusson on December 12, 2021 at 8:37 pm

    Miss and love Utah. Thank you for sharing this awesome great video bro

  21. Mer Bowman on December 12, 2021 at 8:38 pm

    I know some of these places, but definitely saw some new great ones! How did you research it? so cool!

  22. Gamers Pro on December 12, 2021 at 8:41 pm

    Amazing place

  23. Alex ander on December 12, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    3:31 dods

  24. Penny lane on December 12, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    Gareth at 7:38 the ranger can teach you how to pronounce ZION properly. With your sharing videos to the world of our precious petroglyphs I wish you would also ask that they are respected & not be defaced, since they’re getting so exploited and the more people know about them the more they’re at risk.

  25. G. Kc Gangmeih on December 12, 2021 at 8:44 pm

    awesome contents. you deserve million subscribers

  26. Georgina Curiel on December 12, 2021 at 8:45 pm

    What a great job with this video!!! I love Utah! It’s like a little box full of surprises!

  27. Laarni Stransky on December 12, 2021 at 8:46 pm

    OMG. That is beautiful PEACE on earth.

  28. Suicidal Maniac on December 12, 2021 at 8:46 pm

    its the bloopers for meee

  29. Neysha Olivares on December 12, 2021 at 8:46 pm

    I am planning to go to Utah in September. I just happened to stumble across this vid by accident. Awesome! Thank you so much, I hate crowded places πŸ™‚

  30. Toney on December 12, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    Loving it and you, G!!!

  31. Delfin Camaclang on December 12, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    It is funny you looked uncomfortable when you said "voluptuosness of modern art". Stay safe and enjoy.

  32. R U Experienced? on December 12, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    "inhibited by people for over 12,000 years", cancel culture continues to rule (~9 min. in)

  33. Skylar Topham on December 12, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    No such thing as local secrets anymore.

  34. L. Sharp on December 12, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    Hey G! Incredibly places you shared. I wish I could take a dip with you on that waterfall! I would need someone as adventurous as you especially since I can’t swim πŸ˜„ Thanks for sharing your love of travel! Your personality is so infectious😊

  35. Suzanne Andrade on December 12, 2021 at 8:54 pm

    Loved this video. Going to Utah this week cant wait! Thanks for all the ideas!

  36. Carla Pacheco on December 12, 2021 at 8:55 pm

    I was just in Utah 3 weeks ago 😭
    I bursted out laughing when he was explaining the painting because I could tell he wanted to laugh πŸ˜‚
    Also that blooper at the end was gold, beautiful water fall though 🀣

  37. Sheila Telin on December 12, 2021 at 8:55 pm

    YUM!

  38. Juliana Calixto on December 12, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    Good! I hope to visit this place soon πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ™πŸ»

  39. Karen White on December 12, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    What a great video! My husband and I followed your advice on several destinations for my leave. (Hubby is retired). Enjoyed our tour with Louis Williams from Ancient Wayves! Best tour guide ever! Really enjoyed House on Fire tour. Loved staying at Bluff Dwellings Resort and Spa! You were right the pizza is awesome! Bullion Falls was a beautiful hike. It was chilly this morning but leaves are changing too! Fall leaves and a water fall! We also did the Spectra Point trail at Cedar Breaks National Monument. Another hidden gem!!! Tomorrow we are going to Sand Hallow State park! We also hiked Great Basin (NV), Capital Reef National park, Arches and Canyonlands. But the hidden gems you gave us really made our trip! No crowds!!! We had the forest to ourselves!!! This itinerary was perfect for us since we are currently leaving in Las Vegas (active duty Army nurse) and did not want to fly anywhere because of COVID. Thank you so much for sharing this video!!

  40. Rob Adventure on December 12, 2021 at 9:00 pm

    The lanscapes of Utah are just amazing!πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­πŸ‡§πŸ‡­
    Stopped in creamery is really a refreshing time…burn it in hiking…is amazing tho!πŸ‘πŸ‘

  41. Cleo Fernandez on December 12, 2021 at 9:00 pm

    thanks for this video. It’s good to know there more places to visit that is not crowded. Always wanted to explore Utah.

  42. Horacio Fernandez on December 12, 2021 at 9:00 pm

    Ia saw a "Jarocho" in your table. Come in to Veracruz. Is the first Port in Mexican Republic. Many Beaches, Rivers, Piramids and Food.

  43. M Mont on December 12, 2021 at 9:02 pm

    Born and raised in Utah….I obviously don’t get out much. It’s time to change that! Thank you for this tour! Amazing!

  44. JENNIFER MURCIA on December 12, 2021 at 9:02 pm

    Great video! πŸ‘

  45. Tk Hannibal on December 12, 2021 at 9:04 pm

    The Dog was like "I’m getting in on this"

  46. Travel Small Live Big on December 12, 2021 at 9:04 pm

    Love the off the beaten path places – so much more our style!

  47. Blake G on December 12, 2021 at 9:07 pm

    Yeah Brah! Good to see you traveling! Keep at it hommie! Great video. And I love bloopers or whatever they’re called at the end. That I’ve cream sounded yum yum yum. And that waterfall looked invigorating to the 10th power. Stay fresh brah! πŸ™‚ πŸ‘

  48. e e on December 12, 2021 at 9:08 pm

    Did that main chick at The Creamery laser print her eyebrows? Lmao

  49. Back Yard Gym on December 12, 2021 at 9:09 pm

    Should go to skinwalker ranch

  50. Josie Lekkas on December 12, 2021 at 9:11 pm

    This is so awesome Gareth! Editing is always on point πŸ‘ŒπŸΌπŸ”₯

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