City Weekly Best of Utah 2019

Best of Utah 2019: Utah Adventure

8 reader-voted winners in utah adventure, from the City Weekly Best of Utah 2019 poll.

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• Best Bike PathJordan River Parkway

  Sure, Salt Lake City is looking more like a concrete jungle every day, but there are still spots you can take in its scenic green spaces and waterways. Start by hopping on your bike and… — Runners-up: Parley's Trail, Bonneville Shoreline Trail

• Best Hike for Vertically Challenged Outdoor LoversOquirrh Lake Long Loop

  After being confined indoors for weeks due to broken ankle surgery, it was crucial for this nature lover to find a trail that could be maneuvered on a knee scooter. Discovering the paved…

• Best National Park Field StationCapitol Reef Field Station

  There are not many places in Salt Lake where you can get away from the light and air pollution obstructing Utah's scenery and the constellations which always shine bright. Some 200 miles…

• Best Place to Experience Nature from Your CarBear River Migratory Bird Refuge

  Utah is known for its stunning natural views, but, unfortunately for those of us nature-lovers with bad knees, most require a truly unreasonable amount of walking to see. Enter the Bear…

• Best Place to Ride the TrailsCorner Canyon

  The trail system near point-of-the-mountain in Draper was built with accessible outdoor activities, and for many, mountain biking in mind. Before the park was established in 2005, there was…

• Best Ski ResortDeer Valley

  It might be a ski-only resort, but that doesn't stop Deer Valley from consistently being ranked as one of the top destinations in North America. By limiting its ticket sales to 7,500 per… — Runners-up: Snowbird, Brighton

• Best SnowboardingBrighton

  If you're looking to get on the board, Brighton's the spot for you. The resort at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon gets plenty of powder and features more than 1,000 acres of terrain as… — Runners-up: Canyons, Solitude

• Best State ParkGoblin Valley

  Ditch the crowds at Utah's national parks and spend some time in state parks like Goblin Valley. Millions of years of sandstone erosion have created magnificent mushroom-shaped rock… — Runners-up: Antelope Island, Dead Horse Point