Finding Our Way
This recreation area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is located about 7 miles south of Moab, Utah. The area was named after Ken McDougald who was a former mayor of Moab and includes Ken’s Lake, which is actually a small open air reservoir for day
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This year we stayed at Willow Creek Campground and last year we stayed next door at Cottonwood Campground. Both campgrounds are part of Willard Bay State Park and are located directly off I-15 just north of Salt Lake City. A perfect location for an overnighter with easy access. Cottonwood has
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Quail Creek State Park is a lovely, small state park located right off Hwy 9 on the western most end of Hurricane. It is located on the west side of Quail Creek reservoir, which is about ¼ the size of Sand Hollow reservoir. It has a small campground, dry camping,
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Yep, he is doing it again, looking for houses. Everywhere we go, it seems my husband wants to go house shopping, especially if it involves big garages. Hurricane has several new housing developments, one in particular, called Dixie Springs which has new homes with RV garages. It is located next
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After careful review of State laws, FAA laws, State Park rules and regulations, talking to some local hobbyists who were flying their planes at the fairgrounds AND checking to ensure there was no one around, we decided to take our dear little Arci-1 out for a flight. Yes, boys will
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Sand Hollow State Park is just south of Hurricane, Utah and about 20 minutes northeast of St. George and sits along the Sand Hollow Reservoir. The reservoir, surrounded by red sand dunes, beaches, and rocks offers boating and fishing and even though it is quite small it is very
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Another day, another hike. We follow OhThePlacesTheyGo and one of their blog posts mentioned a hike called “Observation Point” via East Mesa Trailhead. The Point has a great view south of the Zion Canyon along with a view down onto Angels Landing. It looked interesting to us so we decided
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One of the best things about visiting our National park system is going during the off-season so you can enjoy some peace and quiet with less people and less congestion. Well, early in November at Zion, even though the shuttle buses have stopped running, proved to be still crowded. The
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Zion National Park has two campgrounds for RVs, both located by the South Entrance Visitor Center. The South Campground is actually just directly “north” of the Visitor Center and the Watchman Campground is just directly “south” of the Visitor Center. Only the Watchman Campground accepts reservations and if you don’t
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Not only is there spectacular scenery and tons of hiking around Zion National Park, there are also some indoor activities to enjoy. There are two Visitor Centers, the Kolob Canyons Visitor Center at the West Entrance (exit 40 along I-15) and the Zion Visitor Center at the south entrance. The
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