TOP 10 PLACES IN UTAH | (That Aren't National Parks)
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- In this video I break down my top 10 favorite places in Utah, one of the most diverse, adventurous, and beautiful states in the countries. Filled with snow capped mountains, deserts, waterfalls, canyons, salt flats, and more, Utah has so many hidden gems. So much so that there is an endless amount to explore even past all of the national parks, which is why in this top 10 you won't see any national parks featured!
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1. Quail Creek
2. Snow Canyon
3. Goblin Valley
4. Sand Hollow
5. Badlands Region
6. Bonnievile Salt Flats
7. Kanarra Falls
8. Dead Horse Point
9. Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
10. Monument Valley
Thank you! 💪🏽
I love people like you
Thank you!
2/3 of Monument Valley is in Arizona.
Thank you
Living in Moab, I tend to forget about how awesome the rest of the state is. Thanks!
it's so awesome!!
Ted Ecker, you live in one of the prettiest states in the country--1 jaw-dropping location after another.
I was in Moab 2019 and totally wanna move to Utah now. Awesome place!
Deer Creek Reservoir is amazing, it’s near Sunset and it looks like the Alps! If you’re into kite surfing, kayaking, hiking, stand up paddle boarding, mountain biking and alpine vibes, you’re gonna love this area!
Love living here in UT. Don't forget that Monument Valley is on the Navajo Nation and subject to tribal law. Have fun in our cool State please be respectful.
You did a fabulous job making this video! We can't wait to get out west to experience it all! ❤️
Took notes and will be making pans for 2021, thanks for sharing!
Ogden Valley is breathtaking. World class skiing, incredible fall colors, amazing hiking and biking trails
I feel like the canyons along the Wasatch front don't get enough love.
They are by far my favorite part of this wonderful state!
LOVE your drone footage. I saw stuff on this video i've never seen before at these locations. Volcano!
You did a great job man! I’m a native of Utah and thought I knew everything! But you had a spot or two I hadn’t seen. Nice!!
Thanks for sharing, great video and awesome recommendations. I will definitely add a few of these to my list of destinations to visit.
Great Footage, simple clear narrative, just showing us whats there - keep up the good work !
timpanogus/silverlake and the uinta mountains are amazing if you don't feel like doing mostly desert
I completely agree! I spent most of my summers as a child up at Camp Timpooneke. My grandpa was the campground manager there. It's absolutely beautiful. And I can't remember the name of it, but the waterfall you can hike to is beautiful too.
Don't forget about strawberry reservoir and the Duchesne
@@lawniepiep420 Or flaming gorge and red fleet. Not to mention Dinosaur National Monument area
Great video. I've driven through Utah and have seen (from the highway) some of the state parks. But had no idea these places existed. Utah is an awesome state. Great drone footage too.
Fantastic video!!! Thank you for sharing this!
Thanks Joe!
Thank you for this great guide! It’s especially great for folks trying to avoid the crowds at peak season.
Thank you so much for making this list! Me & my family just moved to UT and was curious of all the hidden gems to explore. I have noticed so many of the national parks with hikes like the Waves,Arches have permit lotteries. And, that is a real bummer if you can just want to openly explore. Thanks again !
I was born and raised in California, just did my first Zion trip at 27 years old and have never been happier. Moving to Utah ASAP. Gods country
Nice! You’re going to love it!!
Very neat video. Thanks. I love Utah. You can see so much with minimal crowding of people in places like these. There is some neat railroad watching and very few train watchers. Thanks
Great aerial footage here. Wow!
Thank you so much!!
Yup, Utah is absolutely spectacular. Great video!
It really is! Thanks for watching!
@@KevinEassa how may days was your trip? If you only had 5 days which ones would you pick?
Have lived and traveled the entire state of Utah, and these amazing places are everywhere throughout the state!! Definitely one of the most beautiful states in this country!!
I've traveled to Utah many times, but didn't know about many of your sites. Beautiful footage. It's a filmmaker's dream.
This was amazing!
I would STRONGLY recommend checking out Dinosaur National Monument, Red Fleet, Flaming Gorge Resovoir, 9 Mile Canyon, and the High Uintahs In northeastern Utah. Incredible locations with strong contrasts between high mountain and desert formations. Fantasy canyon there is intriguing as well. Duchesne and Uintah Counties are secret gems in Utah for sure.
Mesa arch in moab too
I can't wait to visit Utah! My boyfriend and I are going to be driving through on our cross country road trip coming up. Will have to use your video for inspiration on places to visit there
Nice! Enjoy! Thanks for watching
Fantastic job, Kevin! Thanks for the great ideas!
Of course! Thanks for watching!
Your video is really helpful and awesome; the kind I am actually looking for since long time. I hate overcrowds and always looking for hidden gems and less crowded places, your video is key to that. I hope all these places don’t get overcrowded like Zion or arches and hope you can make more videos like that for each states. Thanks
4:17 Can confirm, Sand Hollow is AMAZING! There's a fun little cliff jumping area there as well. But be warned - if you swim in the shallow sandy areas you will likely get swimmer's itch, and it is beyond miserable. Stick to the rocky shores where it gets deep quickly and you'll be just fine.
Uhhhhh, what is swimmer's itch?
@@BarnDoor-won5ve parasites, not the ones that eat your brain tho, they just die in your skin and make it itchy
Thanks man, I’m an adventurist and I’ve lived in around 7 different states throughout my life, (only 20) and I’ve just loved exploring things that haven’t really been seen. I just moved to Utah 2 months ago looking for new adventures. I appreciate it!
Of course! Thanks for watching
Thanks for the video!
This is an incredible video!! I've been to a few of the spots you feature but the drone footage is incredible. I wonder if you can enjoy most of these places from the ground as much as you can from the air. Thanks so much for being there and sharing!
Kanarraville was one of my favorite spots...now it’s blown out. Thanks internet
I live in Kanarraville. We go do night hikes up the canyon. It’s a beautiful place.
night hike there sounds crazy, very cool
I miss the days when you would only see one or two other people up there. Definitely too blown out now 😢
Yep. There’s still awesome places out there that the internet doesn’t know about. Just keep them to yourself 🤷♂️
We were just there today, Thursday, and it’s absolutely beautiful! We saw three families so it’s definitely not busy during the week. We opted out of going to Zion Narrows because of the crowds. It truly is a gem 💎
You did an excellent job on this, Kevin. I was in St. George on New Year’s in 1989 when the Quail Creek dike failed. It was crazy to be evacuated. You hit on some beautiful areas. When you have the chance, check out Central Utah from Fairview Canyon down to Boulder Mountain. Even with these 10 amazing spots, you haven’t exert scratched the surface of the beauty that exists here. Those of us who live here are fortunate. Well done, Kevin.
Thank you so much Jeremy, I’m glad you liked it. I appreciate the recommendations as well!
This is one of my older videos, if you have time you should check out some of my newer ones! I have a ton of much more well done videos on the channel about Utah and the USA in general
Great footage! Appreciate the share!
Thanks for watching!
This was kinda like a cool video to kinda explain all of the kinda natural features and kinda places that you can kinda do a lot of stuff when you're kinda exploring Utah... really kinda like all over but mostly kinda southern Utah. Definitely kinda worth watching.
You’re kinda right😂
Lmao but in all seriousness, this is a very old video of mine. Long before I scripted my top 10s and put 10x more research into them as I did (on top of my personal knowledge from visiting so many times). So yes I know this is kinda bad haha, but I’d like to think my newer travel guides are much better! Hopefully you stick around to give the newer videos a chance
Great video. I would add Grand Staircase Escalante to that list. Always empty when I go and has amazing slot canyons.
Or I wouldn't please don't give these places away.
Nice job! I will have to visit some of the places you recommend, thank you.
Don't vist Utah, Utah is filled with Republicans. By visiting Utah you put money in Republicans pockets who will donate it to Trump. Don't vist Utah, don't support Trump!
Thanks so much! I’m glad you liked it, hope you have an awesome time visiting them!
Wow thanks for showing us this beautiful places Love it🥰
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this amazing vid! Cant wait to go in few weeks 😍😍
Lived in Utah my entire life, and never knew we had a volcano! Crazy
So freaking cool!
There's actually dozens in Washington county alone. They're called cinder knolls.
A lot of the landscape in Central and Southern Utah comes from volcanic activity. The volcano in this video is the Veyo Volcano, just outside the little town of Veyo. When there, be sure to stop at Veyo Pies!
@@howardsmith9342 That volcano is the Santa Clara Volcano. The Veyo volcano is a few miles to the north.
@@kjackson793 I stand corrected. Thank you for clarifying that. I drove past the Veyo Volcano every day for months, and I guess it got stuck in my head.
Nice List! Another one to check out, Valley of the Gods. Like Monument Valley, but no crowds.
That’s a good one! Thanks!
Great Video! Some sneaky great stuff around Escalante where we just spent a week. My favorite state by far!
Went to every place on this list except the salt flats this summer. Every word he said is true. Absolutely beautiful!
Utah is so gorgeous!!! Just an amazing place in the world 🔥
It's such an incredible place. Thanks for watching
Best TOP 10 video on youtube! Good job!
That means the world! Thanks so much!
You nailed it! Nice video. Every-time you think you know all the spots in Utah, you learn about more. Thanks!
There are sooo many, hard to believe that Utah is real lol
Lived there for 7 years... I love Utah and the people. Lived, loved and still loving it..
I was born & raised in SLC... And now I never knew about most of these places?? Cool 😎 now I love my state more!!! ❤️
So cool! Glad I was able to show you some cool new spots to check out! Thanks for watching!
I live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania but have traveled to Utah at least 8 times. The drive from Bryce Canyon to Torrey Utah is amazing! A place not many know about is the Moki Dugway and Gooseneck State Park.
Wow, it’s amazing, thank you 🙏🥰🙏
I'm currently planing a trip through the West (CA, NV, UT) and found your video. Awesome ... we just don't have time enough to see all this. Thanks for the inspiring video
Thanks for posting vids on Utah. Beautiful place. I'll be exploring all of utah for 2021 nomad style!
Nice! Get it!
Hurricane Utah sounds like Her-uh-kin and Zion is Zi-un... Oh and the salt flats are out past Tooele... sounds like Too-Willa, not that you mentioned it but you're welcome. 😁
It pronounced huri can not huricane! Plus mostly showing southern utah but northern utah has beautiful mountain areas like ogden canyon waterfall pineview & causey resevour! Also logan canyon via brigham which ends at Jacksonhole wyoming! Also hardware ranch (elk refuge) sleigh rides to see the elk via logan & ogden canyon! Not recomended ogden canyon to get there in winter! However it's our wilderness our beautiful land & we want it to stay that way! Also more resebors & also ogden cayon over monte cristo ends up in wyoming so if this is all you've seen well not everything include timpanogus cave UTAH IS BEAUTIFUL PLEASE KEEP IT THAT WAY!
No he pronounced everything correctly it the idiots who live there that don't
Appreciate videos like these thank you
Glad you like them! I have a lot like this on my channel!
Thanks for introducing these places to us. Now more reasons to explore Utah. Such a beautiful state
Any time! Amazing place, thanks for watching
Thanks for posting this! I live in Utah and didn’t know about a few of these.
Of course I am glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
Hey Kevin! Awesome video, I loved it and will now make sure I definitely remember to pack my drone lol. Question, you mentioned in your comments that you rented atv's to explore the badlands where did you rent them or can you recommend any places? My goal is to see the mars like blueish formations, thank you!
Thanks so much! You can rent them at Motorsport Rentals in Hanksville!
Great video and info on some cool places to visit!
thanks so much! glad you liked it!
Thank you!!!! Awesome tips!!
Thanks for watching!
The white rock is the deposition of the Mt. Carmel formation. The red rock is an earlier deposition called the Navajo formation. Both deposited back as Lake Bonneville covered most of Utah and the Southwest
I thought this was great!! Born and raised in Utah! But I’ve never even been to any of these places unfortunately. I will definitely will be doing some exploring 😁
Thanks so much! You gotta check them out!
We just changed our vacation plans because of this great video! Dead Horse instead of North rim GC. Thanks. Love the art photography as well
Amazing footage!
Around 1979, my wife and I drove to Goblin Valley. We were the only ones there, which gave it even more of a feeling of solitude. But as the sun went down, and the Goblin shadows got longer and longer, creeping and reaching towards us, we began to feel uneasy. It was freaking spooky. We got a little scared in the empty and darkening landscape, and left with goosebumbs on our entire body just as dusk was ending. No idea why we felt that way, we're not at all superstitious. It was just a very spooky feeling as night began to fall.
Grow some balls man
You created it in your mind
So the atomic bombs that were dropped on japan were harvested from the mountians just like 5 to 10 miles north of there at temple mountian
Skinwalkers for sure lol
Goblin Valley's white top mountains mark the water level of ancient Lake Bonneville.
Sorry friend, you’re mistaken. Lake bonneville was no where near goblin valley. The white cap is a different rock layer. I forget the names of the layers up there, but the white cap is a pretty hard layer and the red underneath is softer. That’s why you get the crazy formations.
Its volcanic ash.
Great video. I'm planning a 10-day family trip thru Utah and this is exactly what I was looking for.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
So beautiful thanks for the great tips!
Of course thanks for watching!
Thanka man. I always love the Utah scenery on my occasional drives from Colorado to California.
Nationals parks not being allowed for me to operate my drone legally, I Appreciate the NON national Park aspect of these locations. 👍🏼
Is there certain parks that don't let you have a drop or is it all of them? Thanks!
Calf Creek Falls is a must see! It's on the Eastern end of Grand Staircase-Escalante
I will add it to my list next time I am there! I haven't really spent much time in Escalante but I need to, it looks incredible
It is a very enjoyable hike, one of my favorites in the state. But it is part of the NPS so it wouldn't belong in this video anyway.
@@KevinEassa Escalante region is awesome. I highly recommend a hike on the boulder mail trail into Lower Death Hollow! You'll never forget this canyon, I promise. Or go exploring the Spooky and Peek-a-Boo slot canyons ...
Great list!! These look amazing, would love to visit them all.
You should! Thanks for watching!
I want to go to each one of these.....!! Great photos and drone shots!
Kevin, great video. We are definitely adding some of these places to our plans for 2021. One question, the location in the intro, during seconds 5-13, which location is that?
Nice! thanks for watching! It is in the badlands region! those patterns are everywhere!
I live in Utah and you are giving away all of my secret spots. Lol Great video yes come to Utah lots to see and the people are friendly.
haha oh I am sorry, just want to share your beautiful state!
Yo Im planning to move into Utah should I or should I not?
@@bybyesoccer9300 If you like the outdoors you should move here. 12,000 foot mountains on the north end of the state and red rocks on the south.
@@reallyboardstiff bett
@@bybyesoccer9300 just know that if you’re coming from like the west coast it’s gonna be a big adjustment and be patient, it’ll grow on you (:
Great video, thank you!
Thank you Joshua!
Awesome video! I've never been to Utah, however it's high up on my list as a place that I would like to visit in 2021.
Just where are the huge domes you started the video with? Your video was truly inspiring!
Hit a few of my favorite spots, but left out a few that I might put on my own top 10 list. Excellent video.
Awesome! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Extremely beautiful, you captured it vividly awesome 👏🏻 👍😍😻🥰
Thank you so much 😀
I really must apologize for people's small-mindedness, Kevin. Nature means to expand our minds, and our hearts. Thank you for reminding me that every road I drive East-West or north-south in Utah, I am always amazed by its geology.
Well said! Thanks so much!
Snow Canyon, Sand Hollow, Dead Horse Point, Coral Pink Sand Dunes and Goblin Valley are all Utah state parks (entrance fees). Monument Valley is part of the Navajo Nation park system. I wanted to point this out since it was noted that places are not national parks.
This video is so great I just had to comment. Well done. Utah is amazing and your video did it justice.
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it! Tons of other videos on my channel you may like
Yes, agree 2000%. Utah does not disappoint no matter where you go. Been to a couple of your sites and very amazed having them practically to ourselves. Didn't realize till later everyone only knows about the National's.
Glad you said hurricane the right way.
Sand hollow also has some awesome dunes to do some offroading with some great cliff views nearby you can drive to.
Thanks for the tips! I didn't know sand hollow had dunes!
Fun fact, I grew up here in southern Utah, quail creek(we call it lake) and sand hollow are literally less than 10 minutes from where I live. Both are man made reservoirs, both made to what they are now in the last 35 years. We used to go out to the dunes to party before sand hollow became a lake, broke my heart. You should have gone to red cliffs, gorgeous place.
Adding these to my bucket list... I need a bigger bucket, I think!
Thank you for sharing loved it
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching
Buckskin Gulch... possibly my favorite hike here
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Why doesn't anyone ever talk about northern Utah when talking about amazing camping in Utah? I honestly prefer it to Southern Utah. Beautiful forests, amazing hikes, wildlife, and solitude.
I agree I grew up going Camping in Northern UT great times with the fam and great natural Nature
I grew up in Northern Utah. Absolutely beautiful
Agreed! I lived in Logan for about 2 years and there is a toon of nice places from Roy, Ogden and up north, the Logan Canyon and Bear Lake. Just amazing!
Nice video Kevin. You definitely opened my eyes to some new locations in a state I have been to many times while visiting the national parks. Will definitely try to hit a few of these new locations on future visits.
Thanks so much! Really glad you liked it, such a beautiful state, endless things to do
OK, Utah boy here, formerly guided down in S Utah- if you haven't already, you should try Moki Dugway to Muley Point, overlooking Valley of the Gods. North of Monument Valley... so good. The drive is... well... spectacular!
They are on the list! Thanks so much!
On the one hand, I’m glad people are appreciating Utah. On the other hand, I’m annoyed that all these spots are being given away. Too many people coming in and ruining old favorites. At least Kanarraville has a max amount of people they let in each day.
Yup it's getting this way everywhere. I moved to St George from CO to escape the craziness. I give St. George 15 years before it will suck. Just too many people I guess...
Yeah because CALIFORNIA is dieing so now they want to ruin Idaho, Utah & Texas! Go back to california! It snows & is cold here for 5 1\2 months out of the year! No we don't want gormet food & wine, crowds or traffic jams! Leave Utah alone!
@@pattihainline1573 Yup. The crazy thing is they are leaving CA because their socialist policies have turned it into in unlivable hell hole. Yet they push for the same in the states they move too. How do they not get it? It happened in Colorado. The rest of the west is next. It's a tragedy.
@@pattihainline1573 nah, were coming for you Utah. Us Califonians need somewhere new to smoke weed.
Not much is gven away, he is listing State Parks in mostly central Utah - it is like this guy hasn't been to Southern Utah at all.
Kevin. Thanks for the tips. I'll be coming over into south central Utah from Great Basin National Park to Goblin Valley. Have you ever visited Valley of the Gods? It's 166 miles south of Goblin Valley. Just as majestic as Monument Valley (only 30-40 miles south), on BLM land and rarely visited. Will research Badlands as I do a lot of photography as well as with drones.
Thanks, Semper Fly
Dave.
I have not been to valley of the gods but I do think I drove past it a few years ago, next time I’m in the area I’m definitely going! Thanks for watching and the recommendation
Thanks for the video😊
Thank you for watching Robert!
I live in the Uintah’s this is such a good video of Utah, our state is beautiful. ❤
Wonderful! Would you update the video description with timestamp links and names for each of the 10 places?
Glad you liked it
You didn't even show the "Goblin" part of Goblin Valley! That's the best part!
I know sadly I couldn’t find my footage on that part :(
What an awesome video! I truly enjoyed it. It sure has helped this ol South Carolina girl plan her trip out there next summer! Kudos!
So glad it helped! Thanks for watching Meg!
Great video... will certainly add a few of these to our ‘things to do’ ... we are currently traveling around the US looking for amazing adventures!
My understanding of the line of two different colors on the rocks is because of an ancient lake that used to be there.
that's so freaking cool, such an epic place
It's marine, left over from the old Jurassic interior seaway. The top is the Curtis formation divided by the J3 unconformity and the Entrada sandstone on the bottom. Nothing was left by a lakebed.