Swimming · 25 min south
Huntington State Park
A warm-water desert reservoir by Huntington with a beach, bass fishing and boating under red buttes.
- Half day · Easy
- Summer
- Utah State Parks day-use fee (per vehicle)
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Day trips from Price
From Price, Huntington and Scofield reservoirs are under 40 minutes away, Nine Mile Canyon's rock art under an hour, and Goblin Valley and Moab under two. The best day trips from Price, by drive time.
112 places within a 3-hour drive, by real roads.
10 day trips from Price
- Huntington State Park 25 min south
- Scofield State Park 39 min northwest
- Nine Mile Canyon 50 min northeast
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument 1 hr 36 min northwest
- Goblin Valley State Park 1 hr 45 min south
- Temple Square 1 hr 55 min northwest
- Arches National Park 2 hr southeast
- Park City 2 hr 6 min northwest
- Dead Horse Point State Park 2 hr 7 min southeast
- Lagoon 2 hr 9 min northwest
Within an hour from Price 4 spots
Historic site · 50 min northeast
Nine Mile Canyon
A long canyon road known as the world's longest art gallery, with thousands of rock art panels.
- Full day · Easy
- Spring to fall
- Free
Lake · 39 min northwest
Scofield State Park
A high mountain reservoir known for trout fishing, boating and ice fishing.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round
- Utah State Parks day-use fee (per vehicle)
Swimming · 59 min southwest
Millsite State Park
A reservoir at the mouth of Ferron Canyon for swimming, paddling, golf and camping.
- Half day · Easy
- Summer
- Utah State Parks day-use fee (per vehicle)
1 to 2 hours from Price 38 spots
State park · 1 hr 45 min south
Goblin Valley State Park
A valley full of mushroom-shaped rock goblins where kids can roam freely among the formations.
- Half day · Easy
- Year-round
- Utah State Parks day-use fee (per vehicle)
Historic site · 1 hr 55 min northwest
Temple Square
The heart of downtown Salt Lake City, with gardens, historic buildings and a new visitors' center about the Salt Lake Temple and Utah's pioneer history.
- 1-2 hrs · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
National park · 2 hr southeast
Arches National Park
More than 2,000 natural stone arches, balanced rocks and fins along a paved road just north of Moab.
- Full day · Easy to hard
- Year-round
- National park entrance fee (per vehicle) or America the Beautiful pass
National park · 1 hr 36 min northwest
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
A ranger-led tour through colorful caves high on a cliff in American Fork Canyon, reached by a steep paved trail.
- Half day · Hard
- Mid-May to fall
- Cave tour ticket; entrance free
State park · 1 hr 5 min southeast
Green River State Park
A shady riverside park in Green River with a golf course, boat ramp and river float access.
- 1-2 hrs · Easy
- Year-round
- Utah State Parks day-use fee (per vehicle)
Family fun · 1 hr 33 min northwest
Thanksgiving Point
A big campus in Lehi with five venues: the Museum of Ancient Life (dinosaurs), the Museum of Natural Curiosity, Farm Country, the Butterfly Biosphere and Ashton Gardens.
- Full day · Easy
- Year-round (gardens best spring to fall)
- Admission (per venue or Explorer Pass)
Theme park · 1 hr 39 min northwest
Cowabunga Bay
A water park in Draper with tall slides including the Mondo slide, a lazy river, a beach area and Kids Cove for little ones.
- Half day · Easy
- Summer (closed off-season; check dates)
- Admission
Zoo · 1 hr 40 min northwest
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
An indoor aquarium in Draper with a shark tunnel, penguins, a stingray and shark touch area and sea horses, a good rainy or hot-day pick.
- 2-3 hrs · Easy
- Year-round
- Admission
2 to 3 hours from Price 68 spots
Town · 2 hr 6 min northwest
Park City
A former silver-mining town with a lively Main Street, shops, restaurants and two big ski resorts that stay busy in summer.
- Full day · Easy
- Year-round
- Free (paid parking on Main Street)
State park · 2 hr 7 min southeast
Dead Horse Point State Park
A narrow mesa-top point with a huge view down to a bend of the Colorado River far below, plus bike and hike trails.
- Half day · Easy to moderate
- Year-round
- Utah State Parks day-use fee (per vehicle)
Theme park · 2 hr 9 min northwest
Lagoon
Utah's big family amusement park in Farmington, with roller coasters, kiddie rides, a Pioneer Village and the Lagoon-A-Beach water park.
- Full day · Easy
- Late March to fall (weekends in spring, daily from Memorial Day weekend; check calendar)
- Admission
State park · 2 hr 49 min northwest
Antelope Island State Park
A big island in Great Salt Lake reached by a causeway, with free-roaming bison, pronghorn, salty beaches, sunsets and trails.
- Full day · Easy to moderate
- Year-round
- Utah State Parks day-use fee (per vehicle)
National park · 2 hr 17 min southeast
Canyonlands Island in the Sky
A high mesa with viewpoints over thousands of feet of canyons, plus the short walk to Mesa Arch at sunrise.
- Half day · Easy to moderate
- Year-round
- National park entrance fee (per vehicle) or America the Beautiful pass
Museum · 2 hr 25 min northeast
Dinosaur National Monument Quarry Exhibit Hall
A building that encloses a rock wall with about 1,500 dinosaur bones still in place, near Jensen.
- 2-3 hrs · Easy
- Year-round
- National park entrance fee
Trail · 2 hr 5 min southeast
Delicate Arch Trail
A climb across open slickrock to Utah's most famous arch, framed by the La Sal Mountains.
- 2-3 hrs · Moderate
- Year-round
- National park entrance fee (per vehicle) or America the Beautiful pass
Historic site · 2 hr 58 min northeast
Flaming Gorge Dam
A tall concrete dam on the Green River with a visitor center and a walkway with views of the river side of the dam.
- 1-2 hrs · Easy
- Visitor center mid-April to fall (check); views year-round
- Free (check)
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Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP 84501 (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Facts checked against official sites; passes and hours change, so check before you go.