Swimming · 52 min northeast
Palisade State Park
A small lake near Sterling, south of Manti, with a beach, paddling and a golf course next door.
- Half day · Easy
- Summer
- Utah State Parks day-use fee (per vehicle)
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Day trips from Richfield
Richfield sits in the middle of Utah: Mystic Hot Springs and Fremont Indian State Park are under half an hour away, Fish Lake under an hour, Capitol Reef about an hour and a half, and Bryce Canyon under two. The best day trips from Richfield, by drive time.
134 places within a 3-hour drive, by real roads.
10 day trips from Richfield
- Cove Fort 35 min west
- Palisade State Park 52 min northeast
- Manti 54 min northeast
- Scenic Byway 12 1 hr 26 min south
- Bryce Canyon National Park 1 hr 46 min south
- Navajo Loop and Queen's Garden Trail 1 hr 50 min south
- Cedar Breaks National Monument 1 hr 51 min southwest
- Capitol Reef National Park 2 hr 6 min southeast
- Goblin Valley State Park 2 hr 12 min east
- Temple Square 2 hr 28 min north
Within an hour from Richfield 6 spots
Historic site · 35 min west
Cove Fort
A restored 1867 black-rock fort near I-15 and I-70, with guided tours of the rooms and pioneer life.
- 1 hr · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
Town · 54 min northeast
Manti
A pioneer town known for its white stone temple on a hill; visitors can walk the grounds and visitor center.
- 1-2 hrs · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
Viewpoint · 26 min southwest
Big Rock Candy Mountain
A colorful yellow and orange hill beside Highway 89 made famous by an old song, with a small resort and roadside stop.
- 1 hr · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
Lake · 53 min southeast
Fish Lake
Utah's largest natural mountain lake, in aspen forest near the giant Pando aspen grove, known for fishing and boating.
- Half day · Easy
- Summer to fall
- Free (some sites charge a fee)
Historic site · 56 min south
Butch Cassidy Childhood Home
A small log cabin beside Highway 89 south of Circleville where the outlaw grew up.
- 30 min · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
1 to 2 hours from Richfield 29 spots
National park · 1 hr 46 min south
Bryce Canyon National Park
A rim of amphitheaters packed with orange hoodoos, with viewpoints along an 18-mile road and trails dropping into the formations.
- Full day · Easy to hard
- Year-round
- National park entrance fee (per vehicle) or America the Beautiful pass
National park · 1 hr 51 min southwest
Cedar Breaks National Monument
A huge natural amphitheater of orange and white hoodoos at over 10,000 feet, with cool summer wildflowers and short rim walks.
- 2-3 hrs · Easy to moderate
- Late spring to mid-fall (road closes in winter)
- National monument entrance fee (per vehicle) or America the Beautiful pass
Scenic drive · 1 hr 26 min south
Scenic Byway 12
An All-American Road linking Bryce to Capitol Reef past slickrock canyons, a narrow ridge called the Hogback and aspen-covered mountains.
- Full day · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
Trail · 1 hr 50 min south
Navajo Loop and Queen's Garden Trail
The classic Bryce hike that drops from the rim through narrow hoodoo walls to the canyon floor and climbs back out past odd rock shapes.
- 2-3 hrs · Moderate
- Year-round (icy in winter)
- National park entrance fee (per vehicle) or America the Beautiful pass
Museum · 1 hr 5 min northwest
Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum
Utah's oldest government building, the first territorial capitol in Fillmore, now a museum with pioneer rooms, cabins and an old stone schoolhouse.
- 1 hr · Easy
- Year-round
- Utah State Parks day-use fee
Town · 1 hr 14 min southeast
Torrey
A small town near Capitol Reef with red cliffs, cafes and dark night skies; it is an International Dark Sky Community.
- 1-2 hrs · Easy
- Year-round
- Free
Swimming · 1 hr 44 min northeast
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)
Family fun · 1 hr 57 min north
Little Sahara Recreation Area
Huge sand dunes near Nephi with motor-free kids' sand play areas and big open dunes for off-road riding.
- Half day · Easy
- Spring and fall
- BLM recreation fee (per vehicle)
2 to 3 hours from Richfield 97 spots
National park · 2 hr 6 min southeast
Capitol Reef National Park
A long wrinkle in the earth with colored cliffs, domes and the green Fruita orchards, where you can pick fruit in season.
- Full day · Easy to hard
- Year-round
- National park entrance fee (per vehicle) for the Scenic Drive, or America the Beautiful pass
State park · 2 hr 12 min east
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 · 2 hr 28 min north
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 28 min southwest
Zion National Park
Utah's first national park, where sheer red and cream cliffs rise above the Virgin River in Zion Canyon. Ride the shuttle up the canyon and hop off at trailheads and viewpoints.
- Full day · Easy to hard
- Year-round
- National park entrance fee (per vehicle) or America the Beautiful pass
State park · 2 hr 29 min south
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Rolling pink sand dunes west of Kanab, great for sandboarding, barefoot running and off-road riding.
- Half day · Easy to moderate
- Spring to fall
- Utah State Parks day-use fee (per vehicle)
State park · 2 hr 29 min southwest
Snow Canyon State Park
Red and white sandstone, lava flows and sand dunes just outside St. George, with short hikes and a three-mile paved trail.
- Half day · Easy to moderate
- Year-round
- Utah State Parks day-use fee (per vehicle)
Town · 2 hr 39 min north
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)
National park · 2 hr 40 min east
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
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Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP 84701 (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Facts checked against official sites; passes and hours change, so check before you go.