Day Trippin' › Utah › From Salt Lake City › Bryce Canyon National Park
The drive from Salt Lake City to Bryce Canyon National Park takes about 3 hr 51 min (south of Salt Lake City), by real roads from ZIP 84101. Along the way we found 42 stops within a short detour: 9 coffee shops, 1 bakeries, 8 ice cream and treats and 17 places to eat.
The list below is the best few of each kind, in driving order, with how far into the drive you reach each one (counted from Salt Lake City) and the detour it adds. Stops marked Our pick are chosen by us; the rest come from OpenStreetMap listings, so confirm hours before you count on them.
Photo: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag), CC BY-SA 2.5
National park
A rim of amphitheaters packed with orange hoodoos, with viewpoints along an 18-mile road and trails dropping into the formations.
Heads-up: Dogs only on paved areas, the Rim Trail between Sunset and Sunrise Points and the paved Shared Use Path. Free shuttle runs about April to October. High altitude; cold nights.
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About 3 hr 51 min by road, heading south from the middle of ZIP 84101. Traffic and weather change that.
Good ones to start with: Black Sheep Cafe (Provo) and Bombay House (Provo). The page lists 26 in all, in driving order.
Boba Bee in American Fork, The Dessert Collective in American Fork, Da Cloud Boba Shoppe in Pleasant Grove and Boba Bee in Spanish Fork. Check hours first; they come from OpenStreetMap listings.
Edna's Market & Grille in Lehi, Sol Agave in American Fork, Black Sheep Cafe in Provo and Bombay House in Provo.
American Fork DUP Museum in American Fork, Hee Haw Farms in Pleasant Grove, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum in Provo and Jaker's in Springville.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP <class 'zip'> (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Stops come from our own picks and OpenStreetMap listings; hours and detours change, so check before you go. We do not store anyone's location.