Central Utah

Spotlights

 
Mormon Miracle Pageant

The Mormon Miracle Pageant offers an exciting evening under a canopy of stars, at the foot of the magnificent Manti Temple.  The pageant features three intertwined stories—the restoration of the gospel to the prophet Joseph Smith, the witness of the Book of Mormon, and the journey of the faithful Mormon pioneers to the beautiful Sanpete Valley.

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Paul Bunyan's Woodpile

A geological curiosity--rare in Utah--the "woodpile" is a cluster of lava logs formed about 30-million years ago during the Eocine period.

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Arts and Entertainment

Museums

 
Gunnison Valley Arts Council - (435) 528-7969.

Horseshoe Mountain Pottery - 250 S. Main, Spring City.

Snow College - Offers concerts, theater, and other performances by students and touring performers during most of the year, (435) 283-7000.

West Millard Cultural Council - Delta, (435) 864-4716.

 
Fairview Museum of History and Art -  Fairview, (435) 427-9216.

Great Basin Museum - The Great Basin Museum has many fine exhibits of pioneer memorabilia, early western farm equipment, and pioneer home artifacts from the area. It also presents an excellent history of western Utah's mining methods and tools, and has many interesting illustrations.

Tintic Mining Museum - Eureka, (435) 433-6842.

Events

Outdoor Recreation

 
The Mormon Miracle Pageant - The Mormon Miracle Pageant offers an exciting evening under a canopy of stars, at the foot of the magnificent Manti Temple.  The pageant features three intertwined stories—the restoration of the gospel to the prophet Joseph Smith, the witness of the Book of Mormon, and the journey of the faithful Mormon pioneers to the beautiful Sanpete Valley.

Snow Goose Festival - One of the signs that winter is on it's way out is the annual congregation of Lesser Snow Geese in the area around Delta.  Each February thousands of these beautiful white birds use the fields and waters between Clear Lake Wildlife Management Area and Delta as a rest stop on their northern migration.

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Fishlake National Forest - Fishlake National Forest has mountains rising from the valleys and elevated plateaus holding hidden niches of beauty and solitude.  Visitors can enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, picnicking and wildlife viewing.

Little Sahara Recreation Area - Little Sahara is a giant sandbox made up of 60,000 acres of free-moving sand dunes, sagebrush flats, and juniper-covered hills ideal for sand-buggies, motorcycles and 4-wheel drive vehicles.

Yuba State Park - Warm water and sandy beaches lure visitors to Yuba from April through November for boating, swimming, waterskiing, picnicking and year-round fishing.

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