SUP CHAPTER TREK IDEAS
The Chapter Treks listed here have been used by Chapters throughout the Society to visit sites of interest and provide positive social interaction between members. Chapter Trek Directors will check out the destination and plan the detailed itineraries. New Trek Ideas may be sent to AVPs Dan Adams at upnadams70@gmail.com or LaRon Taylor at lrt68rocks@gmail.com as new updates of this document are shared with all Chapters through the National Website.
Alphabetical by County in (Utah) (Idaho) (Wyoming) (Arizona) (Nevada)
Updated 02-05-25
BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH
Treks in Beaver County, Utah
1 - CAPE STATION GEOTHERMAL PLANT. North of Milford, Utah will be the world’s largest enhanced geothermal plant and expects to begin pumping out continuous electric power in 2026. It would be smaller than the state’s coal plants but larger than any hydroelectric plant in the state, including the Flaming Gorge Dam.
2- ADAMSVILLE TOWNSITE. First settled in 1862 by David B. Adams and others. It was named Adamsville in 1867 after being named Wales and also Beaver Iron Works.
3- FRISCO GHOST TOWN AND HORN SILVER MINE. West of Milford, Utah on Ely Highway 21. Frisco was once a large and wild mining city with close to 6,000 people during its heyday. As of March 1879 the Horn Silver produced 10,352 tons of lead and 1,293,250 ounces of Silver. By 1880 the Horn Silver area had 800 employees.
Treks in Box Elder County, Utah
1- GOLDEN SPIKE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK 6200 N 22300 W, Corinne, UT, | (435) 471-2209 One of the greatest technological achievements of the 19th century is the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States. 1869 railroad construction features, walk or drive on the original railroad grade, and get an up close view of Victorian era replica locomotives.
2- ATK ROCKET GARDEN, 9160 UT-83, Corinne, UT 84307 | 435-863-3511 ATK has a free outdoor park displaying dozens of missiles and rockets. ATK Launch Systems, (formerly Thiokol), founded in 1929 as Thiokol Chemical Corporation, is the world’s largest producer of high-technology solid rocket motors for space, defense, and commercial uses.
3- BEAR RIVER MIGRATORY BIRD REFUGE 2155 Forest Street, Brigham City,UT | (435) 723-5887 The Refuge protects the marshes found at the mouth of the Bear River. These marshes are the largest freshwater component of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem and are an oasis for waterbirds and wildlife.
4- LARGEST COLLECTION OF HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES 8790 W 11200, Tremonton, UT | (435) 730-3368 | https://wagonland1996.wixsite.com View this unique collection showcasing beautifully restored wagons from the past. Located in northern Utah, this hidden gem offers visitors a personal guided tour through some of America's richest history.
5- BRIGHAM CITY HISTORIC SITES Visit historic buildings as the Brigham City Temple and Tabernacle. The Brigham City Co-op, the longest running Co-Operative United Order in the LDS Church.
Treks in Cache County, Utah
1- LOGAN TABERNACLE 50 Main St, Logan, UT The foundation of the tabernacle was begun in 1864. The building took twenty-seven years to complete. The building was dedicated in 1891 by LDS Church president Wilford Woodruff.
2- ELLEN ECCLES THEATER 43 Main St, Logan, UT The theatre, which seats approximately 1100, is used for concerts, community theatre, ballet performances, and film showings. It has also become a stop for many national touring acts each year.
3- SMITHFIELD TABERNACLE 99 W Center St, Smithfield, UT Construction began in April 1883. It was completed in December 1902 at a cost of approximately $77,000. The tabernacle was dedicated on 19 February 1905 by LDS apostle Rudger Clawson.
4- SPACE DYNAMICS LAB AT USU Logan, UT The Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory has been solving the technical challenges faced by the military, science community, and industry for more than six decades.
5- THE AMERICAN WEST HERITAGE CENTER The American West Heritage Center is a wonderful recreation of a Pioneer settlement with many historical exhibits. It features many pioneer businesses, shops, blacksmith shop, Woodwright shop, confectionary, etc., with many helpers dressed in pioneer outfits to assist and to demonstrate the activities of the various shops, homes and businesses. You will enjoy the old farm machinery and the farm animals (including a buffalo)
6- CLARKSTON MARTIN HARRIS PAGEANT Clarkston, UT A pageant depicting the life of early Mormon leader Martin Harris, “The Man Who Knew” in the amphitheater located next to the Harris gravesite in Clarkston.
Treks in Carbon County, Utah
1- NINE MILE CANYON TOUR East of Price, Utah, Nine Mile Canyon will lead you through “the world’s most spectacular art gallery” with may pictographs and petroglyphs left by ancient Native Americans. Take a Box Lunch. Tour takes about 7 hours. (note: Tour begins in Carbon County and ends in Duchesne County)
2- SCOFIELD MINE DISASTER CEMETARY Scofield, Utah The Scofield mine disaster occurred on 1 May 1900 when an explosion ripped through the Winter Quarters Number Four mine located west of Scofield. Men working in the mine were killed outright by the explosion, which occurred when an excessive amount of coal dust ignited inside the mine. Most of the miners were buried in the Scofield City Cemetery. See more details on the internet.
3- WESTERN MINING AND RAILROAD MUSEUM 294 S Main St, Helper,
UT (435) 472-3009 https://www.carbon.utah.gov/attraction/western-mining- railroad-museum/ The Western Mining and Railroad Museum contains tools and equipment that were used by the workers in the mines and on the railroads. The
museum tells the story of people who worked in the underground mines between 1880 and 1950, after discovering vast coal deposits in Castle Gate.
Treks in Iron County, Utah
1. PARAWON GAP PETROGLYPHS West of Parawon, UT 10.5 miles on a paved road are the Petroglyphs. The Petroglyphs here are thought to be the work of several cultural groups and represent a long period of use by Native cultures. The Petroglyphs are well marked by the BLM.
2. IRON MISSION STATE PARK MUSEUM 635 North Main Street Cedar City, UT 84721 (435) 586-9290 ironmission@utah.gov Lack of iron was a major concern to pioneers who began settling Utah in 1847. When iron ore was discovered in southern Utah, Mormon leader Brigham Young called for volunteers to colonize the Cedar City area in December of 1850.
3. FRONTIER HOMESTEAD STATE PARK 585 North Main Cedar City, Utah
(435) 586-9290 Frontier Homestead State Park tells the story of development in Iron County when, in the 1850s, Brigham Young sent Latter-day Saint missionaries there to mine iron. The museum displays include horse-drawn vehicles used from 1850 to 1920 and a collection of Indian and pioneer artifacts.
4. UTAH SHAKESPERAN FESTIVAL Cedar City, UT. Backstage Tour Peek behind the scenery and into the Festival’s various production areas to see how all
the enchantment comes together. These informative tours are led by Festival actors and artists who can share their backstage knowledge with you. Participants must navigate stairs, though ADA routes are available if requested.
5. DOMINGUEZ-ESCALANTE AND OLD SPANISH TRAIL CASTING OF
LOTS SITE. On 11 October 1776, an expedition of approximately fourteen men paused on a small, remote hill overlooking what is now called the Escalante Valley in Southern Utah to settle a controversy by casting lots that had the potential to destroy them. Reference: Research Paper, “Dominguez-Escalante and the Old Spanish Trail” by Jay M. Jones.
6. STATELINE MINING DISTRICT The Stateline mining district lies along the Nevada border in extreme northwestern Iron County, 57 mi west-northwest of Cedar City and 7 mi north of the Gold Springs district. The Stateline district veins
were discovered in the early 1890s and by 1896 most of the known mines had been discovered. Some on-site mills were erected but were not very profitable.
Treks in Kane County, Utah
1- KANAB UTAH’S LITTLE HOLLYWOOD TOUR Take a tour of actual film locations and walk where classic stars of Hollywood such as John Wayne, Dean Martin and Clint Eastwood once did.
2- KANAB CITY HISTORIC HOMES Step back to the early days of Kanab pioneer life. See the architecture of these historic homes and buildings.
3- MONTEZUMA’S TREASURE TOUR Montezuma's treasure is a mythical cache of gold and riches that some believe is hidden in the desert near Kanab, Utah. The search for the treasure has been ongoing since 1914. The legend of Montezuma's treasure is based on the story of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the Aztec Emperor Montezuma.
Treks in Millard County, Utah
1- TOPAZ JAPANESE AMERICAN WWII CONFINEMENT CAMP Topaz, one
of the ten War Relocation Authority confinement sites, which was located 16 miles northwest of Delta in central Utah. Topaz had a peak population of 8,100 and recorded 11,212 people processed through the camp while it was in operation from September 11, 1942 to October 31, 1945. The Topaz site is located at 10,750 West and 4500 North and extends for a mile south and west. It is privately owned and protected by the Topaz Museum.
TOPAZ MUSEUM 55 West Main, Delta, UT
topazmuseum@frontiernet.net. 435-864-2514. Arrange for a Tour of Topaz Camp GREAT BASIN MUSEUM 45 West Main, Delta, UT (435) 864-5013
2- UTAH TERRITORIAL STATEHOUSE STATE PARK MUSEUM 50 W Capitol
St, Fillmore, UT (435) 743-5316 Explore Utah’s early history in its oldest existing governmental building. The Statehouse is actually the south wing of a much larger building that never was completed, and now houses exhibits that tell the story of Utah’s Territorial period.
Treks in Salt Lake County. Utah
1- CHURCH HISTORY MUSEUM 45 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City See materials and displays documenting the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members. Guides available for groups.
2- PRICE MUSEUM OF SPEED 165 E. 600 S., Salt Lake City, UT A collection of over 100 vintage and classic cars, motorcycles and other vehicles. Interactive exhibits, educational programs and special events. (801) 906-0157
3- KENNECOTT COPPER MINE 12732 Bacchus Hwy., Herriman, UT Visit the world’s largest excavation and open-pit copper mine Admission Tickets required
4- TEMPLE GRANITE QUARRY 4370 Little Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Sandy, UT The granite used in the construction of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City was quarried from a large field of huge boulders covering this area broken by natures’ forces from adjacent cliffs.
5- FORT DOUGLAS MUSEUM University of Utah 32 Potter St. Fort Douglas, UT Designated a National Historic Landmark for its role in the Civil War. (801) 581- 1251
6- STADLER TRAIN COMPANY 5880 W 150 S, Salt Lake City, UT A Swiss
company that builds trains internationally with it only U. S. plant in Salt Lake City.
7- BISHOP’S CENTRAL STOREHOUSE 5405 W 300 S, Salt Lake City,
UT (801) 240-2967 A new state-of-the-art storage facility is helping The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints more efficiently serve the needs of people who are struggling to feed their families.
8- WELFARE SQUARE 751 West 700 South Salt Lake City, Utah 751 West 700 South Salt Lake City, Utah Welfare Square has a cannery, bakery, milk processing plant, thrift store, and other Church facilities that serve the poor and needy around the world.
9- CONFERENCE CENTER 60 North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 801) 240-8945 The LDS Conference Center has tours daily from 9 am-9 pm.
10- SALT LAKE CITY CEMETARY Visit the graves of LDS Prophets and Notable Pioneers
11- MAYA HIDDEN WORLDS REVIELDED EXHIBIT- NATURAL
HISTORY MUSEUM OF UTAH Rio Tinto Center, 301 Wakara Way, SLC
12- THIS IS THE PLACE HERITAGE PARK 2601 E. Sunnyside Avenue
Salt Lake City, Utah At Heritage Village, you can experience life as it was in the early days of the Utah settlement. Explore the homes and shops of settlers, interact with costumed interpreters, and participate in hands-on activities that bring history to life. TREK on SUPer-DUPer Day and enjoy special guest speakers.
Treks in Sanpete County, UT
1- EPHRAIM SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL 5 South Main St., Ephraim,
UT 435-283-4631 festival@scandinavianfestival.org The Scandinavian Heritage Festival offers a phenomenal variety of musical talent and styles to entertain festival visitors.
2- SPRING CITY HISTORICAL DISTRICT Spring City, UT This
historical designation recognizes Spring City's status as a well-preserved example of a Mormon settlement. Spring City is becoming increasingly known as an artist community. Heritage Days have home tours each year.
3- WASATCH ACADEMY 120 South 100 West, Mount Pleasant, Utah https://www.wasatchacademy.org/visit Wasatch Academy, in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, is a college and life-preparatory boarding and day school for students grades 8-12. It is the only boarding school in Utah. The Academy dates from Pioneer times in 1875 and is operated by the Presbyterian Church.
4- FAIRVIEW MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART 55 N 100 East,
Fairview, UT https://fairviewmuseum.org The museum is unique with three buildings. Horizon Building contains a Columbian Mammoth Skeleton. Heritage Building is home of the works of artist, Avard Fairbanks. Fairview original City Hall Building.
Treks in Sevier County, Utah
1- REDMOND SALT MINE Redmond, UT 800-367-7258 Redmond Real
Salt is unrefined sea salt mined from an ancient seabed in Utah where it's safe from modern pollutants.
2- FREMONT INDIAN STATE PARK AND MUSEUM Discover artifacts, petroglyphs, and pictographs left behind by the Fremont Indians. During the construction of Interstate 70 west of Richfield, Utah, the largest known Fremont Indian village was uncovered. This museum preserves treasures from the site, including pottery, baskets, and arrowheads.
3- GERMAN P.O.W. CAMP In Salina, Utah, the United States Government created a Prisoner of War camp to house around 250 German in an old Civilian Conservation Corps facility. Operated from 1944 to 1945, the military established the site as a subordinate institution to Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City to temporarily house overflow prisoners.
Treks in Summit County, Utah
1- PIONEER TRAIL FROM ECHO CANYON TO THIS IS THE PLACE
MONUMENT The trek starts in Cache Cave in Echo Canyon and retrace the last 65 miles of the Mormon Pioneer Trail. In Echo Canyon we will visit four historical plaques depicting the story of Echo Canyon and the Utah War. Lunch in Henefer and on over Big Mountain to This is the Place Monument.
2- PARK CITY MUSEUM 528 Main Street, Park City, Utah (435) 649-7457 The Museum is dedicated to Preserving, Protecting and Promoting Park City's rich history and culturally significant sites. Learn about the Silver King Mine and Park City Mining History. Admission Fee required.
Treks in Tooele County, Utah
1- BENSON GRIST MILL 325 Pole Canyon Rd., Stansbury park, UT, United States, Utah (435) 843-1759 bensongristmill@gmail.com is a restoration-replica museum which allows visitors to see the inner workings of a latter-nineteenth-century
pioneer gristmill.[2] It has four other historic (nineteenth-century) buildings which
have been moved onto the site, as well as four ancillary structures, including an open- air pavilion.
2- TOOELE VALLEY RAILROAD 35 N. Broadway in Tooele, Utah, dates from 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The complex is currently operated as the Tooele Valley Museum and Historic Park.
Phone: (435) 882-2836
3- TOOELE PIONEER MUSEUM 47 E. Vine Street Tooele, UT 84074
435-882-3168 The Tooele Pioneer Museum is filled with generous donations and collections of written histories, exhibits, Indian artifacts, pictures, portraits, antiques and pioneer artifacts.
4- THE UTAH MUSEUM OF FIRE SERVICE HISTORY AND FIREFIGHTER
MEMORIAL Deseret Peak Complex 2930 UT-112, Grantsville, UT 84029 (435) 830-6556 A massive collection of fire trucks on display.
5- DONNER REED MUSEUM 90 N Cooley St, Grantsville, UT. In 1846 the Donner Reed Pioneers stopped at nearby Twenty Wells to let their animals rest and gain strength before continuing their ill-fated trip. While crossing the Salt Desert they lost many wagons and other belongings on the mud flats east of Pilot Mountain. The hardships suffered in Utah delayed their journey. Winter overtook them in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, resulting in their well-known catastrophe. Some of the articles left by the Donner-Reed Party are displayed in the museum, along with other pioneer and Indian relics.The museum is open by appointment only. Craig Anderson (President): 435-884-3259
Treks in Utah County, Utah
1 -CAMP FLOYD - FORT CRITTENDEN 18035 W 1540 N, Fairfield, UT
Learn about the Pony Express. Camp Floyd was an Army outpost quartering the largest troop concentration in the United States from 1858 to 1861. Troops were sent there to put down the "Mormon rebellion". Visit the Camp Floyd Cemetery.
Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum (801) 768-8932
2- PROVO/OREM HISTORIC UTAH COUNTY COURTHOUSE 51 S University
Avenue, Provo, UT The Provo City and County building, now called the Historic Utah County Courthouse was built between 1920-1926 at a cost of $576,495.30.
PROVO CITY CENTER TEMPLE 50 S University Avenue, Provo, UT The first Provo Tabernacle was dedicated in 1867. Ground was broken for a larger tabernacle in 1882. Dedicated in 1898, the Provo Tabernacle served until 2010, when a fire gutted the building. Only the outer walls remained standing. Renovated as the 150th temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Provo City Center Temple is one of the most beautiful temples in the Church.
ROOTS OF KNOWLEDGE 800 W University Parkway, Orem, UT (lot L6) Roots of Knowledge in the Fulton Library, Bingham Gallery, at the Utah Valley University depicts the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge and ends with the Tree of Hope for Humanity, handcrafted into 80 stained glass windowpanes, spanning 10 feet in height and 150 feet in length. TOUR 3 - PROVO (half day - morning & afternoon)
3- GEORGE A. SMITH PIONEER VILLAGE 600 N 500 W, Provo, UT A Sons of Utah
Pioneers Pioneer Village is an authentic representation of life in Provo before the railroad came in 1872. provopioneervillageSUP@gmail.com
4- PAYSON, SPANISH FORK, SPRINGVILLE Visit Black Hawk’s grave (12240 South & Spring Lake Road, Spring Lake, just south of Payson, UT) and learn more about the Black Hawk War. Visit two Spanish Fork Dominguez-Escalante Expedition Monuments (250 S Main, Payson & mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon) and learn about the first explorers to Utah. Visit the Springville Museum of Art, 126 East 400 South, Springville, UT.
5- ALPINE CRANDALL PRINTING MUSEUM 65 W Main St. Ct., Alpine UT. Learn
about the Gutenberg Press (1400’s), the English Common Press (1700’s) and the Peter Smith Hand Press, commonly known as the Acorn Hand Press (1800’s) the same press that printed the Book of Mormon. Phone: (801) 500-3099
MOYLE PARK 600 East 770 North, Alpine, UT. Even after an accident causes him to lose his leg, John Rowe Moyle continued on foot his weekly sojourn from Alpine to the Salt Lake City Temple until his death. Log Cabins, a small rock fort, and a small museum is in the park. Moyle Historical Park is owned and maintained by the city of Alpine, Utah. For additional information, one may contact Alpine City: aplinecity.org; 801-756-6347.
6- LEHI HUTCHINGS MUSEUM 55 N Center St., Lehi, UT This museum features a unique display of native American artifacts, firearms of the old west, plus an excellent tribute to our military service men and women. See a 45 minute video on the life of
Porter Rockwell, plus learn about David Evans, a Haun’s Mill survivor and founder of the city of Lehi. Phone 801-768-7361 info@jhutchingsmuseum.com
7- THANKSGIVING POINT LIGHT of the WORLD Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point 3900 N Garden Drive, Lehi, UT Admission Fee Required
Ponder the life of Jesus Christ, through a series of 15 sculptures by Angela Johnson, each depicting some of the most powerful moments of His ministry.
THANKSGIVING POINT TREE OF LIFE Featuring 130 bronze figures portrays Lehi’s vision from the Book of Mormon. Angela Johnson, Sculptor.
8- AMERICAN FORK DUP MUSEUM 50 South 100 East, American Fork A collection of historic artifacts. See two original maps of the Lake City Fort drawn in 1853 and 1868.
HISTORIC ALPINE TABERNACLE 110 East Main St., American Fork
The ceremony of the laying of the cornerstone for the Alpine Stake Tabernacle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on October 24, 1910.
BIGELOW ORGAN FACTORY 130 West 100 South, American Fork
Specialize in building solid, reliable tracker instruments that excel in musical, architectural, and tactile qualities.
HISTORIC PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 75 North 100 East, American Fork
The Gothic Revival church building was constructed in 1879. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is significant as the first Protestant church in American Fork.
9- PLEASANT GROVE SOFT ROCK BUILDINGS MONUMENT 105 E 100 S,
Pleasant Grove, UT The pioneers who settled Pleasant Grove found a unique type of building rock northeast of town. Between 1865-1900 there were about 130 soft-rock homes built in Pleasant Grove with only 19 historic buildings still visible. A driving tour to see many of the historic soft-rock homes and read about the history of each home.
Contact Dan Adams upnadams70@gmail.com
10- LDS MOTION PICTURE STUDIO 300 West 2230 North, Provo, UT The trek will last about two hours. The first hour inside the studios and the second hour on the lots.
This is a walking tour through interesting aspects of making movies. A guide will take visitors through costume storage areas as well as tell about the history of LDS films.
11- PONY EXPRESS ROUTE - PORTER ROCKWELL STATION-POINT OF THE
MOUNTAIN, FAIRFIELD STATION, FAUST STATION Visit several Stations in Utah and get guided information at the Fairfield Station.
12- WEST DESERT HISTORIC SITES TOUR You will visit Camp Floyd, Clover, Johnson Springs, Skull Valley, Iosepa, Pony Express Stations, and other forgotten historic sites. Tour take about 6 hours. Take a box lunch.
13- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY GENERAL CAMPUS TOUR This entertaining
and informative 40-minute outdoor campus cart tour explores Brigham Young
University’s rich spiritual and academic heritage, the vast campus and historical buildings where tens of thousands gather every year to seek learning.
Treks in Wasatch County, UT
1- HISTORIC HOMES TREK IN HEBER CITY, UT Mountain Valley SUP
Chapter developed an automobile/bus tour to Historic Homes in Heber City. A booklet was printed showing pictures of the homes and a brief history of pioneer residents. Auto riders could follow the map of addresses, stop on the side of the road by the house, and read about the history. Digital copies of the Heber City Homes Trek are available from Dan Adams at upnadams70@gmail.com
2- HISTORIC HOMES TOUR IN MIDWAY, UT Mountain Valley SUP Chapter developed an automobile/bus tour to Historic Homes in Midway City. A booklet was printed showing pictures of the homes and a brief history of pioneer residents. Auto riders could follow the map of addresses, stop on the side of the road by the house, and read about the history. Digital copies of the Midway City Homes Trek are available from Dan Adams at upnadams70@gmail.com
3- ERICKSON ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC POWER MUSEUM 50 Starks Lane,
Wallsburg, UT The Richard W. Erickson Foundation was established in 1999 with a vision to preserve early American history in a way that would provide an educational and recreational experience for the community. Our 22 Antique & Classic Power Museums house one of the largest and most unique collections of antique and classic automobiles, motorcycles, farm implements, steam and gas tractors as well as Americana memorabilia. Our pioneer village includes an array of old buildings; a shoe shop, print shop, church and Wallsburg’s first
mercantile established in 1890. Only open to the public 4 times each year. See website for information. richardericksonfoundation.org
Treks in Washington County, Utah Area
1- SHORT CREEK DREAM CENTER Hillsdale, UT (FLDS AREA) (435) 619-
4294 info@shortcreekdreamcenter.org Short Creek Dream Center is a 40-bed residential life skills program and community engagement social services program that exists to equip, overcome and restore hope through education, ending hunger and empowering the communities surrounding Colorado City, Arizona.
2- SANTA CLARA HISTORY MUSEUM santaclarahistorical@gmail.com Phone:
(435) 879-5297 2603 Santa Clara Dr, Santa Clara, UT 84765 Swiss settlers were sent by Brigham Young to settle Santa Clara, UT
UTAH HILL, SPANISH TRAIL, MUDDY MISSION, VALLEY OF FIRE, VIRGIN VALLEY
3- PINE VALLEY CHAPEL, MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE, ENTERPRISE, HEBRON
4- ST. GEORGE TEMPLE, ST GEORGE TABERNACLE, BRIGHAM YOUNG HOME
5- JACOB HAMBLIN HOUSE, RED ROCK QUARRY, TONAQUINT CONFLUENCE PARK
6- ZION NATIONAL PARK -SELF GUIDED SHUTTLE TOUR 3 hours.
7- GHOST TOWN OF GRAFTON UTAH Near Springdale, UT This is a really cool ghost town with lots of information about the buildings. It has quite a history (even as a movie set of Sundance Kid). Being able to walk through the buildings made it even better and gave a real feel for what pioneer’s lives must have been like.
8- KOLOB FINGERS AREA-ZION NATIONAL PARK Its spectacular red cliffs towering high into the sky. They are called the fingers because of the five cliffs that work together to form the landscape.
9- HURRICANE CANAL TRAIL HEAD Hurricane, Utah, Pioneers built a canal that was thought to be impossible to build, because they had “grit” and a “never quit” attitude.
10- SUPERSONIC TEST TRACK LaVerkin, Utah Located in a mesa above LaVerkin to see an amazing facility. In the 1950’s this test track was a top secret government facility that was built to test ejection seats for the Air Force. The facility is now privately owned and companies around the world come to test on this amazing track. The one mile track sends specially designed sleds down the track at supersonic speeds.
11- TEMPLE TRAIL - The old pioneer Temple Trail was used to move lumber 80 miles from Mt. Trumbull to St. George for use in the
construction of the St. George Temple. The main trail dropped down over the Hurricane Cliffs about 8 miles south of the Utah/Arizona border and
continued up to the Ft. Pearce Wash on into St. George. The trip took about 7 days. The alternate route went to Antelope Springs where lumber could be stored until snow closed the sawmills.
From there, the trail went down over the Hurricane Cliffs just south of the Utah/Arizona border and joined what would later become the Honeymoon Trail. It followed the Ft. Pearce Wash into St. George.
12- FORT HARMONY SITE New Harmony, Utah It was established on May 20, 1854 by Brigham Young. It was built with adobe, and it served as the home of Mormon settlers like John D. Lee until 1862. The site has been listed on
the National Register of Historic Places.
13- BABYLON (STORMONT MILL) Established in 1877 Babylon consisted of a group of mill workers for the Stormont Mill and their families comprising around 40 to 50 people. The name was derived from setting them apart from the neighboring Mormon communities via a biblical reference. There were no businesses, nearby Leeds and Silver Reef supplied services and resources. The water powered mill supported the silver mining industry.
14- LEEDS Formerly known as Bennington, Leeds was formed due to flooding in the neighboring town of Harrisburg. The residents in the flood-affected areas decided to move to this area in 1867. It was renamed in honor of Leeds in England, the origin of many of its settlers.
Treks in the Weber County, Utah
1- ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK 4528 West 1700 South Syracuse,
Utah Entrance Booth/Information:801-773-2941 Visitor Center/Information:801-725-9263 Park Naturalist:801-721-9569 Fielding Garr Ranch:801-927-0545
2- WEBER COUNTY PIONEER MUSEUM Cozy local history museum displaying a variety of artifacts from the region's pioneer era. 2104 Lincoln Ave, Ogden, UT
(801) 393-4460
MILES GOODYEAR CABIN, built by trapper and trader Miles Goodyear on the Weber River in 1845 and was the foundation of the first permanent European settlement in Utah. It is the oldest building in the state of Utah not built by Native Americans.
3- PEERY’S EGYPTIAN THEATER is a movie palace located in Ogden, Utah, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
2415Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401 (801) 689-8700
4- FORT BUENAVENTURA RENDEZVOUS 2450 A Avenue, Ogden, UT
26 acre Fort offers a wide range of amenities for outdoor recreation, including an 18-hole disc golf course, fishing and the historic
fort. fortbuenaventura.mountainmen@gmail.com
Fort Buenaventura was built in 1846 by Miles Goodyear on the Weber River. The Fort is host to the Fort Buenaventura Mountain Man Easter Rendezvous,
5- HILL AIR FORCE BASE AEROSPACE MUSEUM is a military aviation museum located at Hill Air Force Base in Roy, Utah. It is dedicated to the history of the base and aviation in Utah. 7961 Cottonwood St Building 1955, Hill AFB, UT (801) 825-5817
6- OGDEN UNION STATION is a train station in Ogden, Utah, 2501 Wall Ave, Ogden, UT (801) 629-8680 Ogden's Union Station is a monument to
our City's railroading history. It is a symbol of the cultural and economic changes brought to the West by the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Within the Station is the John M. Browning Firearms Museum and the Utah State Railroad Museum/Eccles Rail Center with its display of two of the largest locomotives ever manufactured anywhere.
BROWNING ARMS MUSEUM The Browning Collection at The Ogden Union Station commemorates and celebrates the genius of the man who revolutionized the firearm industry.
7- PIONEER VILLAGE AT LAGOON is a themed section of Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah. Intended to be a "living museum," Pioneer Village includes artifacts and mementos housed in over two dozen structures which illustrate the history of Utah. 25-26 Lagoon Amusement Park, Farmington, UT (801) 451-8000
8- OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL 2828 Harrison Blvd, Ogden, UT Ogden High School is recognized as an architectural landmark in Ogden. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
9- OGDEN MUNICIPAL BUILDING 2549 S Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT The Ogden City Municipal building has been used as a courthouse, jail, and government office since it was built and opened to the public in 1938.
10- DAVID O. MCKAY HOME 155 South 7600 East, Huntsville, UT This is the beautiful childhood home of the Prophet David O. McKay. Located in Huntsville, Utah, was built in 1870.
Treks in Wendover, UT Area
1- WENDOVER AIRFIELD MUSEUM 352 Airport Way, Wendover, UT (435)
665-7724 The Historic Wendover Airfield is an aviation museum located at Wendover Airport in Wendover, Utah focused on the history of Wendover Air Force Base.
STATE OF IDAHO
Treks in Bear Lake County, Idaho
1- NATIONAL OREGON/CALIFORNIA TRAIL CENTER 320 North
4th Street, Montpelier, ID 866-847-3800 The Center has an activity simulating an actual wagon train experience of the 1850s.
2- BEAR LAKE STAKE TABERNACLE 109 S. Main St., Paris,
Idaho The tabernacle was built by Mormon pioneers of Bear Lake Valley who used horse and ox teams to haul rock quarried from Indian Creek Canyon, nearly 18 miles away.
3- GUTZON BORGLUM MEMORIAL The Gutzon Borglum Monument is a memorial in St. Charles, Idaho that honors the life of Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of Mount Rushmore. The monument is located next to St. Charles City Hall.
Treks in Bannock County, Idaho
1- BANNOCK COUNTY HISTORICAL COMPLEX 3000 Avenue of the Chiefs,
Pocatello, ID (208) 233-0434
The Bannock County Historical Complex houses exhibits, objects, and records relating to Bannock County and Pocatello’s history.
FORT HALL REPLICA AND MUSEUM A visit to the Fort Hall Replica takes you back to the 19th Century world of explorers, trappers, fur traders, Native Americans, pioneers, gold seekers, and common folk. It is a wonderful display of period lifestyle and replicates one of the northwest’s earliest fur trading forts.
2- MUSEUM OF CLEAN 711 South 2nd Avenue, Pocatello, Idaho (208)236-6906 While most museums have a single subject focus this one is far, far from that —clean dominates the value of everything that affects life. Like clean air, clean water, clean
language, clean health, clean bed, floors, politics, jokes, teeth, art… and how about clean arteries?
3- SHOSHONE BANNOCK TRIBAL MUSEUM I-15 Exit 80, Simplot Rd., Fort Hall, ID (208) 237-9791
The museum has exhibits showcasing tribal history, old photographs from 1895, artifacts from the Old Fort Hall and unique beadwork. Several exhibits featuring Chief Pocatello. Learn how the Shoshone-Bannock people lived and settled the area around
eastern Idaho.
Treks in Bingham County, Idaho
1- THE POTATO CAPITAL OF IDAHO 130 NW Main Street, Blackfoot, ID
208-785-2517 info@idahopotatomuseum.com An interesting tour to learn about the history of the potato industry. Visit Wada Farms, where you can see the latest in technology in handling and shipping potatoes. Visit the Idaho Potato Museum and the Bingham County Museum in Blackfoot.
2- SPUDNIK MANUFACTURING 584 W 100 North, Blackfoot, ID (208) 785-0480
Tour the manufacturing plant of equipment for potato planting, harvesting, storing and transportation equipment.
Treks in Butte County, Idaho
1- PIONEERING IN NUCLEAR POWER – EBR-1 Experimental Breeder Reactor is a decommissioned research reactor and U.S. National Historic Landmark located in the desert about 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Arco, Idaho. It was the world's first breeder reactor.[3] At 1:50 p.m. on December 20, 1951, it became one of the world's first electricity-generating nuclear power plants when it produced sufficient electricity to illuminate four 200-watt light bulbs. EBR-I soon generated sufficient electricity to power its building, and the town of Arco and continued to be used for experimental research until it was decommissioned in 1964.
Treks in Caribou County, Idaho
1- HISTORIC PIONEER TOWN OF CHESTERFIELD Visit the preserved and restored pioneer town. See their museum, tour historic buildings and hear of the interesting history of the town. The town was on the route of the Oregon Trail. The community is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district and is also on
the Mormon Historic Sites Foundation's Mormon Historic Sites Registry.
Treks in Cassis County, Idaho
1- CITY OF ROCKS NATIONAL RESERVE 3035 Elba-Almo Road, Almo ID 208-
824-5901 The City of Rocks National Reserve holds a wealth of stories from those who journeyed west along the California Trail. Through inscriptions on Register Rock,
and in history the lives of some of the emigrants connected to City of Rocks. At the northern edge of the Great Basin, the area surrounding City of Rocks has been home to the Shoshone, Paiute, and their ancestors for thousands of years.
Treks in Franklin County, Idaho
1- FRANKLIN PIONEER MUSEUM 115 East Oneida,
Preston, Idaho
(208) 852-2428
2- ONEIDA STAKE ACADEMY in Preston, Idaho, was a secondary school operated by the Oneida Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1888 to 1922. The academy building was constructed in Preston, Idaho, in 1895.
3- BEAR RIVER MASSACRE near Preston, Idaho This is the site of the Bear River Massacre, in which a village of Shoshone Native Americans were attacked by the Union Army on January 29, 1863. Estimates of Shoshone casualties are as high as 384.
Treks in Madison County, Idaho
1- TETON VALLEY TREK Beginning at the Rexburg Flood Museum to see a video of the “mighty flood” and see early Upper Snake River Valley artifacts. See the beautiful Upper and Lower Mesa Falls. Travel through Teton Valley which is the western side of the Tetons where histories of trappers and pioneers.
2- WALKING TOUR OF BYU-IDAHO CAMPUS Campus Tours are available by golf car and walking to see the educational facilities, grounds and gardens.
Treks in Teton County, Idaho
1- TETON MUSEUM 137 N HWY 33, Driggs, Idaho (208) 354-6000
A visit to the museum takes you back to the early days of life in the shadow of the Grand Teton.
STATE OF WYOMING
Treks in Wyoming State
1- MORMON TRAIL SITES: FORT BRIDGER, FORT SUPPLY, MARTIN’S COVE, SIXTH-CROSSING, SOUTH PASS
STATE OF ARIZONA
Treks in Mohave County, Arizona
1- PIPE SPRINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT TOUR American Indians, Mormon Pioneers, plants, animals and many others have depended on the life-giving water found at Pipe Springs. Learn about pioneers and Kaibab Paiute life by exploring the museum, historic fort and cabins, garden, orchard and Ridge Trail. Ranger presentations are meaningful to understand the history of Pipe Springs.
2- GRAND GULCH MINE Located within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. The Grand Gulch Mine is an abandoned copper mine from the late 1800s. The original stone buildings, bunkhouse, old steam engine parts, and two dump trucks remain on the site. Direction: From St. George, Utah via South River Road. Head south on BLM Road 1069 towards County Road 5 for 38 miles. Turn right onto County Road 103 for 26 miles. Turn right onto BLM Road 1002 for 14 miles. Continue straight to Grand Gulch Mine.
3- PAIUTE CAVE is an underground cave of volcanic rock located in the wilderness south of Colorado City, Arizona. Inside the cave are very brightly painted pictographs of red and yellow! The Paiute Cave is the most vibrantly colored pictographs. See internet article “Finding the Paiute Cave Pictographs”.
Treks in Coconino County, Arizona.
4- HOUSE ROCK VALLEY is a valley south of Paria Plateau and the Vermilion Cliffs, east of Kaibab Plateau, and west of the Colorado River as it flows through Marble Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona. The valley was named by the John Wesley Powell Expedition after a rock formation in the valley where they spent the night in 1871.
STATE OF NEVADA
Treks in Clark County, Nevada
1- GOLD BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT PETROGLYPHS near Mesquite, Nevada.
See the The Falling Man panel and the 21 Goat images along the Black Butte Road.
Treks in Lincoln County, Nevada
1- CATHEDRAL GORGE STATE PARK 775-728-8101 cgsp@parks.nv.gov Near Panaca, Nevada. Cathedral Gorge State Park is located in a long, narrow valley in southeastern Nevada. West of Enterprise, UT, Fifteen miles north of Caliente, NV, just past the turn-off to Panaca,NV, Cathedral Gorge State Park is one of those magical out- of-the-way places that you never regret traveling all that way for.
2- RAINBOW CANYON PETROGLYPHS SITES West of Caliente, NV. The 21-mile Rainbow Canyon Scenic Drive, which follows the mainline of the Union Pacific Railroad (stop by the Spanish Mission-style railroad depot built in 1905 before leaving Caliente).”
3- LINCOLN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM 63 Main Street, Pioche, Nevada (775) 962-5207 Some of the museum’s most interesting displays are dedicated to the area’s earliest American Indian inhabitants, while other exhibits have a Chinese emphasis.
4- LOST CITY MUSEUM is located about 70 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, just south of the town of Overton, and a stone’s throw from Valley of Fire State Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The most prominent and valuable feature the museum houses: the Pueblo cluster that’s built directly on the foundation of an excavated archaeological site and is an undoubted fascinating glimpse into the life of an Ancestral Puebloan who first populated southern Nevada around 300 B.C.