Overview
Milford is a small city in Western Utah with a population of approximately 1,400 in 2018. It's on the eastern side of the Great Basin, being neither too far from I-15 to the east nor Great Basin National Park to the west.
1 sights · 1 places to eat · 1 places to stay
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Best things about Milford
Veterans Park & Garden
Artificial waterfall and a lawn area with a few trees.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 80°F; winter lows dip to about 16°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Apr and Mar. (climate data from nearby Beaver)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- CDC Cedar City Regional Airport, Cedar City — 48 mi away. Directions
- SGU St George Regional Airport, St George — 98 mi away. Directions
- SLC Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City — 174 mi away (major hub). Directions
Although Milford is not a very large town, those who enter it from the sparsely populated region to the west via State Route 21 will see it as a great, thriving city compared to the lack of development in the surrounding regions. It is also notable for being a farming region in the Great Basin.
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Understand
Name
"Milford" is an abbreviated form of "mill" and "ford."
History
Settlers established ranches in the area in the 1870s, but the construction of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad in 1880 brought about development in Milford. A road was constructed from Milford to Beaver, Utah by works from a nearby CCC camp during the Great Depression.
Get in
By car
Although Milford is not a very large town, those who enter it from the sparsely populated region to the west via State Route 21 will see it as a great, thriving city compared to the lack of development in the surrounding regions. It is also notable for being a farming region in the Great Basin.
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Go next
- Baker is a small community close to the Utah-Nevada border.
- The nearby town of Beaver will make you think you are at the foothills of the Rockies; however, you are actually closer to Bryce Canyon.
Nearby
Beaver
City / town · 13 listings · 22 mi away
Cedar City
City / town · 16 listings · 50 mi away
Panguitch
City / town · 10 listings · 50 mi away
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Park · 8 listings · 53 mi away
Fillmore
City / town · 7 listings · 54 mi away
Richfield
City / town · 14 listings · 56 mi away
Delta
City / town · 4 listings · 70 mi away
Bryce Canyon National Park
Park · 31 listings · 72 mi away
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