Overview
Northeastern Utah is a region which includes the counties of Dagget, Duchesne, Carbon, Emery, Uintah, and the eastern half of Summit county (east of longitude 111W).
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct. Summer highs reach about 95°F; winter lows dip to about 24°F. Very hot (Jul, Aug) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jan and May. (climate data from nearby Provo)
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.
- VEL Vernal Regional Airport, Vernal — 67 mi away. Directions
- PVU Provo Municipal Airport, Provo — 74 mi away. Directions
- SLC Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City — 106 mi away (major hub). Directions
Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Dinosaur National Monument — Quarry Exhibit Hall, Canyon Visitor Center, Dinosaur Quarry District.
- Day 2: Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area — Buckboard Marina, Lucern Marina, Cedar Springs Marina.
- Day 3: Price — Utah State University Eastern Prehistoric Museum, Carbon County Club Golf Course.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
Places in Northeastern Utah
Cities
- Price — the regional center, home to the College of Eastern Utah, and near Nine Mile Canyon
- Duchesne — a small town in the High Uintahs
- Green River — a middle-of-nowhere roadside stop town with hotels and restaurants for tired I-70 drivers
- Helper — a small town home to the Western Mining and Railroad Museum
- Huntington
- Roosevelt — an oil town on the Ute Indian Reservation
- Vernal — the region's second largest town, located in the far northeast of the state, and near Dinosaur National Monument and Ashley National Forest
Other destinations
- Dinosaur National Monument – contains an extensive deposit of fossilized skeletons
- Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
- Goblin Valley State Park, Green River — Features thousands of hoodoos, referred to as goblins.
- Scofield State Park — a forested park high in the Manti-LaSal Mountains. Scofield Reservoir is located here.
- The Uinta Mountains — peaks above 13,000 ft, most notably at King's Peak, the tallest mountain in Utah, at a staggering 13,528 feet. Here you will also find the world's highest altitude long-distance hiking trail, completely above 11,000 ft, through the Ashley and Wasatch-Cache National Forests.
- Uinta National Forest — a bit further off the beaten path for more wilderness backpacking for the adventurous, mountain biking trails, some unusual geological features, and backcountry skiing
Nearby
Fairview
City / town · 12 listings · 54 mi away
Mount Pleasant
City / town · 8 listings · 56 mi away
Spring City
City / town · 14 listings · 59 mi away
Moroni
City / town · 6 listings · 63 mi away
Fountain Green
City / town · 3 listings · 64 mi away
Maple Canyon
City / town · 1 listings · 66 mi away
Spanish Fork
City / town · 7 listings · 67 mi away
Springville
City / town · 6 listings · 67 mi away
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