City-bound Utahans need only look skyward for a ready reminder that an escape from the hassles and pressures of modern life is close at hand. Rearing high above most of Utah's most populous areas and extending hundreds of miles north to south is the dramatic Wasatch Front, gateway to a recreational playground of unparalleled beauty and accessibility.
The Uinta National Forest encompasses most of the front - - from"Point of the Mountain" near Salt Lake City south to Nephi - - and a whole lot more. It's a forest of steep canyons, deep woods, high desert, and lofty peaks. In all, Uinta National Forest covers just shy of a 1 million acres.
Every bit as diverse as the forest's landscape is its recreational opportunities: camping, rock-climbing, ice-climbing, skiing, hunting, fishing, swimming, river-rafting, boating, and snowmobiling are just a few of the possibilities. There's something for the gentlest to the roughest of players.
And access to this forest playground couldn't be easier, thanks to convenient at American Fork, Provo, Hobble Creek, Spanish Fork, and Payson Canyons. Stunning vistas of alpine peaks and aspen-rimmed mountain meadows are yours for the taking, whether you reach them by auto on the scenic byways that cross the forest, or by foot or fat tire.
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