The Best Hiking in Brian Head

Drive to the peak on county road 47 to the parking area. Hike around the peak and admire the beautiful views of the mountains and the resort below. Be sure to take pictures of the abundant wildflowers around the peak. The drive to the peak is very scenic.

Brian Head Peak Trail is a loop trail where you may see wildflowers located near Brian Head, Utah.

Twisted Forest is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Brian Head, Utah.

Alpine Pond North Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Cedar City, Utah.

Dark Hollow - Second Left Hand Canyon is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Brian Head, Utah.

Alpine Pond Trail is a loop trail where you may see wildflowers located near Brian Head, Utah.

Disclaimer: Canyoneering is a dangerous and technical activity. Don’t enter any canyon without the skills to match it, or the knowledge to navigate it. Benson Creek is a pleasant little spot for families to hike a waterfall (Hidden Haven Falls), or a fantastic spot for canyoneers to rappel some w...

To call this place "breathtaking" would not do it justice. The rusty red, orange, purple colors of million-year-old rock erosion are otherworldly, something you'd imagine on Mars. The Indians named Cedar Breaks the "Circle of Painted Cliffs," and when you see this brilliantly colored coliseum you...

Started the hike at the visitor center. The walk is fairly level and there is not much altitude gain. There are very good views of the park and in the summer there is a profusion of wildflowers. At the beginning of the trail the different wildflowers are labeled. 

Park at the visitor center parking lot and start hiking the trail. You'll admire the great views of the breaks and canyons below. If you hike in the summer, be sure to take the time to photograph the many beautiful wildflowers, old cedars, and marmots. 

Bartizan Arch Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see wildflowers located near Cedar City, Utah.

Cedar Breaks National Monument is a gorgeous multi-colored limestone amphitheater that many consider to be more beautiful than Bryce Canyon National Park given its greater depth over a shorter distance and higher elevation. It is far less traveled than its neighbors of Zion and Bryce. The Sunset ...

Hoodoo's are unique rock formations formed over many years by erosion.  In this region, the hoodoos are formed through a process called frost wedging.  This is the process of repeated freeze thaw cycles.  As snow melts the water seeps between the cracks in the rocks then freezes at night when the...

Valentine Peak Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Parowan, Utah.

East Wash Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Cedar City, Utah.

Alex Canyon Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Cedar City, Utah.