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The Ultimate Southwest Vacation includes Cedar Breaks National
Monument!
Experience the Spectacular Canyon Country Tour
Stay in Mt. Carmel Jct., the heart of the parks, and visit
the treasures of the Southwest.
Mileage: Mount Carmel Jct.
Cedar Breaks 45 miles
Dixie Forest 22 miles
Zion National Park 12 miles
Bryce Canyon 60 miles
Grand Staircase 9 miles
Red Canyon 47 miles
Sand Dunes 11 miles
North Rim 85 miles
Toroweap 90 miles
South Canyon 75 miles
Plan your Cedar Breaks Vacation with our Utah
Maps and Information
In these pages you will find insiders information on Cedar
Breaks National Monument. This detailed guide includes road maps, park maps,
pictures, trail beta, backpacking, history, fees, geology, flora, fauna, campgrounds
and things for kids to do.
Making summer memories in the Utah national parks and Utah
national monuments.
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Cedar
Breaks Road Map
Cedar Mountain Map
Directions to Cedar Breaks
U-143 Closure
Dates. U-143 to Cedar Breaks closes at times in the winter, due to snow depth.
From Las Vegas: Take I-15 north to Cedar City. Take U-14 east
from Cedar City to U-148 and turn left to Cedar Breaks.
From Arizona: Take US-89 north through Mount Carmel Junction and turn west on
U-14. Turn right at U-148 to Cedar Breaks.
From Salt Lake City: Take I-15 south, exit at Parowan. Take U-143 to Cedar Breaks.
From Mount Carmel Junction: Take US-89 north to U-14. Follow U-14 to U-143 and
Cedar Breaks.
Cedar Breaks is full of delicate wildflowers and
delightful alpine flora.
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Cedar Breaks Hiking
Cedar Breaks offers three high country hiking trails, each giving a different
perspective of the area. There are more hiking trails just outside of
the monument and a few more in nearby Dixie National Forest.
Rim View
Look down into the amphitheater to see the amazing erosion of Cedar Breaks.
Washes develop between rocks allowing water from rain and melting snow to run.
The action of water and gravity can result in rock falling. In extreme
cases, a layer can become saturated with enough water that the slope fails and
the sediments slide as one section.
Alpine Pond
The Alpine Pond Trail travels through meadows of wildflowers and a sub-alpine
forest to a spring-fed pond that sits in a sump. White and pale blue columbines
peek from the dark vegetation around the pool in brilliant contrast to the green
leaves. Aspen and fir frame
the picturesque setting that wildlife frequents. The path leads
past a volcanic rock area called the Talus Slope before looping back to the trailhead.
There is an informative brochure available
at the trailhead or at the Cedar Breaks Visitor Center that corresponds to the
markers along the trail. About 30-million years ago, active volcano's erupted
at Cedar Breaks sending hot ash across the land. The ash cooled to a reddish
rock which is found along the trail.
Spectra Point Trail
This 2 mile round trip hike has some
elevation changes that make it a moderate hike. The hike begins at the Spectra Point amphitheater,
near the toll booth, and follows its southern rim climbing 142' to the water towers and the site of the old Cedar Breaks Lodge and then drops 207' to Spectra Point. Spectra Point offers an impressive view of hoodoos. Along this trail,
notice the different hues of color in the rock formations.
On one side of the trail are hoodoos and on the other is a beautiful meadow
of wildflowers and fir trees. The Colorado Columbine adds a subtle beauty to this hike. A close up of the white cap rock at Cedar
Breaks is seen as well as ancient Bristlecone pines.
One Bristlecone pine at Spectra point is 1,700 years old!
Ramparts Trail
The 4 mile round trip trail shares the first mile of the trip with the Spectra Point Trail. Follow the beaten path to Spectra Point where the beaten path will turn west to continue another mile and descends 333' to the second view point. This route follows the rim and allows hikers to look back toward the view points along the Cedar Breaks scenic drive. There is a refreshing creek, Shooting Star Creek, that runs along part of the trail, but breaks away, dropping off the edge of the rim about a half-mile past the Ramparts View Point.
Shooting Star Creek and Bartizan Arch
Travel beyond Ramparts Trail to the little known Shooting Star Waterfall and the impressive Bartizan Arch.
Cedar Breaks Bottoms
Just as the title indicates this route takes hikers to the bottom of the impressive Cedar Breaks hoodoos. This 10 mile trail is best done with a car shuttle.
Twisted Forest Trail
This 2 mile trail (roundtrip) is located just past Cedar Breaks National
Monument. Continue on SR 143 toward Brian Head Ski Resort to find the trailhead.
This trail can be hiked or biked. The path meanders past twisted
Bristlecone Pine trees, with cairns to mark the way. At the end of the trail
is a nice view of of the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness and the Cedar Breaks amphitheater.
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