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The Ultimate Southwest Vacation includes Dixie National Forest!
Experience the Spectacular Canyon Country Tour
Stay in Mt. Carmel Jct., the heart of the parks, and visit
the treasures of the Southwest.
Mileage: Mt. 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 Dixie National
Forest
Vacation with our
Utah Maps
and
Information
In these pages you will find insiders information on Dixie
National Forest. 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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Dixie
National Forest Road
Map
Dixie National Forest
Map
Directions to Dixie National Forest
From Salt lake City: Take I-15 south, exit at
Parowan. Take U-143 south
to Dixie National Forest.
From Las Vegas: Take I-15 north to Cedar City. Take U-14 to Dixie National Forest.
From Mount Carmel Junction: Take US-89 north to U-14 and into Dixie National
Forest.
From Arizona: Take US-89 north thru Mount Carmel Junction to U-14 and turn west
to Dixie National Forest.
U-14 is also called the Markaguant High Plateau Scenic
Byway.
Dixie National Forest is brimming with wildlife, including
baby horny toads.
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Cedar Mountain Fauna and Flora
The lower elevation of Cedar Mountain offers a transitional area between
grasslands and forested land. The common Rocky Mountain juniper offers
a year round habitat to many of Cedar Mountain's animals. In an area where the
elevation is high and the winters are harsh, this area offers a refuge to wildlife.
Here, many animals will nest in the spring or hibernate the winters, escaping
the weather of the mountain tops.
Role of the Aspen
Groves of quaking aspen are seen all along Highway 14, in Dixie National
Forest. These trees play an important role in the life of many of the forest
animals. The aspen provide a place to nest and breed for rabbits.
Some small mammals eat the buds, bark and twigs of the young aspens in
the cold months of the year. Other animals, such as elk, eat from the young
aspen sprouts.
Hunting in a National Forest
Hunting is legal in Dixie National Forest. The forest benefits from the revenue
collected from hunting, helping to fund many of the national forest programs.
Hunting reduces populations, which is thought to be important for healthy
habitats and animals.
California Condors
Although these enormous birds bear the name of California, they are
found nearby in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Zion National Park, Bryce
Canyon, the Grand Staircase and the Grand Canyon. They travel vast distances
to find carrion to consume. These birds were almost extinct and the numbers
of living Condors today are small. Most of the preventable deaths are associated
with lead poisoning. The condors eat the carrion that contains shotgun and rifle
projectives. Hunters can help by using non-lead ammunition when hunting. Many
of the petroglyphs and pictographs that were drawn by ancient people were of
this bird, with its enormous 9.5 wing span! They called it the Thunderbird. The
eagle is also thought to have also been drawn on many of the ancient carvings.
Endangered and Threatened Species
Efforts to help endangered and threatened species are part of the national
forest program. Feeding animals hurts them and makes them dependant on humans.
Please refrain from feeding wildlife.
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