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 Kanab
is the perfect place to stay when
visiting Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park,
Grand Canyon National Park and Lake Powell. Kanab became
known as Utah's Little Hollywood as it was the center for
filming of over 100 Western and other films. Stars such
as John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Don Knotts, Tim Conway, George
Hamilton, Fess Parker and Patricia Blair spent considerable
time in the Kanab area while filming motion pictures. In
Kanab you can see the sets that were constructed for some
of these movies. Below you will see a brief description
of each the surrounding national parks. |
Best
Friends Animal Sanctuary
Located off US 89 about 5 miles North of Kanab on over 3,000
acres is Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Best Friends is
America’s largest sanctuary for abandoned or abused
companion animals. Dogs, cats, horses, goats, rabbits, birds,
reptiles and more make up the residents of Best Friends.
Usually about 1,500 animals are in residence but that number
changes constantly because about 85% of these now fortunate
pets, after rehabilitation and any needed medical care,
are adopted out to carefully selected homes. The remaining
15% who are difficult to place for behavioral or medical
reasons are allowed to live the balance of their lives with
their other “Best Friends” at the sanctuary.
Free tours daily. Call ahead to reserve space on a tour.
Nearly 20,000 people visit a year. |
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Frontier
Movie Town
Just 3 blocks West of Parry Lodge
lies Frontier Movie Town. Relive western movie history as
you wander in and around authentic movie sets. Among others
they have sets from “The Outlaw Josey Wales”
Starring Clint Eastwood and “One Little Indian”
starring James Garner and Vera Miles. Admission is Free. |
Moqui
Cave
Located 5 ½ miles North of
Kanab on US 89, Moqui (pronounced mo-kE’) is an incredible
museum depicting the lives and architectural achievements
of the ancient Americans (Anasazi) in Southern Utah. Artifacts,
dinosaur tracks, fossils, fluorescent minerals and rocks.
Gift Shop. Modest admission charge. |
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National Parks and Monuments |
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Zion
National Park has meant different
things to different people. Legend has it the Paiute Indians
were superstitious about "I-u-goone" (Zion Canyon)
and refused to stay there after dark. To the Mormon pioneers
it was a haven of beauty resembling natural temples, and
they called it "Little Zion". In Zion National
Park you can easily view 4,000 feet high rock formations
from the top or bottom. A road leads through the park and
allows access to many unique sections of the park. |
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Canyon National Park is named
for just one of many canyons which form a series of horseshoe-shaped
amphitheaters on the edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau in
southern Utah. Erosion has carved colorful Claron limestones
into thousands of spires, fins, arches and mazes. Collectively
called "hoodoos," these unique formations are
whimsically arranged and tinted with colors too numerous
and subtle to name. |
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Grand Canyon
National Park is located
entirely in Northern Arizona. It is up to 1 mile (1.6 km)
deep, 4-18 miles (6-29 km) wide, and more than 200 miles
(320 km) long. Plateaus to the north and south rise 1,520
to 2,740 m (5,000 to 9,000 ft) above sea level, partly as
a result of regional uplift, which left the North Rim more
than 305 m (1,000 ft) higher than the South Rim in places.
As a World Heritage Site, it is one of the most spectacular
examples of erosion anywhere in the world and it is unmatched
in the incomparable vistas it offers to visitors on the
rim. |
Grand
Staircase – Escalante National Monument
Spans nearly 1.9 million acres of
America’s public lands. Its diverse landscapes will
fascinate you with magnificent and uniquely beautiful places
for recreation, renewal and solitude. The rugged beauty
of the GSENM calls to many with a variety of activities.
Camping, backpacking, horseback riding and hundreds of miles
of ATV trails can all be enjoyed on the Monument. But beware,
while there are 5 visitor information centers around the
Monument’s perimeter, there are no visitor services
within the Monument itself. Preparedness for the variety
of conditions you could encounter (excessive heat or cold,
rain, snow, flash floods, lack of water, spotty cell phone
service, etc.) is essential when venturing into this vast
wilderness. |
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Lake
Powell offers unparalleled
opportunities for water-based and back country recreation.
The recreation area stretches hundreds of miles from Lees
Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah,
encompassing scenic vistas, geologic wonders, and a panorama
of human history. |
| Pipe
Spring National Monument is
an oasis in the desert. With four springs in the immediate
area and what used to be rich grasslands, this area has
long been inhabited. Ancestral Puebloans and Paiute Indians
were the first people drawn here by the water. Later, Mormon
settlers, attracted by the water and grasslands-- said to
have grown "belly high to a horse"-- called Pipe
Spring home and established a ranching operation. In 1923,
Pipe Spring was set aside as a National Monument to preserve
this rich history. Today, visitors can tour the remains
of this Mormon cattle ranch established in the late nineteenth
century. A fully furnished historic fort, Winsor Castle,
allows visitors to step back in time and relive Mormon pioneer
life. |
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Coral
Pink Sand Dunes is located
eleven miles off US 89 near Kanab. This state park is open
all year. The park is a wide-sweeping expanse of coral-colored
sand, drifted into dunes. You can hike, take photos, camp,
ride ATV’s and dune buggies, or just lay in the sand. |
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