With the new year well under way, it’s time to start considering all the places you want to go to in Utah.  

Known for our national parks and beautiful scenery, there are a ton of options for just about anyone, as long as you like the outdoors. Trip Advisor has several best-rated places for you to check out in 2024.  

Here are the top 6: 

Bryce Canyon National Park 

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This park is stunning with its unique horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters, rising meadows, and ponderosa pines. It’s been around since 1923 and is great for anyone who loves staring out at plateaus. On Trip Advisor, it had over 9,000 votes and is the number one place to visit in the state.  

Arches National Park 

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Arches is a well-known national park, and it has beautiful arches that make it memorable and great for photos. It also has a history with the native people of Utah and a museum for visitors to check out. It made the number two spot on Trip Advisor for places to go in Utah with over 10,000 votes.  

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park 

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There are sandstone towers up to a thousand feet and a place to view the Utah desert. Visitors can also check out the loop road which has several vendors on it that make handcrafter jewelry.  

Zion National Park/ The Narrows 

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Since the narrows are part of ZNP I have combined them but for accuracy, the narrows ranked number four on Trip Advisor while ZNP ranked number six. Zion Nation Park has waterfalls and many hiking trails that lead to beautiful landscapes where visitors can view breathtaking scenery. It’s probably my favorite park. The narrows are a river flowing through the park that people love to hike through.  

Dead Horse Point State Park 

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Located in Moab, this state park is full of desert canyons and many hiking trails for visitors to explore. There is also a campsite with amenities and the website says the sunsets and sunrises are especially pretty.  

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