The beautiful scenery surrounding Heber City provides visitors with an abundance of outdoor recreation opportunities. The region is home to the
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
, and Ashley National Forest is less than a three-hour drive away. Three state parks lie within a quick drive of Heber City: Deer Creek State Park, Jordanelle State Park, and Wasatch Mountain State Park.
If you packed your fishing pole, be sure to check out the Provo River. This river runs the length of the Heber Valley and is famous for its year-round trout fishing. Other outdoor recreation opportunities abound in the Heber Valley area, both winter and summer. The Wasatch Mountains peak at almost 12,000 feet, allowing for access to ski hills near Heber City such as Soldier Hollow, Zermatt Resort, Adventure Haus, Deer Valley and many more. Along with these ski resorts and perfect winter weather comes access to snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice skating, and ice fishing. Heber City truly is a snow-lovers dream.
If hiking or biking is more up your alley, you’ll never get tired of the beautiful mountain views and varying hikes available when you pick up your RV rental near Heber City, park it, and get out and pound the pavement. The Mirror Lake Scenic Byway snakes from Kamas, into the Uinta Mountains and then through the Wasatch National Forest, alongside much of the Provo River. Along the route, you’ll find any recreational opportunity your heart desires, in a peaceful, serene mountain setting, including camping, fishing, snowmobiling, hiking, cross-country skiing, biking and more. Passes are available from the Utah Department of Transportation.
If you’re visiting during the warmer months, check out the Provo River or Weber River from the vantage point of a raft. Many outfitters provide guided whitewater rafting tours through the scenic views and over the restless waters coursing through northern Utah.
Utah is home to some of the most beautiful and world-renowned national parks, albeit mostly in southern Utah. If you’re planning a longer excursion to explore the state, do not skip out on these once-in-a-lifetime gems, all located more than three hours away.
Arches National Park
, located in Moab, provides visitors a scenic view like no other. The red-rock wonderland provides visitors with mesmerizing sunsets and views of the park’s 2,000 arches that seem out of this world.
Bryce Canyon National Park
boasts the largest collection of hoodoos (a geographical formation) in the world, and it’s a photographer’s dream. Both Canyonlands National Park, in Moab, and Capitol Reef National Park, near Torrey, also offer geographical anomalies, unique to each park, unlike anything else you’ll find in the world. Carve out some time to explore these unique national parks when you rent a motorhome in Heber City.