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From remote plateaus to high-walled canyons and plunging river gorges

Yearning to venture where asphalt won’t take you? Eager to wander the wild in your 4x4? Searching for a secluded day hike or campsite?

Explore Utah's best backcountry adventure roads.

Whether you drive a custom 4WD rig or a factory-stock SUV, you’ll find the perfect adventure in this handy, spiral-bound guide to the unpaved wildland roads of Utah.

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With GPS coordinates, a how-to chapter, color-keyed maps and detailed descriptions for every route, the 65 adventure drives described in Utah Byways will take you to the hidden surprises along some of the American West’s most beautiful and historic backcountry roads.

From day trips to weekend escapes and multiday treks, the unpaved roads in this trail-tested guide will take you from sky-scraping peaks to plunging river canyons and remote Great Basin fossil beds. Many include secluded campsites, and can be jumping-off points for hiking and mountain biking as well. All follow established roads through some of the wildest country in the West.

With tours for backcountry drivers of every experience level, this new edition features expanded coverage of such top-tier destinations as:

  • Canyonlands, Arches and Capitol Reef national parks
  • Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
  • Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
  • the Great Basin Desert
  • the Wasatch Range
  • the legendary routes of the Pony Express, the Transcontinental Railroad and the Lincoln Highway.

So what are you waiting for? Get your copy of Utah Byways today!


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