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Green
River, Utah is the perfect choice for exploring many of
the attractions of Canyon Country and Castle Country.
Always affordable, you'll get a lot more for your hard
earned vacation dollars.
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John Wesley Powell River History Museum: Explore
the history through the eyes of explorer John Wesley Powell.
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The River Gallery: The River Gallery is a non profit
gallery located within the John Wesley Powell Museum and
operating under the authority of the city of Green River,
Utah. All sales through The River Gallery support the
operations of the Museum and its programs.
The
1250 sq. ft. fine arts gallery represents fine artists
from Utah and surrounding states in various mediums including
sculpture in bronze, wood and metal, fine oil paintings,
watercolor and acrylics, along with traditional Navajo
pottery.
Highlighted
artists include Serena Supplee, Ivan Kelley, J.P. DeBerney,
Joseph Venus and Gary Prazen.
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Green
River State Park: Facilities include a 42-unit
campground, hot showers, modern rest rooms, group-use
pavilion, amphitheater for interpretive programs and boat
launching ramp. A new nine-hole golf course with its meandering
fairways, lakes and traps is challenging and fun for all
levels of golfers.
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Goblin
Valley State Park: Scores of intricately eroded
creatures greet visitors to Goblin Valley. Hike among
intricately eroded rock formations in haunting coves in
this photographers' paradise.
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Crystal
Geyser: A rare cold water geyser on the banks of
the Green River. It erupts every 14 to 16 hours, for about
30 minutes, with water shooting 80 to 100 feet high. From
the Green River Visitor Center, drive east on Main Street
cross over I-70 to an intersection and turn left (east)
onto the Frontage road. Follow the Frontage road 2.7 miles,
then turn right (south) and continue 4.4 miles to the
geyser.
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San
Rafael Swell: The San Rafael Swell is a kidney-shaped
upthrust of about 900 square miles of desert, domes, steep
hogback ridges, and canyons--almost entirely within Emery
County. This area includes activities such as:
4x4, Horse back riding, ATV trails, Mountain Bike Riding,
Ancient ruins, Pictographs and Petroglyphs, The Outlaw
Trail, Mining ruins, Geologic Wonders, Fossils and Dinosaur
trackways.
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Book
Cliffs: Deep Canyons; River and Rafting Access; Numerous
Pictographs, Petroglyphs and habitation sites; Sandy Beaches;
Great camping sites.
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Canyonlands
National Park
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Arches
National Park
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Capitol
Reef National Park
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