General Utah and Area Hiking Guides

By: Michael R. Kelsey 5th Edition "This book covers the same areas as previous editions, but has lots of updates, plus half a dozen completely new hiking regions.  Some new hikes are to the top of, or inside, Hondu Arch...

• Only the best hikes selected from a state with an abundance of trail riches• Utah is a national destination for hikers• Hikes range from easy day hikes to more challenging backpacking trips100 Classic Hikes: Utah expands Mountaineers Books' most popular...

By: Greg Witt 3rd Edition The best way to experience Salt Lake City is by hiking it! Get outdoors with local author Greg Witt, with the full-color edition of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Salt Lake City. A perfect blend of popular...

By: Christy Karras Pack up the car and enjoy twenty-eight drives through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Beehive State, a land described as a photographer's paradise, a rockhound's nirvana, and a geologist's ultimate dream world. This indispensable...

By: Michael R. Kelsey With 20 new mapped regions and an additional 48 pages, Mike Kelsey has expanded his best selling guidebook: Non-Technical Canyon Hiking Guide to the Colorado Plateau.  In this 7th edition, many new hikes feature rock art & Anasazi ruins that will...

By: Michael R. Kelsey The newest and most comprehensive guidebook yet on the Henry Mountains and Robbers Roost country. This new 3rd Edition combines a hiking & travel guide to Utah’s Henry Mountains and Robbers Roost Country, an area made...

Hunt for dinosaur tracks, cool off in a waterfall, or take a trip to Mars on Earth--all these things and more can be done using this fun, detailed, color guide. Over the years spent with her daughter on the trail,...

     Travel the beautiful back roads of Utah, from the forests of the northern mountains to the plateaus and rugged ranges of the central country to the red rock deserts of the southern canyons-- all in the pages of...

By Michael R Kelsey 2nd Edition. This is a guide to Utah’s best-known mountain & mountain hike, Mt. Timpanogos.  This book’s emphasis is on hiking and climbing to the mountains dozen or so peaks, and to the 7 high cirque basins....

By: Michael R. Kelsey In this all new second edition of Technical Slot Canyons of the Colorado Plateau you will find over 330 pages documenting over 110 different major technical canyons plus many, many more smaller (though no less challenging)...

By: Dave Hall Hiking Utah Features seventy-five of the finest trails Utah's remarkable backcountry has to offer- from day hikes to overnight adventures. This comprehensive guide will provide all the information you need to get the most out of hiking...

By: Michael R. Kelsey Introducing the new and updated Hiking and Exploring the Paria River 5th edition! In this full-color edition, Michael R. Kelsey has added an additional 96 pages of new hiking adventures, photographic tours, Indian ruins, and local...

By: Dayna Stern The best dog-friendly hikes for the most doggone fun! Utah boasts 84,900 square miles of wilderness and recreation areas, parks, and national forests. But the Beehive State is home to high deserts, hot slickrock, and harsh climates,...

Designated in December 2016 by President Barack Obama, Bears Ears National Monument covers 1.35 million acres of southeastern Utah. Inhabited for over 2,500 years, the area is rich with ancient culture and spectacular scenery.

By: Stewart M. Green Moab - there's a lot of magic in that name. It conjures up bare-bones landscapes of stunning beauty, deep canyons excavated by the Colorado River, distant vistas of peak and plain, long cliff bands of multicolored...

By: Peter Francis Tassoni The Cedar Mesa country is a convoluted land of cliffs, arches, natural bridges, hoodoos, and spires. It is a land of flash floods and extreme temperature that demands much from those who would explore it. It...

This guidebook covers the original 1.88 million acres of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument designated in 1996 to protect its natural wonders and preserve the area for scientific research. In 2017, the monument was trimmed to 1 million acres, reducing protections...

Mirror Lake to Kings Peak This map complements the Uinta 1, extending into the High Uintas Wilderness from Mirror Lake to Kings Peak covering 12 USGS 7.5' quads. The area is popular for horseback trips and hiking. Despite the remoteness...

The Stansbury touring map was created in 2001. One side presents a wide winter view of Deseret Peak and winter tours to the South. The other side is a detailed, full color ortho-topo including the Wilderness and adjacent Forest Service...

There are ancient treasures hidden across the American Southwest. Tucked away in remote canyons are hundreds of ruins, cultural treasures that provide a wealth of information about the past—and most people never visit them. This fully updated and revised edition...

Hike, Bike, and Ski This multi-season map covers the area between Alta-Snowbird-Brighton (North) to Sundance (South). The photo side features the Lone Peak panorama (super-poster 6) and a view down-canyon (super-poster 8). Many popular winter routes are shown and the...

Starry Sky Adventures Utah presents the best outdoor adventures to take under the stars. Hike, paddle, and camp under the constellations in the darkest destinations around. This guide highlights astrotourism destinations across Utah, including Dark Sky Places recognized by the...