General Utah and Area Hiking Guides

By: Michael R. Kelsey 4th 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...

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...

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 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: 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: 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,...

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)...

Oakley/Woodland to Mirror Lake The West slope of the High Uintas is popular summer and winter for hiking horseback and back country ski tours, as well as motorized trail sports. This map uses a novel combination of shaded orthographic imagery...

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...

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...

By: Steve AllenCanyoneering 2 is a guide to seven week-long backpack trips into some of the least-visited areas of the Colorado Plateau. Every hike contains the four essentials of a great canyoneering route: spectacular canyons, intimate narrows, big views, and...

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...

By: Michael R. Kelsey This edition of the Utah Mountaineering Guide has been completely rewritten & updated with an all new format from previous printings. The canyon hikes in previous editions have been eliminated, several new maps, mountains, & hikes...

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...

By: Michael R. Weibel & Dan Miller High in Utah is a book for peak baggers and hikers alike. It accommodates all levels of experience. Most of Utah's high peaks can be climbed in a day, and some are even...

On May 24, 1869, John Wesley Powell and nine crewmen in four wooden rowboats set off down the Green River to map the final blank spot on the American map. Three months later, six ragged men in only two boats...

By: Michael Rutter Tired of the same old tourist traps? Take the road less traveled and discover the hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales other guidebooks just don't offer. Off the Beaten Path features the things you'd want to...

By: Sandra Hinchman Hiking the Southwest's Canyon Country explores the Four Corners Region's most enjoyable trails and awe-inspiring scenic attractions through seven multi-day itineraries, from Zion to Bryce Canyon to the banks of the Rio Grande. Each itinerary features something...