Cedar Breaks National Monument

Cedar City is gearing up for a festival-packed summer season in scenic southern Utah.  Cedar Breaks National Monument (EMAILWIRE.COM, March 23, 2011 ) CEDAR CITY, Utah. – Germany has their Oktoberfest and Brazil has their Carnival, but Cedar City has a whole summer full of festivals to celebrate. Dubbed ‘Festival City, USA,’ Cedar City offers year round family friendly activities and a wide variety of outdoor recreation opportunities. In close proximity to several National Parks and Cedar...Read Full Story

Summer stargazing in Utah national parks The clear, dry desert air makes for great astronomical opportunities. Below are three programs you can take part in with National Park Service rangers and volunteers to help you identify and understand what you are seeing through the telescope. Cedar Breaks National Monument. With some of the nation’s darkest night skies, Cedar Breaks National Monument celebrates and shares the beauty of these “ebony skies.” Monthly “star parties” (June 10, 12 and 14...Read Full Story

Save on your next meal at Double Black Diamond Steakhouse at Cedar Breaks Lodge with a coupon that gets you up to a 60% discount.If you are ever in the Cedar City Neighborhood and craving a juicy steak or seafood meal with a scenic drive as an appetizer, check out the new Double Black Diamond Steakhouse! Brian Head, 250 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, straddles a steep, narrow canyon that eventually leads to Cedar Breaks National Monument. The Cedar Breaks Lodge is a recent addition to the...Read Full Story

Where we live is fabulously beautiful.  But when visitors come from other states, we inevitably make the trek up the mountain (to 10,500 feet) to Cedar Breaks National Monument.  It's not just beautiful, it's breathtaking.  I took the photo above last week during a hike with Polizeros Bob, visiting from San Francisco.Read Full Story

The clear,dry desert air makes for great astronomical opportunities. Here are some programs you can take part in with rangers and volunteers to help you identify and understand what you are seeing through the telescope. Cedar Breaks National Monument. With some of the nation’s darkest night skies, Cedar Breaks National Monument celebrates and shares the beauty of these “ebony skies.” Monthly “star parties” (June 10, 12 and 14; July 8, 10 and 12; August 7, 9 and 11; September 6, 8 and 10) are...Read Full Story