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Upper Red Pine Lake, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah

Escape Salt Lake City: Top Cottonwood Canyons Hikes

Explore the Cottonwood Canyons area for stunning scenery and impressive rock formations.

Hiking Moderate, Difficult, Severe, Extreme

Upper Red Pine Lake, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Upper Red Pine Lake, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah Photo: Andrey Zharkikh

Description

If you venture just 30 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, you’ll come across the Cottonwood Canyons. The Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons offer a quieter respite from summer’s typically overflowing campsites and overpriced hotels.

Located in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, the area around the canyons offers all types of hikes – from gentle stream crossings to moderate hikes through aspen groves to scenic hikes with 2,700 feet of elevation gain.

Author: Emily Lennon

Sources: https://www.utahoutdooractivities.com/bighikingtrails.html https://www.hikingproject.com/directory/8015884/big-cottonwood-canyon https://www.sunset.com/travel/rockies/salt-lake-city-utah-cottonwood-canyons/

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