Points of Interest

Price, Utah is located 120 scenic miles southeast of Salt Lake City in the heart of "Castle Country". The Castle Country travel region is home to five state parks, and offers some of the best hunting, fishing, camping, boating, mountain biking, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing in Utah. River running on the Green and Colorado Rivers is world famous, and there have been more complete dinosaur skeletons excavated here than anywhere else in the United States.

San Rafael Swell

The San Rafael Swell is a one-of-a-kind geologic wonder featuring a vast expanse of the country's most beautiful landscapes and natural architecture including the Wedge Overlook (also know as the "Little Grand Canyon"), Buckhorn Wash pictographs, Black Dragon Canyon, Swasey's Cabin, and much more. Enjoy the beauty of the San Rafael on your own, or take advantage of guided tours offered by experienced and knowledgeable local outfitters.

Nine Mile Canyon

Named after Nine Mile Creek which flows through the canyon, this stunning and scenic drive features forty miles of canyon walls etched and painted with hundreds of petroglyphs and pictographs by prehistoric Native Americans and pioneer settlers.

College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum

With two prehistoric halls, The Hall of Dinosaurs and The Hall of Archeology, and some of the best exhibits in the world, the CEU Museum is sure to appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages. The museum is home to the Utah raptor, a Cretaceous period dinosaur which was uncovered just as the film Jurassic Park was beginning production. The skeleton of this newly-discovered "killing machine" rivaled the fictitious giant Velociraptor in Jurassic Park. The find soon gained worldwide attention.

Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry

Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is one of the world's foremost fossil resources. This active dinosaur quarry which is open to the public is the world's only known dinosaur predator trap. It contains the most concentrated collection of Jurassic dinosaur bones on earth. Display skeletons from this quarry are on exhibit in more than 65 museums throughout the world.

Huntington and Eccles Canyon Scenic Byways

Also known as the Energy Loop, this scenic drive gives you a feel for the area's environment, landscape, and industry. These designated scenic byways feature:


	•	Huntington Power Plant - Its twin stacks silhouetted on the skyline, this electricity-producing plant burns coal from mines on the Wasatch Plateau, and uses water from Huntington Creek.


	•	Tie Fork Canyon - This lush, forested canyon was a source of timber to pioneers. You are likely to hear and see many species of wildlife, including Elk in the winter, as well as a variety of colorful vegetation.


	•	Huntington Creek - Acknowledged as a first-rate fly fishing and trout stream, Huntington Creek supports an abundant animal population.


	•	Electric Lake - Beneath the water of Electric Lake, created by the construction of a dam on Huntington Creek to supply water to the Huntington Power Plant, is the site of an early coal-mining town abandoned before the building of the dam. Old kilns and mines lie at the bottom of the reservoir.


	•	Joe's Valley Graben Overlook - Created by long, parallel faults in the earth where the land has dropped below surrounding lands, Joe's Valley is a paradise of streams, meadows, forests, and abundant wildlife.


	•	Huntington Reservoir - This area has revealed skeletal remains of a prehistoric mammoth, a short-faced bear and primitive stone tools. Scientists are still trying to unravel the mysteries of this area.


	•	Skyline Mine - The mine features modern techniques developed to maximize coal recovery and minimize environmental damage. The entire mining complex is temporary. When the coal is exhausted, the mine will be carefully disassembled and the site reclaimed.


	•	Scofield - Scofield was once the center of the Carbon County coal mining industry. This melting-pot community suffered its greatest tragedy on May 1, 1900, when the mine exploded in a blast of burning coal dust killing miners as young as ten years old. The Scofield Cemetery is a reminder of the sacrifices these families made a century ago.