MPNHA

Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area

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Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area

Hit the Road Through Pioneer Country

Pack the car and follow legendary routes through historic landscapes, towns, and cities, through mountains, valleys, and red rock country. Experience living Mormon pioneer heritage in the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area. Trace the paths natives and pioneers traveled. And make them your own.

Our Best of State winning television series

Discovery Road

Join host James Nelson for Best of State winning stories of the people and places along Highway 89, with music, local voices, and scenery that makes the Heritage Area worth the drive.

Watch every episode

About the Heritage Area

Six counties, one historic highway

The area includes Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Garfield, and Kane counties. The Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance is the local coordinating entity for the MPNHA and receives annual funding from the National Park Service.

Its purpose is to preserve, share, and interpret the area's stories, history, and heritage, and to promote its culture and value.

About the MPNHA

Scenes along Highway 89 in the Heritage Area

Visitor info

Plan Your Trip

Best of State medal

Award-winning heritage

Best of State Winner

The Heritage Area and its signature projects have earned Utah's Best of State medal for heritage, storytelling, equestrian sports, and education.

See the awards

The Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area is supported in part by the National Park Service. We operate in accordance with federal nondiscrimination requirements.
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