Heritage Self Driving Tour Route

You can adjust this tour in length from 1 to 5 days.  Whether you begin your tour from the north and journey south or travel from the east to the west, you will find many treasures along the way as you explore the historic Highway 89 corridor of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area.

Utah Heritage Highway 89 Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area

Day 1:

Start on Highway 89 traveling to:

Torrey Utah School and Church in Wayne County of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area
Photo Courtesy of the Wayne County Travel Council

Museums:

  • Fairview
  • Spring City
  • Manti
  • Sterling
  • Salina
  • Loa
  • Fremont
  • Bicknell
  • Torrey

Wasatch Academy Pierce Hall

Historic Sites:

  • Mt. Pleasant Wasatch Academy
  • Spring City
  • Manti
  • Fruita

Visit:

  • Historic Buildings
  • Scenic Byways
  • Capitol Reef Country
  • Fish Lake

Day 2:

 

National Parks

Museums:

  • Boulder
  • Escalante
  • Cannonville
  • Tropic

Visit Pioneer Houses, Take Scenic Byway 12, Utah’s All-American Road

State Parks:

  • Anasazi State Park and Museum
  • Escalante Petrified Forest
  • Kodachrome Basin

Day 3:

Enjoy walking tours, sunsets and sunrises, horse trails, cookouts, rodeos and scenic flights.

Day 4:

Panguitch to Kanab.

Museums:

  • Hatch
  • Springdale
  • Glendale
  • Mt. Carmel

Visit the Historic District of Panguitch

Scenic Byways:

Day 5:

Kanab to Lake Powell

Museums:

  • Kanab
  • Big Water
  • Page

Historic Districts:

  • Town Center of Kanab
  • Paria Canyon
  • Stop at the scenic area of Rainbow Bridge National Monument

The Heritage Tour has a wide variety of:

  • Arts
  • Crafts
  • Artisans

Plan enough time to see the heritage of the areas shown through the arts.

This program receives Federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability or age in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, please write to: Office for Equal Opportunity, National Park Service, 849 C Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20240.

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