--- id: "2021" name: Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway distance: "40.5" duration: 1 hour to drive, 1 day to explore description: Climbing steeply through narrow Cedar Canyon and into the Dixie National Forest, the route is ablaze with color in the fall, the mountainsides covered with red maples and golden oaks. path: qz}dF|jaqT?[?cA?Y?Q?qA?U?gBCqIAsI?[@iE?qA?c@AeC?{A?G?w@BeATwAPo@x@cBd@s@lA}AnAoAz@gAjAwB^aAXiAvAuGh@sCf@eCf@mCz@cDp@uBRi@nA_DHSl@_Bv@}AnA{Bh@kA`@wAJm@Dm@?aBQcB_@cCw@kDo@uBK]}CkKiBkHk@eDe@qEScEK{C@oD@SJoBFcADi@Lk@j@aCzBcGh@wBV}BVsFDeC@iAI}BWuBkAeG[{CGiCDyB^}Bt@mBt@mAnH_H~@}Al@yApAsDx@mAdAaAzEeDdBgBdByBnAcCdAkCr@wCZ_BZaCL}ABm@`A}SVoCl@sDt@{CvAcElA}BdC_ElBeCV[tCuCpBsAtBcAhEmBlDcCpAqAfFcGbGqH`HqIt@eAbBcDhAsCbAkD~AsJbMis@|@uElAcEtA}C|AgCrBcCrCoCrAaBt@eBVq@Pu@`@gBb@mBv@qBz@sAtCmDdAmBvBkFpBqFf@kBNaB?_B[yBa@uBQuAGoBDkBPwB^{Bl@sBp@cBtCoE`@{@x@uBn@mB^eA`@sAf@yAp@kAlA_BnEuDlB{ApAkAzK_Jp@_Ar@uA`@sAPuAf@aFnAoEjBqG`@aA??Pa@|@uA~BcCzB{Cx@iAvE}Hx@{@nAu@bAo@`@_@\g@Zu@ZaAReBHmFLuA\kAn@_AhFcGnAy@jA_@bBOnJKnAK`EaAPEn@OlIyBpFiBnCWdPp@x@BxARlMfBrG~@dEd@hA\`@RZTHHRRLLtBbD|ArAlBz@hIvA|A`@vE`CvA\fBH~AQ|Ak@jA}@dB{BlAaAhFeCnAcA~@sAp@{AdD_LbAiDx@gBhAgBhCwDv@{A~@{Bt@wBr@wCZwBLsARyBJeAFi@Ly@N{@ZwAzA{FXgAn@eC`@}ALs@V}AJw@NgBDy@@w@@w@?s@GwCEcFEqB?s@@w@BsAFy@HiABY??B_@LmAR{ATqANy@Pw@vC_Np@wCf@wBRy@Pi@Tg@Tk@Vc@P[rC{DR[Xc@Rc@Re@Ne@Lc@L_@Lo@Fk@Ds@Dm@Bu@?aIE{P?]E_@G[IUKQQQOOOIQGYAU?SDSFQLMLOVSb@KZOl@Op@EXE\Gl@Cj@Ct@Af@C~@Gb@GZKVQNQLQFUBSAMCSKMKOSIUGYCW?[B[J_@JWN_@NWXe@Te@Tm@Hg@He@DWBe@@o@Aa@Aq@Ea@Cc@Ii@Ko@Ia@W}@mAcDkAkDOq@EWGa@Ac@?e@Dk@Fg@Ha@Ha@Ps@@G??F_@Fc@@a@?c@EaAIiAW}BOqAKeBCkA?{@@oADuAHaAJiANwAj@kENgALu@X}AJo@Ps@Lg@La@Pc@Ti@Xe@V_@T[RYXY\_@^Y^WVO`@UXMXK^Qf@MRGVGPC^E^C`@DXBXFh@PRHTP^Rj@l@VTZZ\VXVr@`@p@d@t@h@^Rd@Tb@Lh@N`@F`@Fv@HdAF|F^r@D`@AZAZATEREPGLIPKRMRSRY|@eAt@wAlAsBrAuBt@mAZg@P]N_@Pq@DYBk@?i@Eg@Mk@Qo@Wc@W[c@c@aBqAg@i@YYYm@Ka@E]Ec@?a@@YFa@H_@H[`@s@RWZ_@^c@PUVg@JYH_@Fo@@e@AsAAq@Bi@Fg@Li@R_@RWVSRQr@[b@OZOZS^YRSV[\a@Vc@^aA`@cAZw@d@aAVc@b@i@`@a@|@q@h@a@TSXYT_@N_@Nc@Fc@Dc@@c@@i@Cc@Ee@Sw@Oy@Ki@Ca@Ec@Ao@?g@Dc@Fi@Ha@Tq@Ti@fIoNj@{@l@w@|@iA\Yh@g@f@]ZMjB{@tA}@bDoDdA{@rCmAjAs@LM??b@g@j@eA^iBLyBC}CDsATkAxAuDjAgEvAuJv@oCfCuEt@oBLm@??RaAVeBRaFYcDe@eC{@cCyAkC}B}BqFsDoBkBaB_Du@gD}BaTYoC??W}BMeAOqDBcHTqDx@{LAcESgDkD_U[aDCuCRkCh@gCtMic@ZuC@mD]kD_DoNWsDFiE\mD~CoM`@oE@_DY}KHsFDaAFgAH{@Fy@Ho@NeAb@qC`@yBp@uD^gBb@qBVgA^_Bt@wCr@iCx@qC`@wA\aAZ}@Zq@Rc@\i@\e@h@m@`@]`@Y^SZQ\M^Mh@M^IVEh@CzAEfVl@pDJvYh@dD_@fDcAzCcBbFwEjDaC|CuArDgAjGo@hJM|B[vD_ApC_AzAi@jBo@~@g@tAqAjAaBn@qAj@gBdCyLBMBM|CeOhAqF\eAd@cA|@uAx@cAn@q@vA{@~Bw@t@MxBs@zHkEhBcBbAyAbA{BnEyNjAwCfAkBzBuCNQ`KeLvHyIx@uAn@cBf@qBFi@??Hk@HgCIgDa@qCwBsGu@eDUcDOkFEiDH{F^uEj@gDx@aDlD_JbAcEfA_Jx@}CnA_CzBgE~@oBz@sBdBsFfAmE??`@sBvBmKxBaLp@_EVyBNeCHwCFgFRyC^qC~@{DbHkRv@uCn@oCh@uC`@wCf@cGLeEVyQV}RBuHYuC_@kBgAcC}@uAqC_Eq@{BYuBA}BPyBb@mB|DaK~CcInBcFpBcFTo@v@sB??p@gBv@qBnAsDb@cDFoDJwFLqBPgBl@iDt@wD`B{H\kDDcCM}CU_Cg@sBs@}BeAqBoAaB_BgB_AkAmAaCa@qAY{Ai@iGa@eFa@oDa@_Dc@}Bi@wBuA}EkBuEqFcKgFgJwFcKcAeBgB}C{B}DeAuBs@yBs@kD[eE?qE^kEb@cCdCwHhDuJfGiQbEiLxFcO~DsJ|AqDt@eBb@eADKz@iBtIaRvAsD`@oAVaA\gBVyA\_CPaB`@wELcALy@RiAXkA^oAZcARo@Tk@x@_BnA{BjAoBfC_E~CoEnBkCz@iAfBuBpB}BnFsFbEsDrBeBfCoBzCyBdBmA??dI{EbD_BtBaAbCeAbBs@`C{@tCcArBo@^KdCs@vCs@`AUfB_@tCi@`AS`@K\Mj@Un@_@f@]n@m@d@g@h@y@^s@Zs@Tw@fBuGV}@XiAPu@ReAJw@Ds@D_ABs@AgAEs@Ae@K_AIo@Ii@Qu@Mg@Uw@_@}@y@}AoA}B_@u@[m@Wo@e@qAY}@[uAYyAWgASq@Qc@M[Yg@[a@U[[]o@g@eCkBsAeAwAmA{AsAeAgAiBqBsAaBgA}A}@_Bs@uAsAgDIU]oAg@qBa@kBWyAc@iCYgBg@wCg@_De@oC[kBS{AGi@Eu@AaA@u@Dm@De@Jq@Je@J_@Rm@Zq@Ve@NU\c@d@a@jB{Ab@c@j@k@`@g@Zc@f@w@d@}@^{@Vu@^gAt@oCbAwDvAkF~@yD`@iBf@aCl@eDf@qC`CyNXsA`@kBb@eB^wAh@kBb@qAd@yAfBqEj@oA~B_FdBwDn@oA^_AVu@Ty@Ni@T{@P_APoAPsALiAHiAF{ABgBAyACu@EkAGiAMwAMiAMs@_@mBsBcJeByHiCsL_EwQgCiLgIc_@YqA]cBScAMu@Ei@KkAIwACeA?cAB}AHcBJqAHs@NaATcA^cBz@sCRu@No@Lq@Hs@Hq@D_A@q@Ao@Cw@Eu@Iy@Mq@WkAQi@Qe@}BcGSo@Mi@I_@Io@Ii@Ei@Cg@Am@?q@?q@Be@Dm@Fq@Ju@Lo@Hc@VcAPy@\mAPk@To@Tm@Pc@Vg@T_@Va@Za@`@a@XWZSVM\QZMXIVI\G`@EZAb@?R@Z@XB\DTFb@L^L\Lj@X|BfAVJRHZHVBR?L?RARGTITKPONONQHMJSHUHUF[B]@[@YC_@A[EU_@_CC]AY?YD[D[DYHULSLQJKPONIPIVEz@MNCNEXKPKJKNSLSFMHWDWDUB_@B]Ba@?]?i@Ak@Cg@CWEUESIUISIMQUQQOMSKQEQE{AM]GYGWGSKWSMKQUQUMWKWGUIWCYCYCS?]@Y@YB[D[HYH[`B{ETw@ZiAh@uBV_ALo@XuAx@qETuAL_AFk@JiA\}CdAuK@KNiABY websites: - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/utah/markagunt-high-plateau-scenic-byway.php name: The Armchair Explorer - url: https://www.visitutah.com/places-to-go/cities-and-towns/cedar-city/cedar-canyon-sr-14 name: Utah Travel Guide - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Route_14 name: Wikipedia attractions: - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/dixie/recreation/ashdown-gorge-wilderness name: Ashdown Gorge Wilderness - url: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/bristlecone-pine-trail name: Bristlecone Pine Trail - url: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/cascade-falls name: Cascade Falls Trail - url: https://scenicbyways.info/byway/2022.html name: Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/dixie name: Dixie National Forest - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/dixie/recreation/duck-creek-visitor-center name: Duck Creek Visitor Center - url: https://www.summitpost.org/flanigan-s-arch/288688 name: Flanigan's Arch - url: https://3hikingsisters.blogspot.com/2020/09/flanigans-arch-ashdown-gorge.html name: Flanigan's Arch Ashdown Gorge Trail - url: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/frontier-homestead/ name: Frontier Homestead State Park Museum - url: https://scenicbyways.info/byway/2025.html name: Mount Carmel Scenic Byway - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/dixie/recreation/navajo-lake name: Navajo Lake - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/dixie/recreation/navajo-lake-campground name: Navajo Lake Campground - url: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/navajo-lake-loop name: Navajo Lake Loop Trail - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/dixie/recreation/spruces-campground name: Spruces Campground - url: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/strawberry-point name: Strawberry Point - url: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/utah/virgin-river-rim-trail name: Virgin River Rim Trail - url: https://www.facebook.com/groups/utahweather/posts/2380036595788278/ name: Zion Overlook designations: - National Forest Scenic Byway - Utah State Scenic Byway states: - UT ll: - -113.06176272884672 - 37.677347381852755 bounds: - - -113.06253244181121 - 37.43627 - - -112.51268 - 37.68859315265263 --- As you climb steeply from Cedar City through narrow Cedar Canyon and into the Dixie National Forest, you will often catch glimpses of Cedar Breaks National Monument ahead through breaks in the dense aspen, pine, and spruce forest.