Best Day Hikes in Utah

[WasatchWill]

Having done most of what @Bill listed among many others to compare too, I have to agree with his assessment. Some of them take you on a beautiful journey with no particular destination while others are great specifically because of the destination.

 

[Henk]

Virtually all the Southern Utah hikes already mentioned and others like:

Yellow Rock and surroundings
Hike to the Solstice Snake
Otho Arch
Hidden Valley
Wire Pass, Buckskin Gulch to Edmaiers Secret (loop with shuttle)
Mule Tower Ruins +3 levels of ruins down into the canyon below
Mule Canyon via House on Fire up to Wall Ruin.
Owl Canyon upto Nevill's Arch.
Squaw Canyon - Lost Canyon loop (possibly including Big Spring Canyon)
The non-technical part of Egypt 3 slot canyon (slim people only!).
Hurst and Exclamation Bridge.
Ding & Dang Slot Canyon loop (when dry)
The Citadel
Moonhouse and surroundings left and right

And for the more ambitious dayhiker:
Peekaboo Campground to Angel Arch
Mouth of Davis Canyon to Klingon Battle Cruiser Arch

 

[Yvonne]

I can't believe only one person listed Angel's Landing.

too crowded
It's a nice hike, but the crowds are awful.
I did my 25th Angel's Landing hike last June. in 2013/14 I did it twice a month to get in shape for some backpacking trips.

 

[Bob]

White Pine Lakes
Tony Grove Lakes
Ben Lomand Peak
plus a lot mentioned...

 

[Scott Chandler]

As long as I've lived in Utah it amazes me at how much I still have to experience in this state! There is simply too much wonder out here.

Some of my favorites, in no particular order

The Zion Narrows- Top-down, hands down one of the coolest things for someone simply walking to do


Lake Blanche


Devil's Garden Primitive Loop- Arches NP


Yant Flat


The Subway- especially for those that can work in the couple rappels and come in from the top


And Observation Point in Zion. Easily beats Angel's Landing in my opinion


Like I said, I need to do a ton more in my "home" state

 

[chandlerwest]

Not sure if I have declared this on BCP but for years I have said. The Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park is the greatest front country adventure in the National Park System.

 

[chandlerwest]

Fairyland Loop - Bryce Canyon
Edmaiers Secret - Take the Buckskin Gulch Trailhead 4 miles in from the highway. Geology heaven (freakshow)
Buckskin Gulch from Wire Pass
Middle Fork Taylor Creek - Zion Kolob... Go beyond the Double Alcove.
South Fork Taylor Creek - Zion Kolob.....best bang for your buck....powerful....however you want to put it. (I still need to do Karraville)
Crawford Wash to the Parunuweap Overlook (window?)- I have focused on exploring the east canyons of Zion this year and this one stands out as unique.