Which "cottonwood" are you looking for?

This trail takes you to 4500 feet above sea level in the Dixie National Forest. The views include the Harmony Mountains to the north and some of the many canyons in the Cottonwood Canyon Wilderness to the south. To the east, you can see Zion National Park. It's a trail less traveled, so you're not l...
Learn more about Leeds-Cottonwood Spur

Leeds Creek-Cottonwood Trail runs generally east and west in the Dixie National Forest in the shadow of Trail, Signal, and Burger Peaks. The Vista Loop spur off of this trail is Forest Service Trail #34058 and rises to an elevation of just over 4267 feet. It's a short loop, but it offers amazing vie...
Learn more about Leeds Creek - Cottonwood Vista Loop

Another "least traveled" route that goes south into the Dixie National Forest from the Leeds Creek-Cottonwood Trail. We rode this trail in early February, and it had just a bit of mud. This is a track that opens up hiking, exploring, and photography opportunities in this beautiful area of Utah. It's...
Learn more about Leeds Creek-Cottonwood Spur #30905

This trail begins or ends at the Cottonwood Valley overlook, where you can see Lake Mojave in multiple directions. There is no water access from this overlook. It is a series of canyons with the lake far below. The trail is dirt mostly with some loose gravel. Watch for small washouts. The view from ...
Learn more about Cottonwood Valley Overlook to Airport Coves

This spur runs to the south off of Leeds Cr-Cottonwood Trail, and the Forest Service trail number is #34056 for the first part of this track. We rode beyond the Forest Service trail on a well-used two-track trail, and we found what one member of our group called "the gem" of the day! A canyon at the...
Learn more about Leeds-Cottonwood Elephant Skin Canyon

We discovered this trail out of necessity. We were riding in the Marysvale Face Trail area, using the Cottonwood Rd-Bullion Canyon Interconnect trail, and found that Pine Creek was flowing too heavily to cross in the early spring. We found an exit onto Hwy 89, which allowed us to get back into Marys...
Learn more about Cottonwood-Bullion Interconnect Trail to Hwy 89

This trail takes you further north into the mountains, closer to Trail Peak. From the end of our track is a hiking trail to continue exploring this area of the Dixie National Forest. It rises to about 4700 feet. We rode the trail in early February, and in areas there was mud, but most of the trail w...
Learn more about Leeds Cr-Cottonwood North Spur #30903

This trail connects the Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mojave to Carp Cove. Signs are posted indicating a 17-day camping limit. Off-road driving is only allowed on trails marked with a yellow arrow in this area. Keep your eye out for those. Driving off-road on all other trails is prohibited. 4x4 is recomme...
Learn more about Carp Cove to Cottonwood Cove

Cottonwood Cove-BLM1082 is a 7.4-mile out-and-back trail rated 3 of 10 located within the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument and adjacent to the Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness area. The trail starts in Poverty Flat at the intersection with Paw Hole, Sandhill Loop, and Red Pockets trails....
Learn more about Cottonwood Cove-BLM1082

Just a little over a mile south of Leeds Creek-Cottonwood Trail, on Trail #30904, we found an area of slick and smooth rock to crawl around on with our SXSs. The scenery is amazing, but the best part was playing on the rocks. There aren't any difficult obstacles like in Sand Hollow State Park, but i...
Learn more about Leeds-Cottonwood Rock Crawling Playground