Cedar City
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Cedar City (approximate pop. 28,000), known for its scenic setting and its summertime Utah Shakespearean Festival, is a handy base for exploring a good chunk of southern Utah. Just east of town rise the high cliffs of the Markagunt Plateau—a land of panoramic views, colorful rock formations, desolate lava flows, extensive forests, and flower-filled meadows. Also on the Markagunt Plateau is the Cedar Breaks National Monument, an immense amphitheater eroded into the vividly hued underlying rock.
Within an easy day's drive are Zion National Park to the south and Bryce Canyon National Park and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument to the east.
Cedar City is just east of I-15, 52 miles northeast of St. George and 253 miles southwest of Salt Lake City; take I-15 Exit 57, 59, or 62.
Getting to Cedar City
SkyWest (Delta) has flights between the small Cedar City Municipal Airport (435/586-2950) and Salt Lake City. Rent a car from Enterprise (435/865-7636) or Hertz (435/586-9806) at the airport.
© W.C. McRae and Judy Jewell from Moon Utah, 9th Edition
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