Panoramaland, Utah Attractions
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The Panoramaland travel region in central Utah includes the counties of Juab, Wayne, Millard, Piute, Sanpete and Sevier.
Fishlake National Forest
The 1,424,524-acre Fishlake National Forest is spread out across Beaver, Millard, Piute, Sevier, and Wayne counties in central Utah. It includes 76 streams and more than 60 lakes including Fish Lake that gives its name to the forest and which is the largest mountain lake in Utah.
Beaver Ranger District
The Beaver Ranger District is one of the four ranger districts in Fishlake National Forest.
Elk Meadows Ski Resort (temporarily closed)
The Elk Meadows Ski Resort is located near Beaver in Fishlake National Forest in central Utah. It provides skiing on both Elk Meadows Mountain and Mount Holly, with 37 runs and a vertical drop of 1,350ft/411m.
Tushar Mountains
The Tushar Mountains near Beaver in Fishlake National Forest have peaks over 12,000ft/3,700m. The Skyline Trail is a National Recreation Trail through the area.
Fillmore Ranger District
The Fillmore Ranger District is one of the four ranger districts in Fishlake National Forest.
Loa Ranger District
The Loa Ranger District is one of four ranger districts in the Fishlake National Forest.
Fish Lake
Fish Lake is one of the most popular attractions in the forest that bears its name. There are three resorts on the shores of the 2,500 acre lake, as well as campgrounds and picnic areas.
Johnson Valley Reservoir
The 670-acre Johnson Valley Reservoir is located near Fish Lake. Like its larger neighbor, Johnson Valley Reservoir is a popular location for boating and fishing.
Paiute ATV Trail
The Paiute ATV Trail is a combination of trails and off-highway roads that loops for 900mi/1,448km through a number of Utah towns and the Fishlake National Forest.
Richfield Ranger District
The Richfield Ranger District is one of four ranger districts in the Fishlake National Forest. It is home to diverse landscape and wildlife.
Piute County
Piute County received its name from the Piute Indians. It is located in the southwestern part of Utah and has the second-lowest population of the state's 29 counties.
Junction
Junction (pop. 177) is the seat of Piute County. The town is located on Highway 89 in central Utah.
Piute County Courthouse
The Piute County Courthouse in Junction is an adobe building that was built in 1903 and is on the National Historic Register.
Piute State Park
Piute State Park is located on the Piute Reservoir, a 3,360-acre mountain lake 12mi/19km south of Marysvale.
Kingston
The small town of Kingston (pop. 140) is located on Highway 62 just east of Junction in Piute County. To the east is the Otter Creek State Park.
Marysvale
The small town of Marysvale (pop. 380) was once a busy mining town in Piute County in south-central Utah. Nearby are the ghost towns of Alunite and Bullion.
Circleville
Circleville (pop. 500) is a small town in southern Piute County, Utah.
Parker Family Ranch
The Parker Family Ranch was the boyhood home of Butch Cassidy. It is located on Highway 89 south of Circleville.
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Goshute Indian Reservation
Some 48,000 acres of the Goshute Indian Reservation is located in Utah, in Juab and Tooele Counties. The other 70,000 acres are in Nevada.
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Wayne County
Wayne County is one of the least populated of the 29 counties in Utah. It is part of the Panoramaland travel region.
Bicknell
The town of Bicknell (pop. 350) is located near the north end of Capitol Reef National Park in Wayne County. The town was originally called Thurber after the man who built the first house there in 1875.
Hanksville
Hanksville (pop. 200) is a small town in Wayne County, best known for its Wolverton Mill. The town was settled in 1882 and took the name of Hanksville in 1885.
Loa
Loa (pop. 500) is the seat of Wayne County, Utah. This small town is located at an elevation of 7,020ft/2,140m.
Loa Family History Center
The Family History Center in Loa is a genealogical library that helps visitors trace their family history.
Lyman
Lyman (pop. 230) is a small town in Wayne County located on Highway 24 west of Capitol Reef National Park.
Torrey
Torrey (pop. 170) is a small town located 8mi/13km northwest of Capitol Reef National Park. It was settled by the Mormons in 1880s.
Teasdale
Teasdale is a small town in Wayne County near Capitol Reef National Park.
