This 4-week course will cover national and state parks in southern Utah, northwestern Arizona and southeastern Nevada (Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion), national monuments in Utah, SE Nevada, and northern Arizona and include a few Utah state parks (Fremont Indian State Park, Anasazi State Park, Edge of the Cedars State Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Snow Canyon State Park, etc.). The course will include an overview and insider tips for exploring the best of each area.
Each week we will cover the following:
- History and Overview of the parks and monuments
- Geology of the parks and monuments
- Insider tips for exploring each area
COURSE SCHEDULE - Click here for complete syllabus.
October 26, 2026 – Southwestern Utah – Introduction to course, Zion National Park, Snow Canyon State Park, Red Cliffs National Conservation Area
November 2, 2026 – Southeastern Nevada – – Explore parks around Mesquite and Las Vegas, Nevada including Gold Butte National Monument, Valley of Fire State Park, Lost City Museum, Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, Red Rock National Conservation Area
November 9, 2024 – Central Utah – Fremont Indian State Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Goblin Valley State Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
November 16, 2024 – Northern Arizona – Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Pipe Springs National Monument, Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument