Is there anything within a days drive of Salt Lake City?
No. Just kidding! There are 10 National Parks within an 8-hour drive of Salt Lake City: Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Grand Canyon, Grand Tetons, Great Basin, Mesa Verde, Yellowstone, and Zion. There are also numerous National Monuments, State Parks, and other public lands of extraordinary beauty. In Southern Utah, the Moab area is often rated the best place for mountain biking in the world and Cedar City hosts the renowned Utah Shakespearean Festival every year. Denver and Las Vegas are also within a day’s drive of Salt Lake.