Destination
DAY TRIPS
from your cabin could include (approx mileage):
- Maynard Dixon Home Studio & Bingham Gallery 0.1 miles
- Zion Canyon National Park – East Entrance 15 miles
- Zion Canyon National Park – West Entrance 27 miles
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park 17 miles
- Best Friends’ Animal Sanctuary 15 miles
- Bryce Canyon National Park 60 miles
- Cedar Breaks National Monument 45 miles
- Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument 15 miles
- Moqui Cave 14 miles
- Grand Canyon – North Rim 100 miles
- Glen Canyon & Lake Powell 88 miles
- Navajo Lake 39 miles
- Old Hollywood Movie Sets– Kanab 19 miles
- Pipe Spring National Monument 39 miles
- ATV/OHV/horseback Tours
- and more… lots more…
***Make sure you stay long enough***
Happy Trails!
Things To Do
When you stay with us, you can visit an amazing park or monument every day for a week and still have many more to choose from.
Scroll down this page to see ideas and many web-links for:
- Sightseeing
- Hiking
- Guided Tours
- Bicycle Rentals
- Art Tours, Galleries and Museums
- Golf
- Entertainment
- Kanab Area Calendar of Events link
- Movie Sets and Locations
- Fishing
Sightseeing
For spectacular scenery, history and wildlife, visit the parks and try some of the scenic highways and byways in the area (and don’t forget to catch the sunset on the beautiful White Cliffs behind Arrowhead). Also look for petroglyphs, Anasazi Indian ruins, pioneer forts, movie sets, art galleries and more nearby.
Bryce Canyon Things to to Test your camera skills at the National Parks and also at photographer hotspots such as Antelope Canyon, the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, the Wave, the White Cliffs of Mt. Carmel, Smithsonian Butte and many many others. In addition to the truly awesome scenery of the area, you can also capture (on film, that is) the wild turkeys in our pastures and the deer in the fields, as well as foxes, coyotes, elk, bald and golden eagles, hummingbirds, and the other wildlife that can be spotted nearby.
Hiking
Trails for hiking are available in almost every park and monument. For more information on hiking in the parks, please check out our Itinerary page.
Here’s some hiking ideas, but definitely many more to choose from other than these:
Zion Hiking Ideas
Bryce Hiking Ideas
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument ideas
Grand Canyon North Rim ideas
In can be overwhelming with so many neat places to see in the area. Maybe you can let someone else take over the task of taking you around for the day by using one of our local tour guides.
Options range anywhere from hiking tour in Zion National Park, canyoneering down some awesome Utah slot canyons, Off Highway Vehicle tours near the Coral Pink Sand Dunes, boat ride to Antelope Canyon Lake Powell or a horseback ride at Bryce Canyon National Park.
If you’re feeling extra adventurous in southern Utah or you just want to let someone else be in charge for awhile you may want to consider a tour or two.
As a courtesy, Arrowhead Country Inn and Cabins is providing you with a few options for tour guides in the area of and around Mount Carmel, Utah, but Arrowhead does not guarantee anything about the tour company, and/or any of the tour guides or the quality or safety of the tour. Please do your research before deciding on a tour company.
Zion Canyoneering Adventures – Utah Hiking Tours – Bryce Rock Climbing Guides
Zion Area Tours:
https://reddesertadventure.com/ (These guys say they can pick you up at Arrowhead for your convenience).
https://www.rockodysseys.rocks/
Bryce Canyon Area Tours:
Coming Soon
Antelope Canyon Lake Powell Tours:
http://www.canyon-country.com/lakepowell/btrip.htm
Scenic Air Tours
- Kanab Helicopters flights over the Kanab area or the Grand Canyon.
- Zion Helicopters Flights over Zion and area.
Just a few other options:
- Glen Canyon Dam Tours
- Antelope Canyon Tours
- Antelope Slot Canyon Tours
- Dreamland Safari Tours
- Zion Adventure Company
- Kanab Western Adventures
Bicycle Rentals
- Brian Head Sports
- Lakeside Bikes – Lake Powell
- Zion Cycles – Springdale
- Zion Outfitter – Springdale
Art Tours, Galleries and Museums
- Maynard Dixon Summer Home and Studio
Bingham Art Gallery
Paunsaugunt Western Wildlife Museum
Moqui Cave – Native American and Pioneer Artifacts, & Fluorescent Mineral Collection
John Wesley Powell Museum
Pipe Springs National Monument & Native American Museum
Golf
Golf courses are available at Mt. Carmel Junction (435) 648-2188 and in Kanab (435) 644-5005.
Entertainment
- Zion Canyon Giant Screen Theatre Springdale – 6 story high screen
Crescent Moon Theater Kanab – Small theater showing first run and classic western movies, country western music
Utah Shakespeare Festival Cedar City- Summer and Fall only
Bryce Western Rodeo Bryce – Nightly -Seasonal
Kanab Zipline – click for a funny informative video of zip lining in near Kanab
Mystic River Outdoor Adventures Zipline – Glendale
Always Rafting and Kayaking – Marysvale
More Southern Utah Entertainment Ideas: http://www.visitsouthernutah.com/Events
+ much more!!!
Movie Sets and Locations
- Kanab – Known as Little Hollywood
Lake Powell – Maverick, Planet of the Apes, Greatest Story Ever Told
Johnson Canyon – Gunsmoke
Grafton – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Angel Canyon – Lone Ranger’s ‘Hi-Ho Silver’
Cedar Mountain – Jeremiah Johnson
Shopping
The Farm at Mount Carmel Gift Shop located inside of Arrowhead’s main lodge has quite a few unique things which just may interest you. Come and take a peek while you’re staying with us or just driving through the area. Pick up a free popcorn while you’re at it!
Also, visit one of the many gift, rock and shops in the area for park souvenirs.
Fishing
Fish for rainbow trout at Navaho Lake, Panguitch Lake, Duck Creek and Tropic Reservoir or haul in record bass at Lake Powell. Boat rentals are available at Navajo Lake, Panguitch Lake and Lake Powell.