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State of UtahThe State of Utah had an 6 % leisure and hospital5

ity share of total private jobs in 4 ranking th among

all states6 Utah has a diverse travel and tourism industry4

which generates jobs and income for Utah residents and

produces tax revenue for the state6 Domestic and inter5

national visitors are drawn to Utah’s natural4 cultural4 and

historical assets6 Utah has ski resorts4 of which are

within one hour of Salt Lake City International Airport4 as

well as five national parks4 eight national monuments4 two

national recreation areas4 one national historic site and

state parks6 Throughout the year4 Utah hosts several arts

events4 such as the Sundance Film Festival4 Utah Shake5

speare Festival4 Utah Festival Opera4 and Utah Arts Festi5

val4 in addition to well5attended athletic events4 meetings4

conventions4 conferences and tradeshows6

Travel and Tourism at a Glance

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Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %

U6S6 Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %

T5R Sales Tax Rev6 $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

L&H Taxable Sales $ 4 4 4 $ 4 4 4 6 %

L&H Jobs 4 4 6 %

L&H% of Total Jobs 6 % 6 % 6 %

L&HWages $ 4 4 4 $ 4 4 4 6 %

Skier5Days 4 4 4 4 6 %

National Parks & Places 4 4 4 4 6 %

State Parks 4 4 4 4 6 %

Avg6 Occupancy Rate 6 % 6 % 6 %

SLC Int’l Airport 4 4 4 4 6 %

T5R= “Travel5Related4” L&H= “Leisure and Hospitality”

Travel5Related Tax Revenues

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County Transient Room Tax $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

Municipal Transient Room Tax $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

Resort Communities Sales Tax $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

Restaurant Tax $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

Motor Vehicle Leasing Tax $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

Source: Utah State Tax Commission

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Accommodation $ 4 4 4 $ 4 4 4 6 %

Arts, Ent6, & Rec6 $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

Food Service $ 4 4 4 $ 4 4 4 6 %

Source: Utah State Tax Commission6 T5R sales tax revenue is only a

small portion of total direct travel5related tax revenues6

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Private5Sector Leisure & Hospitality

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Source: U6S6 Bureau of Labor Statistics

Year5over Percent Change in Private5Sector Wages

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Accommodation 4 4

Food Service 4 4 4

Air Transportation 4 4

Amusement and Recreation 4 4 4

Gasoline Stations 4 4

Miscellaneous store retailers 4 4

Museums7Parks7Historical sites 4 4

Perf6 Arts7Spectator Sports 4 4

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation – –

Sporting Goods7Hobby7Books Stores 4 4 5

Transit and Ground Passenger Transport 4 4

Source: U6S6 Bureau of Labor Statistics 0BLS16 The marker “–” indicates

that the job count for this industry is not disclosed by BLS for this

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Average Daily Room Rate $ 6 $ 6 6 %

Occupancy Rate 6 % 6 % 6 %

Revenue Per Available Room $ 6 $ 6 6 %




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Beaver County

Beaver County4 located in southwestern Utah4 had an

6 % share of leisure and hospitality jobs in 4 rank5

ing th statewide6 The massive Tushar Range marks the

eastern boundary of Beaver County that houses Delano

Peak 0 4 feet1 and Mount Belknap 0 4 feet1—two

of the highest mountains in the state6 The county

has a diverse history that includes Native American in5

habitants4 famous explorers4 western outlaws4 Mormon

settlers4 military personnel4 and mineral prospectors6

Rockhounders are drawn to

Beaver County’s deposits of

smoky quartz and feldspar in

and around Rock Corral Recre5

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west sideof theMineralMoun5

tain Range6 Beaver is also

home to Eagle Point Ski Re5

sort4 Frisco Ghost Town4 and

the popular “Crusher in the Tushar” bike race6 Additionally4

the county receives supplemental visitation frommotorists

traveling the I5 corridor between Salt Lake City and Las

Vegas or Los Angeles6


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Beaver County Pop6 4 4 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %

T5R Sales Tax Revenues $ 4 $ 4 6 %

L&H Taxable Sales $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

L&H Jobs 6 %


L&HWages $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

Avg6 Occupancy Rate 6 % 6 % 5 6 %



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County Transient Room Tax $ 4 $ 4 6 %

Municipal Transient Room Tax $ 4 $ 4 6 %

Resort Communities Sales Tax – – –

Restaurant Tax $ 4 $ 4 6 %

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Accommodation $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

Arts, Ent6, & Rec6 $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

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Perf6 Arts7Spectator Sports – – –

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Box Elder County

Box Elder County4 located in the northwestern cor5

ner of Utah4 had a 6 % leisure and hospitality share

of total private jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6

Box Elder County celebrates a diverse history and ge5

ography4 offering a mix of farmlands and marshlands

where the Great Basin Mountains meet the Rockies6

Popular activities in Box El5

der County include boating

at Willard Bay State Park4 bird

watching at the Bear River Mi5

gratory Bird Refuge4 and visit5

ing Golden Spike National His5

toric Site—the point where

4 miles of transcontinental

railroad were joined in 6

Other notable attractions include famous land art instal5

lations4 such as the Spiral Jetty and Sun Tunnels4 Willard

City’s Welsh5styled architecture4 Morton5Thiokol’s outdoor

rocket museum4 and Crystal Hot Springs6 Box Elder towns

located along the I5 and I5 corridors receive supplemen5

tal visitation from interstate travelers6 According to Smith

Travel Research4 average annual hotel occupancy rates in

Box Elder5Cache5Rich counties are generally highest from

June through September with a peak in August6


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Box Elder County Pop6 4 4 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %



L&H Jobs 4 4 6 %


L&HWages $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

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Cache County

Cache County4 bordered by the Wasatch Mountains

on the east and the Wellsville Mountains on the west4

had a 6 % share of leisure and hospitality jobs in

4 ranking rd statewide6 Cache County is home to

mountain landscapes4 sprawling agricultural land4 and

Utah State University4 which is located in the county

seat of Logan6 Logan Canyon National Scenic Byway4

a large visitor attraction4 heads northeast out of Logan

en route to the western shores of Bear Lake State Park6

Along the byway4 travelers

are rewarded with stunning

scenery and a variety of out5

door recreational opportuni5

ties6 Wildflowers blossom in

the canyon during summer4

followed by the vibrant hues

of changing leaves in the fall6

Cache County is also home to

Beaver Mountain Ski Resort4 Cherry Peak Ski Resort4 Hyrum

State Park4 dairy farms and cheese factories4 and a variety of

entertainment 0e6g6 Utah Festival Opera14 dining4 and lodg5

ing options6 Although the county boasts a diverse econ5

omy4 its share of the tourism sector is smaller than Utah’s

moremetropolitan counties6 As a result4 it experiences very

little seasonal fluctuation in leisure and hospitality jobs6


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Cache County Pop6 4 4 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %

T5R Sales Tax Revenues $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %


L&H Jobs 4 4 6 %


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Carbon County

Carbon County4 located in a central5eastern Utah

region known as “Castle Country4” had an 6 % leisure

and hospitality share of total private jobs in 4 rank5

ing th in the state6 Carbon County4 once the land

of carnivorous Jurassic dinosaurs and ancient Fremont

Indian culture4 was later traversed and settled by Mor5

mon farmers and ranchers4 cowboys and outlaws4 and

miners seeking riches in the county’s vast coal deposits6

Carbon County has many pa5

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Bordered by the Green River

on the east and the heavily

forested Wasatch Plateau on

the west4 Carbon County is

home to the Cleveland5Lloyd

Dinosaur Quarry4 the densest

collection of Jurassic5age dinosaur fossils ever discovered4

the world’s longest Native American “art rock gallery”

at Nine Mile Canyon4 and offers premier ice5fishing at

Scofield State Park6 Carbon County also receives some

“pass5through visitation” from travelers driving between

Salt Lake City and Denver4 Moab4 and the nearby San Rafael

Swell6


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Carbon County Pop6 4 4 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %


L&H Taxable Sales $ 4 4 $ 4 4 5 6 %

L&H Jobs 5 6 %


L&HWages $ 4 4 $ 4 4 5 6 %




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Restaurant Tax $ 4 $ 4 5 6 %




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Daggett County

Daggett County4 the youngest and least popu5

lated county in Utah4 had a 6 % leisure and hospi5

tality share of total private jobs in 4 ranking st

statewide6 Daggett County shares its borders with

Wyoming and Colorado and is best known for Flam5

ing Gorge National Recreation Area4 which attracts out5

door enthusiasts from surrounding cities and states6

The “A” Section of the Green

River that flows out of Flam5

ing Gorge Dam boasts blue

ribbon trout fishing and is a

popular daily river stretch for

rafts4 kayaks4 and dories6 Boat5

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Gorge Reservoir are also com5

mon activities and the county4

which includes tracts of the Ashley National Forest4 hosts

over individual campsites and group sites6 Recently4

Daggett County has been working with the Utah Office of

Outdoor Recreation4 Utah State Parks4 the U6S6 Forest Ser5

vice and the Bureau of Land Management to develop new

trails and to better promote existing trails in and around

the county6


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Daggett County Pop6 4 4 5 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %



L&H Jobs 6 %


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Davis County

Davis County4 the smallest county in Utah in terms of

land size4 had a 6 % share of leisure and hospitality jobs

in 4 ranking th statewide6 The county lies sandwiched

between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake6

Home to Utah’s first court5

house4 Davis County is known

for its restaurants4 amuse5

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biance4 and access to Ante5

lope Island State Park6 In ad5

dition4 it serves as a gateway

to theGreat Salt Lake6 Lagoon

Amusement Park4 Cherry Hill4

and Boondocks are popular attractions for kids and fami5

lies4 especially during the summer months6 A seven5mile

causeway on the western edge of Davis County leads to

the largest island in the Great Salt Lake—Antelope Island4

which is home to free5ranging bison4 mule deer4 bighorn

sheep4 pronghorn antelope and a variety of desert wildlife6


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Davis County Pop6 4 4 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %



L&H Jobs 4 4 6 %


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Duchesne County

Duchesne County4 located in eastern Utah4 had a

6 % share of leisure and hospitality jobs in 4 rank5

ing th statewide6 Once the land of Ute Indians4

fur trappers4 and the U6S6 Calvary4 Duchesne County’s

High Uintas Wilderness was opened to homesteaders

in the early th century6 In 4 Duchesne County

experienced an economic boom in the oil and gas in5

dustry4 which has slowed considerably since that time6

This economic downturn is

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tor6 Aside from Duchesne’s

economic hardships4 on the

weekends outdoor enthusi5

asts are drawn to its vast

mountain stretches and hun5

dreds of pristine high5altitude

lakes6 Starvation State Park and Big Sandwash Reservoir

offer fishing and boating opportunities4 while Nine Mile

Canyon acts as an “outdoor museum” showcasing ancient

Indian rock art and dwellings6 Duchesne County is also

home to King’s Peak—Utah’s highest mountain that tops

out at 4 feet6 Backpacking4 horseback riding4 cross5

country skiing4 and wildlife5viewing are popular activities

in Duchesne County’s High Uintas Wilderness Area located

in the Ashley National Forest6


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Duchesne County Pop6 4 4 5 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %

T5R Sales Tax Revenues $ 4 $ 4 5 6 %


L&H Jobs 5 6 %


L&HWages $ 4 4 $ 4 4 5 6 %



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County Transient Room Tax $ 4 $ 4 5 6 %

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Emery County

Emery County4 located in southeastern Utah4 had a

6 % leisure and hospitality share of total private jobs in

4 ranking th statewide6 Emery County4 comprised

of a variety of physiographic features4 is bordered by

the Wasatch Plateau on the west and the Green River

on the east6 It is home to four state parks as well as

the stunning San Rafael Swell4 a landscape known for

its deep canyons4 jagged reefs4 and expansive views6

Aptly5named Goblin Valley

State Park4 located in the San

Rafael Swell4 is one of the

most profitable state parks in

Utah4 drawing visitors who

seek to camp and explore the

park’s eerie and otherworldly

eroded sandstone “creatures6”

Green River State Park rests

on the banks of the Green River and features a nine5hole

golf course and boat launch site6 In western Emery County4

Huntington State Park and Millsite State Park provide reser5

voirs for waterskiing4 crawdad fishing4 boating4 and swim5

ming6 Split in half lengthwise by Interstate 4 with an

artery ofHighway headingnorth to Salt LakeCity4 Emery

County receives supplemental “pass5through visitation” re5

flected in its gas station and grocery store employment6


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Emery County Pop6 4 4 5 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %



L&H Jobs 6 %


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Garfield County

Garfield County4 located in south5central Utah4 had

a 6 % leisure and hospitality share of total private jobs

in 4 ranking nd statewide6 Its vast rangelands and for5

est reserves have supported traditional ranching and lum5

ber livelihoods since Mormon settlement in the late th

century6 After the creation of Bryce Canyon National Park

in 4 Garfield County experienced a growing tourism

economy6 In the early ’ s4 county officials paved a por5

tion of the Burr Trail leading into Capitol Reef National

Park from Boulder4 granting better accessibility to the park6

Then in 4 President

Clinton designated the

nation’s largest4 and per5

haps most controversial na5

tional monument—Grand

Staircase5Escalante National

Monument—which drew

even more attention to the

area6 Additionally4 Garfield

County boasts Anasazi State Park Museum4 Escalante Petri5

fied Forest State Park4 and is the gateway to Kodachrome

Basin State Park6 It is also home to beautiful Boulder Moun5

tain4 popular Scenic Byway —Utah’s All5American Road—

historic Hole in the Rock Road4 and Panguitch Lake4 a prime

fishing lake in the Dixie National Forest6 Highway 4 which

runs north to south4 provides supplemental visitation from

travelers driving between Salt Lake City and Phoenix6


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Garfield County Pop6 4 4 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %



L&H Jobs 6 %

L&H% of Total Jobs 6 % 6 % 5 6 %

L&HWages $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

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Grand County

Grand County4 located in southeastern Utah4 had a

6 % leisure and hospitality share of total private jobs in

4 ranking rd statewide6 Part of Utah’s physiographic

region known as the Colorado Plateau4 Grand County is

a rugged landscape of red rock canyons4 mesas4 petri5

fied sand dunes4 and other diverse erosional formations6

Moab4 Grand County’s largest

town and tourism hub4 serves

as a convenient launching

pad to Arches National Park4

Canyonlands National Park4

the Colorado River 0once

called the Grand River14 and

Dead Horse Point State Park6

Outdoor activities in Moab in5

clude hiking4 river running4 mountain biking4 four5wheel

driving 0e6g6 Moab Jeep Safari14 rock climbing4 athletic

events4 art and music festivals4 and many other local sea5

sonal attractions that run from late March through early

November6 Moab draws a large number of international

visitors during the tourist season and is also home to the

world5famous Slickrock Trail6


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Grand County Pop6 4 4 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %



L&H Jobs 4 4 6 %


L&HWages $ 4 4 $ 4 4 6 %

Arches N6P6 4 4 4 4 6 %

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Iron County

Iron County4 located in southwestern Utah4 had

an 6 % leisure and hospitality share of total private

jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6 Iron County’s his5

tory is as varied as its physiography6 From the Es5

calante Desert and Great Basin ranges in the west to

the High Plateau forests in the east4 Iron County houses

granaries and pit houses of the Fremont people4 as

well as pioneer log homes and English two5bay barns6

Remnants from the county’s

late th century coal and iron

mininghistory are showcased

at Frontier Homestead State

Park in the county’s largest

town4 Cedar City6 In fact4

Cedar City4 known as “Festival

City USA4” holds over festi5

vals annually4 including the

renowned Utah Shakespeare Festival that runs from June

through October and attracts over 4 visitors6 Other

attractions in Iron County are Cedar Breaks National Monu5

ment and Brian Head Ski Resort6 Interstate 4 a main thor5

oughfarebetweenSalt LakeCity andLasVegas7LosAngeles4

passes through the eastern edge of Iron County4 creating

additional supplementation visitation6


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Iron County Pop6 4 4 6 %

Utah Pop6 4 4 4 4 6 %



L&H Jobs 4 4 6 %


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Juab County

Juab County4 sometimes referred to as Utah’s “key”

county based on its shape4 had a 6 % share of leisure and

hospitality jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6 Part of the

Basin and Range physiographic province4 Juab County is

bordered on the east by the forested Wasatch Mountains

and on the west by the Great Basin ranges6 Several na5

tive tribes4 famous explorers4 optimistic miners4 and Mor5

mon farmers have all traversed and lived upon this land6

Juab County offers a vari5

ety of topography4 wildlife4

and recreational opportuni5

ties6 Yuba Lake State Park4 lo5

cated in the southern portion

of the county4 offers boating4

camping4 and fishing6 Little

Sahara Recreation Area4 just

northwest of Yuba4 contains a

series of sand dunes largely devoted to ATVs4 dune buggies4

and dirt bikes6 Topaz Mountain and the Dugway Geode

Beds draw rockhounds and mineral collectors from sur5

rounding areas as well6 Other places of interest include

Historic Tintic Mining District4 Old Pony Express and Stage

Route4 and Goshute Indian Reservation6


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Juab County Pop6 4 4 6 %

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Kane County

Kane County4 located along the Utah7Arizona bor5

der in south5central Utah4 had a 6 % share of leisure

and hospitality jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6 Kane

County is home to Colorado Plateau landscape and is

known as the gateway to three national parks 0Bryce

Canyon4 Zion4 and Grand Canyon14 three national monu5

ments 0Pipe Springs4 Cedar Breaks4 and Grand Staircase5

Escalante1 and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area6

In addition4 Kane County is

home to Kodachrome Basin

State Park and Coral Pink

SandDunes State Park6 Kanab4

the county seat4 is Kane

County’s most populated city6

After serving as the set for

several Hollywood films and

westerns in the s4 Kanab

became known as “Little Hollywood6” Kanab is centrally

located on Highway and offers a variety of lodging

options4 restaurants4 museums4 and galleries for tourists6

It is also home to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary4 which

attracts animal lovers from around the world6 Other places

of interest within the county’s borders are Grosvenor Arch4

Hole in the Rock Road4 and the historic home of western

artist Maynard Dixon6


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Kane County Pop6 4 4 6 %

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Millard County

Millard County4 located in west5central Utah4 had

a 6 % leisure and hospitality share of total private

jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6 The county

has varied topography from high mountain forests to

desert lowlands; it also has an equally interesting his5

tory6 Before Utah became a state4 Millard County

was home to the original statehouse which has now

been converted into Territorial State Park Museum6

Other historical sites offer vis5

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area’s unique natural and cul5

tural history6 These include:

Great Basin Museum4 Cove

Fort4 Old Fort Deseret4 Topaz

Relocation Camp4 Gunnison

Massacre Site4 and Veteran’s

Memorial6 Millard County

also boasts Notch Peak4 the second highest continuous

vertical rock formation in the nation— second only to El

Capitan in Yosemite6 In addition4 outdoor recreationists

can hunt4 fish4 search for trilobites4 and ride ATVs in and

around the county4 which is home to deer4 elk4 pronghorn4

cougars4 coyotes4 and birds of prey6


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Morgan County

Morgan County4 located in north5central Utah4 had

an 6 % leisure and hospitality share of total private

jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6 The county com5

prises mountainous high country dotted with small4

close5knit communities6 Located in valleys east of

the Wasatch Front4 Morgan County is divided in half

by the Weber River4 supporting agricultural land and

year5round recreational opportunities along its banks6

Once frequented by native

tribes and early fur trappers4

MorganCounty is nowknown

for its big and small game

hunting4 as well as fishing

on its two reservoirs—East

Canyon State Park and Lost

Creek Reservoir6 Visitors can

ice5fish4 snowmobile4 and

cross5country ski in the winter while they can hike4 kayak4

fish4 and bike in the warmer months6 Mormon Flat4 lying

on East Canyon Creek4 served as a camping ground for the

early immigrants before they climbed Big Mountain on

their way to the Salt Lake Valley6 Today it is a part of the

East Canyon State Park6


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Piute County

Piute County4 Utah’s second least populated county4

had an 6 % leisure and hospitality share of total private

jobs in 4 ranking th in the state6 Piute County is

home to lakes4 deserts4 mountain peaks4 a Native Amer5

ican and Mormon pioneer heritage4 and present day

agricultural livelihoods6 Piute County claims the pop5

ular Paiute ATV Trail system4 which includes over

miles of ATV trails in nearly one million acres of forest6

The reservoirs of Otter Creek

State Park and Piute State

Park harbor some of the

state’s best trout fishing and

attract trophy fishermen from

surrounding states6 In ad5

dition to fishing4 both state

parks offer boating4 water

sports4 camping4 and swim5

ming6 Other visitors to the county enjoy rafting the Sevier

River4 snowmobiling4 waterfowl hunting4 and rockhound5

ing6 For theAmericanhistory buff4 ButchCassidy’s boyhood

home is located in Piute County along Highway near

Circleville6


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Rich County

Rich County4 located in the northeast corner of Utah4

had a % leisure and hospitality share of total private

jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6 Once frequented by

Native Americans4 early fur trappers4 cowboys4 and pio5

neers4 Rich County is now known as the home of Bear Lake

State Park6 Native Americans prized the Bear Lake valley

as a prime hunting ground as well as an assembly point6

Because so many black bears

lived in the area4 the trap5

pers called it Black Bear

Lake4 later shortened to Bear

Lake6 Referred to as the

“Caribbean of the Rockies4”

today Bear Lake attracts vis5

itors to its turquoise waters

and mountain5scape scenery6

Visitors can boat4 fish4 and swim in the lake as well as bike4

hike4 hunt4 snowmobile4 cross country ski4 and ride ATVs

in the surrounding areas6 During the summer4 Bear Lake

hosts a variety of athletic races4 farmer and artisan markets4

and the popular Raspberry Days Festival6


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Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County4 Utah’s most populated county with

over a million residents4 had a 6 % leisure and hospi5

tality share of total private jobs in 4 ranking th

statewide6 Nestled between the Wasatch Mountains and

the Great Salt Lake4 it is home to Utah’s largest city and

state capitol4 Salt Lake City4 as well as Salt Lake City

International Airport6 Settled by Mormon Pioneers in

4 Salt Lake City draws national and international vis5

itors to its LDS Temple and other related religious sites6

Additionally4 it hosts a variety

of museums4 gardens4 shop5

ping centers4 sports teams4

restaurants4 family5friendly

fun centers4 and colleges—

including the University of

Utah6 In wintertime4 the

county attracts nonresident

skiers and snowboarders to

its four ski resorts—Alta4 Brighton4 Snowbird4 and Solitude6

During warmer months4 visitors can spend time hiking4 bik5

ing4 camping4 fishing4 or enjoying the mountain scenery in

and along the Wasatch Front6 Salt Lake County also hosts

a number of conventions 0e6g6 Outdoor Retailer14 confer5

ences4 and trade shows4 which attract a large number of

out5of5state visitors who participate in the area’s leisure

activities and contribute to Salt Lake County’s economy6


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San Juan County

San Juan County4 located in the “four corners” region

of the United States4 had a 6 % leisure and hospitality

share of total private jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6

San Juan County is a land rich in ancient human history

and dramatic Colorado Plateau topography6 Each year visi5

tors are drawn to its deeply5carved canyons4 chasms4 cliffs4

natural bridges4 Puebloan ruins and remnant dwellings6

Not only does San Juan

County include the southern

portion of Canyonlands Na5

tional Park and the eastern

portion of Glen Canyon Na5

tional Recreation Area4 but it

is also home to four national

monuments4 two state parks4

Grand Gulch Primitive Area4

Manti La Sal National Forest and Trail of the Ancients Na5

tional Scenic Byway6 Due to its geographic location4 San

Juan County serves as a gateway to countless other parks4

monuments4 recreation sites4 andwilderness areas in neigh5

boring states as well6


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Sanpete County

Sanpete County4 located in the “heart” of the state4

had a 6 % leisure and hospitality share of total private

jobs in 4 ranking nd statewide6 Sanpete is bordered

by the Wasatch Plateau on the east and the Manti5La

Sal National Forest7Gunnison Plateau on the west6 Once

home to ancient cultures and historic Indian tribes4 San5

pete County has had a predominantly agricultural econ5

omy since Mormon settlement in the late th century6

Today Sanpete County is rec5

ognized for its Arapeen ATV

Trail4 which winds through

acres of national forest4

climbs 4 to 4 feet

in places4 and includes “Sky5

line Drive”—a rugged mile

stretch of x road stretching

from Hwy to the Fish Lake

National Forest6 In addition to fishing and camping oppor5

tunities in Sanpete County’s aspen and pine forests4 Mt6

Nebo Scenic Byway is a popular drive in the fall4 while

Maple Canyon4 located near the town of Moroni4 draws

rock climbers from around the world6 The county’s Yuba

Lake State Park offers boating4 fishing4 swimming and a

new zip line4 while Palisades State Park has an 5hole golf

course6


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Sevier County

Sevier County4 located in central Utah4 had a 6 %

leisure and hospitality share of total private jobs in

4 ranking th statewide6 Over percent of the

county—known for its extensive forests4 mountain peaks4

lakes4 and streams—is public land6 Sevier County

is known for its Paiute ATV Trail4 which constitutes

over miles of ATV trail that winds through dense

forests4 connects mountain peaks4 and links towns6

It is also home to three ATV

& SideXSide Jamborees6 Fre5

mont Indian State Park in

Clear Creek Canyon4 which of5

fers camping and access to

the Paiute ATV Trail4 exhibits

a collection of rock art and ar5

tifacts from the largest discov5

ered Fremont Indian commu5

nity to date6 Other outdoor attractions in Sevier County

include the Fishlake Scenic Byway4 Gooseberry ATV Trail4

Big Rock Candy Mountain4 Fish Lake4 and the Pando or the

Trembling Giant—a clonal colony of quaking aspen and

the heaviest known living organism on earth6


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Summit County

Summit County4 Salt Lake County’s eastern neighbor4


jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6 Summit County4 nes5

tled among the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains4 contains

of Utah’s highest peaks4 all with an altitude greater

than 4 feet6 Summit County has two world5class ski

resorts—Deer Valley and what is now America’s largest

ski resort: Park City Mountain Resort6 In addition4 its

largest city—the resort town of Park City—served as a

main venue for the Winter Olympics and was recently

named “The Best Town in America” by Outside magazine

0 1 and “Best Ski Destination” by Sunset magazine 0 16

Park City also hosts the pop5

ular Sundance Film Festival

each January4 attracting up5

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visitors to the state6 Other

Summit County attractions in5

clude the Utah Olympic Park4

Park City Arts Festival4 Park

Silly SundayMarket4 and Rock5

port State Park6 Summit County continues to attract more

visitors to itsmountain resorts during its “shoulder seasons”

0spring through fall1 by offering a wider range of family5

friendly activities6


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Tooele County

Tooele County4 Utah’s second largest county in area4


jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6 This classic basin and

range country was once the stomping grounds of prehis5

toric Indian tribes4 namely Fremont andGoshutes4 Mormon

settlers4 and Pony Express riders6 In addition to the tradi5

tional livelihoods of grazing4 farming4 mining4 and smelt5

ing4 today a significant portion of county acres are des5

ignated as U6S6 military grounds4 supporting military per5

sonnel and contractors inside and outside of the county6

Tooele County attractions

include multiple museums4

monuments4 and memori5

als including Ophir Town

Hall4 Grantsville First Ward

building4 Deseret Peak Com5

plex4 and Historic Wendover

Air Base—an important site

for bomber training during

World War II6 The county also has three golf courses6 Other

areas of interest are the Utah Motorsports Campus4 Bon5

neville Salt Flats4 Stansbury Island4 Pony Express Trail4 and

Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge6 Tooele County also

receives supplemental visitation from I5 motorists6


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Uintah County

Uintah County4 also commonly referred to as “Di5

nosaurland4” had a 6 % leisure and hospitality share of

total private jobs in 4 ranking th statewide6 Once

the land of ancient and historic Indian cultures4 Uintah

was later settled by fur trappers4 miners4 farmers4 and

ranchers6 Like Duchesne County4 Uintah has recently

experienced an oil and gas industry bust4 which partly

explains the year5over5year decreases in travel5related

sales tax revenue4 taxable sales4 and hotel occupancy6

Uintah County is best known

for Dinosaur National Monu5

ment4 which comprises a por5

tion of the Green River and

attracts paleontology enthusi5

asts as well as outdoor enthu5

siasts6 The Western Heritage

Museum4 Utah Field House of

Natural History State Park Mu5

seum4 and Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum are all lo5

cated in the county seat of Vernal6 More recently4 Uintah

County has been working with the Utah State Parks4 the

US Forest Service4 and the Bureau of Land Management to

develop new trails and better promote existing trails in and

around the county6 In 4 Vernal announced the grand

opening of its new Uintah Conference Center4 which can

accommodate up to 4 guests6


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Utah County

Utah County4 Utah’s second most populated county

with over half a million residents4 had a % leisure and

hospitality share of total private jobs in 4 ranking

th statewide6 Utah County4 which rests between the

Wasatch Mountains and Utah Lake4 is home to parks4 mu5

seums4 restaurants4 a convention center 0Utah Valley Con5

vention Center14 specialty retailers4 special events 0e6g6

America’s Freedom Festival14 family5friendly amusement

centers4 and colleges4 such as Brigham Young University6

Utah County is also home to

Sundance4 a four season re5

sort owned by Robert Red5

ford that offers skiing4 moun5

tain biking4 theater4 lodging4

and fine dining6 Timpano5

gos CaveNationalMonument4

located in Utah County’s

American Fork Canyon4 offers

guided tours of its three5cave system every hour through5

out the day6 Other outdoor recreation attractions in Utah

County are fishing on the Provo River4 boating onUtah Lake4

and strolling through the Thanksgiving Point Gardens6 In

addition4 a virtual reality entertainment center called The

Void opened in spring 6


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Wasatch County

Wasatch County4 encompassing the mountain val5

leys east of the Wasatch Front4 had a 6 % leisure

and hospitality share of private jobs in 4 ranking

th statewide6 Wasatch County is an outdoor enthusi5

ast’s paradise with a touch of Swiss charm6 Strawberry

Reservoir4 Deer Creek State Park4 and Jordanelle State

Park offer boating and fishing opportunities to visitors6

Wasatch Mountain State Park

has a campground4 an 5hole

golf course4 and access to nu5

merous hiking4 biking4 ATV4

horseback4 and cross5country

skiing trails6 Wasatch County

is well5known for its historic

Homestead Resort4 which of5

fers everything from horse5

back riding to snorkeling4 and its upscale Zermatt Resort4

for visitors seeking a little more luxury6 Soldier Hollow4 lo5

cated near Deer Creek Reservoir4 offers a variety of snow

sports and hosts a variety of races throughout the year6 Ev5

ery Labor Day4 the town of Midway holds theMidway Swiss

Days festival with a parade4 food4 and an assortment of

family activities6


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Washington County

Washington County4 located in the southwestern

corner of Utah4 had a 6 % leisure and hospitality

job share of total private jobs in 4 ranking th

statewide6 Washington County4 nicknamed “Dixie” for

its warm temperatures and mild winters4 has a lot to

offer tourists4 travelers4 and outdoor enthusiasts4 includ5

ing shopping4 golfing4 access to national and state

parks4 athletic events4 outdoor theater4 art galleries4

spas4 and resorts6 The eastern third of Washington

County contains Utah’s “crown jewel4” Zion National Park6

Zion National Park received

6 million visitors in

and was ranked the th most

visited national park in the

U6S6 The western two5thirds

of Washington County in5

clude four diverse and scenic

state parks4 including Snow

Canyon4 Sand Hollow4 Quail

Lake4 and Gunlock Reservoir6 St6 George4 the county’s

largest city4 is home to the outdoor4 sandstone5set Tuacahn

Amphitheatre that attracts to its shows over 4 atten5

dees from all states and over countries6 St6 George is

also the mid5way point between Salt Lake City and Los An5

geles along Interstate 4 capturing supplemental visitation

from interstate travelers6


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Wayne County

Wayne County4 located in south5central Utah4 had a

6 % leisure and hospitality share of total private jobs

in 4 ranking th statewide6 The county is home to

Capitol Reef National Park and is surrounded by a vari5

ety of other national parks4 national monuments4 and na5

tional forests6 Lying within the colorful Colorado Plateau

province4 the county’s early inhabitants referred to the area

as “the land of the sleeping rainbow” due to the wide spec5

trum of colors in its surrounding rocks4 valleys4 and sky6

Much of beautiful Canyon5

lands National Park4 with

its spectacular rock forma5

tions4 cliffs4 canyons4 and val5

leys4 lies in the county as

well6 Recreational activities in

Wayne County include fishing4

horseback riding4 hiking4 bik5

ing4 and rockhounding6 The

county also features OHV trails4 jeep tours4 and access to

Barrier Canyon Style rock art6 During the first weekend of

July4 the town of Torrey holds its annual Torrey Apple Days

celebration with a K4 arts and crafts4 parade4 contests4 and

music6


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Weber County

Weber County4 the second5smallest county in Utah

by land area4 had an 6 % leisure and hospitality share

of total private jobs in 4 ranking st statewide6 The

county includes a wide strip of land running from the

Wasatch Mountains on the east4 dividing it into Lower

and Upper Valley4 to the Great Salt Lake on the west6

Ogden4 the county seat and

Utah’s sixth largest city4 acted

as a key intersection of the

transcontinental railroad for

transferring railroad cars4 pas5

sengers4 and freight in the

’s6 Today4 Weber County

is considered a winter sports

haven4 touting three ski re5

sorts 0Snowbasin4 Nordic Valley and PowderMountain1 that

receive upwards of inches of snow each year6 Sum5

mer offers camping4 hiking4 biking4 climbing4 fly5fishing4

and kayaking in and around the Weber River and Wasatch

Range4 as well as popular athletic events 0e6g6 Ogden

Marathon16 Recently4 Ogden has drawn media attention

as a hotspot for outdoor enthusiasts and outdoor5oriented

wholesalers 0Rossignol4 Scott USA4 and Osprey Packs16


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