Cedar Breaks National Monument - Plan Your Visit

Cedar Breaks National Monument by US-Parks

Operating Hours Seasons

The visitor center will be open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.. All visitor facilities will be closed from October 12, 2009 (Columbus Day) through late May 2010. The Cedar Breaks Scenic Drive remains open to vehicular traffic until snow and heavy drifting occur. Heavy snow normally begins anywhere from late October to early December and lasting into May. Please call 435-586-9451 to check the status of the road before traveling to Cedar Breaks during this time. (Always plan and prepare alternate routes in case of inclement weather.) Winter recreational activities begin once there is sufficient snow depth for cross-country ski, snowshoe, and snowmobile trails.

Getting There

Car

Visitors traveling south on I-15, exit at Parowan, then take Utah Highway 143 east, to Cedar Breaks National Monument. Visitors traveling north, on I-15 exit at Cedar City, then take Utah Highway 14 east for 18 miles, then Utah Highway 148 north, 4 miles to Cedar Breaks National Monument. Visitors traveling north/south on U.S. Highway 89, can take either Utah Highway 143 from Panguitch to Cedar Breaks, or Utah Highway 14 west, to Utah Highway 148, and north to Cedar Breaks National Monument.