Emery County, Utah is known as San Rafael Country, with a landscape
peppered by great monolithic buttes which
dominate the landscape of the San Rafael Swell. Along its eastern flank,
the Book Cliffs rise 2000 feet above the valley floor. On the western
edge of the county, the Wasatch Plateau rises similarly above the
valley floor, creating a dramatic backdrop to the towns.
The center of the county is taken by the immense, rugged and
remote San Rafael Swell. The San Rafael is
truly a national treasure, with thousands of opportunities for adventure.
From wilderness to ATV trails and from horseback riding to mountain
bike trails, you are sure to find a great back country experience.
The area's rugged scenery is home to a rich history from ancient
American Indians, cowboys and outlaws, settlers and miners, railroads
and crossroads. The area's geology and paleontology is world
renowned with prolific dinosaur quarries. The Museum of the San
Rafael and the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry are open to visitors
that wish to learn more about this diverse past.
Emery County has some of the most scenic wild lands in all of Utah.
The area can be explored by many modes of transportation, including
hiking, biking, ATV's and 4x4's, as well as miles of great horse
trails.
