Forests
Research 4 forests within weekend reach of Provo, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Provo. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Provo. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Provo, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Uinta National Forest is a forest reachable from Provo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Uinta National Forest, about 25 km (15 mi) from Provo
Image credit: Image: CanyonChaser at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Wasatch National Forest is a forest reachable from Provo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Wasatch National Forest, about 68 km (42 mi) from Provo
Image credit: Image: Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. 7/1/1905 / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Manti–La Sal National Forest is a national forest reachable from Provo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Manti–La Sal National Forest, about 108 km (67 mi) from Provo
Image credit: Image: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Ashley National Forest is a national forest reachable from Provo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ashley National Forest, about 113 km (70 mi) from Provo
Image credit: Image: U.S. Department of Agriculture / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain