Cedar City, UT

united states

Cedar City sits at 5,800 feet in Utah's high desert, serving as a gateway to the state's national parks. Interstate 15 connects it to Salt Lake City (250 miles north) and Las Vegas (170 miles south), while State Route 14 leads east toward Zion. The college town experiences four seasons with snowy winters and dry summers in the 80s-90s. Cedar City Regional Airport is just 2 miles from downtown, and the city transforms each summer during the Utah Shakespeare Festival.