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Cedar City is a small city in Dixie, Utah, and is a good place to stock up on supplies before heading into beautiful wilderness areas stretching out in all directions. The city is sandwiched between mountain ranges covered by Dixie National Forest, while further to the southwest lie the remotest areas of Zion National Park, and to the east Cedar Breaks National Monument and Bryce Canyon National Park.
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Founded in 1961, the Utah Shakespearean Festival takes place each year on the campus of Southern Utah University from June to October.
Southern Utah's premier ski resort. Winter activities include skiing, tubing, and bag jump. Summer activities include biking, hiking, golf, and geo-caching.
The sports teams representing Southern Utah University, playing in the Western Athletic Conference for most sports, as well as the football-only United Athletic Conference. While SUU is a member of NCAA Division I, it lacks the high profile of some other schools in the state, most notably Utah in Salt Lake City and BYU in Provo, in no small part because its football team plays in the second-level Division I FCS. On the plus side, this means ticket prices are considerably lower than those for more prominent teams. The most prominent venues, both on campus, are Eccles Coliseum for football and America First Event Center for basketball, volleyball, and women's gymnastics.
A fun and family-friendly art museum.
A natural history museum.
Coffee shop.
The Comfort Inn in Cedar City is a newly built hotel located just two miles away from Souther Utah University.
This hotel has the largest indoor pool in Cedar City and features great perks like free airport transportation with advanced reservations.
A Magnuson Hotels affiliate, Abbey Inn Cedar City is 7 blocks from Southern Utah University, the Utah Shakespearean Festival and 30 minutes from Brian Head Ski and Summer Resort.
By car
Cedar City is located along I-15, the north-south freeway through western Utah. The drive from Salt Lake City is 3.5 hours and 2.5 hours from Las Vegas.
By bus
Salt Lake Express provides intercity bus service.
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