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Things to Do in Cedar City, Utah

With our rich arts community and breathtaking landscape, there is more than enough things to do in Cedar City, Utah. Our historic bed and breakfast is down the street from Southern Utah University, home to the Thunderbirds and the Shakespeare Festival. Attend a football game on campus or come be enthralled by our award-winning theater circuit! The Iron Gate Inn is also close by to Brian Head Ski Resort, with exciting slopes for new skiers and old pros. During the winter months, the resort is a popular Cedar City attraction and it transforms into a Mountain Bike Park when the snow melts! Choose the Iron Gate Inn as your home base and stay in one of our seven unique lodgings. We’re in an ideal location if you’re looking to try lots of different things to do here in Cedar City, Utah.

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Tony Award-Winning Shakespeare Festival

The Utah Shakespeare festival offers eight classic and contemporary plays in the summer and fall production seasons each year, always relying on the famous works of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The Festival has won a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, a National Governors Association Award, and a 2011 Emmy for their award-winning live broadcast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Our bed and breakfast is just steps away from Southern Utah University and the Englestad Shakespeare Theatre. For more exciting and dynamic productions, try the Randall L. Jones Theatre and the Anes Theatre in the Beverly Sorenson Center of the Arts.

An Abundance of National Parks

Explore amazing wonders off natural cliffs, lush forests, majestic canyons, and rock formations that are evidence of the mastery of God’s paintbrush.

Bryce Canyon National Park
Cedar Canyon National Monument
Glen Canyon Recreation Area
Grand Canyon North Rim and Grand Staircase National Monument
Great Basin National Park
Zion National Park

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Biking and Hiking through Utah

As a major point on the Western Express Bicycle Route, Cedar City offers scenic rides on the roads and through the mountains. Several miles of major city roads have been designated for cyclists, including Canyon Trail, which starts from the baseball complex to Cedar Canyon. Explore the city by bike and enjoy the fresh mountain air!

Iron Hills Trail System offers a range of routes, from beginner to advanced, as well as shuttle options for cyclists who like to ride downhill. The Three Peaks System is often used for competitions and offers 19 miles of single-track loops with technical rock and wood bridges, one of the most exciting things to do in Cedar City, Utah! Brian Head Trails drop down alpine ridges, wind through forests, and shoot down warm valleys. Accelerate over to the resort’s Mountain Bike Park!

We are also listed on www.yourhikeguide.com as a preferred bed & breakfast!

Explore the Area

Another peaceful thing to do in Cedar City is a hike through Dixie National Forest. This protected forest has two million acres of forested mountains that is full of natural wonders.