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The small town of Kanab, Utah, sits just north of the Arizona border. There’s not much to see in Kanab itself but it’s a friendly town.
Little Hollywood Museum
One place we visited was the Little Hollywood Museum. It’s a small museum, gift shop, and restaurant. The gift shop offers Native American art and jewelry, cowboy clothes, and movie memorabilia. If you’re looking for “cowboy food”, you can find it in the restaurant.
The museum, which charges no admission, is behind the building. Several Westerns were filmed around Kanab, and many buildings and props used in movie sets are on display.
To be honest, I had never heard of many of the movies represented in the museum, but it was still fun to walk through the sets.
Johnson Canyon Road
Another thing we did in Kanab was drive down the unpaved Johnson Canyon Road. It runs along the border of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, with a short section passing through the monument. The scenery is nice, but we didn’t stop to see the old movie set.
At one point, there was a fork in the road with no indication of where to go. Luckily, we guessed correctly. Later on, Johnson Canyon Road turned into Glendale Bench Road and intersected with US-89. On the way back to Kanab, we stopped in Mount Carmel and had a ho-made pie.
Hitch-N-Post
We camped a few nights at the Hitch-N-Post RV Park, which is right in the center of town. They have some nice grassy tent sites and a friendly staff but I wasn’t too crazy about the bathroom facilities.
Nearby
While in town, we visited the north rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and the ghost town of Paria. It also makes a good base for those visiting Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Pipe Spring National Monument. There are several other great places within driving distance as well.
