Utah is a great place to hike if you have kids. It's one of the reasons we moved to Utah, although we have since moved back to Washington. With great weather and excellent access to public lands, it offers countless trips that are quick and easy with kids. Most of these trips are to the tops of mountains. Some have trails halfway or all the way to the top, while others are completely off trail. If this is the case, they are usually brush free and easy to do. Some trips can be done in late fall or early spring. January through March can be difficult to getting out so the hiking season is about 9 months with kids. During the spring, when the snow pack is in the higher mountains, I did trips west of I-15. The western desert is beautiful in the spring with distant snow covered peaks, no bugs or snakes and lots of wildflowers.
Once all the snow has melted, move east of I-15 doing the higher elevation peaks through the summer. This is possible until late fall when it gets fairly cold again and lower peaks in the desert gain more appeal. With two adults, even more difficult peaks are possible. Almost all the peaks in the list above I was able to do alone carrying 2 kids. Every situation is different depending on the combination of ages with your children.
Utah Hikes with Children
Utah Hiking & Climbing
Central Wasatch
Access Levels
Level 1: Paved Road
Level 2: Nice gravel, any passenger car can drive
Level 3: Rough road but possible for some passenger cars
Level 4: High Clearance 4X4 needed
Level 5: Very bad, possible damage to any vehicle
South Wasatch
North Wasatch
Uintas
West of I-15
Central Utah Ranges
1) Central Wasatch
2) North Wasatch
3) South Wasatch
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Uintas
West of I-15
Utah
(An * means you may be able to drive all the way up)
East of Heber City
Summit of Reynolds Peak
Moab
Central
Ranges
Moab