Provo Travel Information
Provo is Utah's third largest city, with about 116, 217 people. It
is a clean, pleasant city situated between the beautiful Wasatch
Mountains and 250-square mile Utah Lake. Provo's main claim to fame is
Brigham Young University, a 30,000-student university founded and run
as the leading Mormon institution of higher learning. It is the
largest church-affiliated university in the country and its cultural
offerings and sports programs play an integral role in Provo. The
museums are excellent and BYU football season is greeted with wild
college-town fervor.
The mountains surrounding Provo provide good hiking, mountain
biking and fishing among stunning alpine scenery. Provo River is
especially attractive to brown and rainbow trout fishermen and Provo
Canyon is filled with trails. In winter, you'll find downhill and
cross-country skiing at Sundance Ski Resort, owned by Robert Redford.
Also near town are the Mt. Timpanogos Cave National Monument and
Bridal Veil Falls.
Provo is located in the middle of the state, just off I-15, about
45 miles south of Salt Lake City. It is one of several cities that
form a sprawling urban area along the western base of the Wasatch
Mountains (the "Wasatch Front"). View
Area Map.
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