What to Do for Fun in Cache County, Utah

Cache County is unique. It is both country and urban. Full of agriculture and open space, hiking trails and areas for recreation.

Kristen Clay

February 15, 2022

“Cache County is unique,” explains Gina Worthen, Northeast District County Chair of Cache County. “It is both country and urban. Full of agriculture and open space, hiking trails and areas for recreation. It has a hometown feel,” she continues. “Each city has its own annual celebrations aimed at keeping their traditions alive.”

Antique homes and buildings grace the streets of its many small towns, which, as the state’s leader in agriculture, farms and ranches, encompasses many charming towns.

Home of Utah State University, education, sports, and the arts are readily accessible both at the university and within the community.

With over thirteen theaters, opera houses, and other live performing arts venues, one can enjoy the finest of theater, opera, dance, or jam to any genre of live music.

Seven museums including the American West Heritage Center Living-museum, and even a zoo, are bound to educate, entertain, or pique the interest of visitors and locals alike.

Aggie’s famous cheeses and ice cream made at USU, as well as Gossner Foods cheese factory, will tickle the tongues of any turophile. Culinary visitors will enjoy the many local eateries including Angie’s, Beehive Pub and Grill, the Bluebird, and many more.

The grandest feature of Cache County is the great outdoors. Bear Lake State Park, often referred to as the “Caribbean of the Rockies,” Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge, and Logan Canyon offer endless beauty and recreation.

Year-round outdoor recreation can be experienced in all its forms. Skiing, watersports, hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, horseback riding, snowmobiling, exploring on ATV’S or UTV’s, or riding upon a horse drawn wagon are just some of them.

Locals will tell you that this is “God’s Country”, and many, including Gina Worthen, will tell you that Logan Canyon “rivals Yellowstone.” National Geographic writer, Michael Sweeney, describes Logan Canyon as America’s “Last Unspoiled Place” in his book by the same name.

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Kristen Clay

Storyteller Kristen Clay founded the original, award-winning Ogden and Salt Lake City Ghost Tours in 2002. Impressed by Utah’s rich culture and history, Kristen set out to study its stories. As she began interviewing the merchants and residents of Northern Utah, she came across the usual tales of pioneers, immigrants, hardships, and survival, but was surprised to hear many bizarre and interesting ghost stories among them. In addition to being creator, and director of Story Tours: Ogden and SLC Ghost Tours, Hysterical History Tours, and custom storytelling concerts, Kristen has circled the globe as a storyteller, actor, writer, teacher, and perpetual student. She is known for bringing various cultures alive to audiences around the world. She has a passion for healing and inspirational stories that she is often privileged to share in schools, prisons, rehab facilities, and youth-in-custody. Kristen is the co-author of three books. Haunted Salt Lake City, Spooks and Saints, and the recently released, Ghostly Tales of Salt Lake City for middle-grades. Her greatest joy is watching her audiences and readers make connections with different cultures and experiences, then remember their own stories.

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