Near Kanab in Kane County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Honeymoon Trail

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 18, 2016

1. Honeymoon Trail Marker

Inscription. From 1877 to 1927, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled this route to be united in eternal marriage in the St. George Utah Temple. Thus, the route was named the “Honeymoon Trail.”

Families came from Arizona and parts of New Mexico, crossing at Lee's Ferry. From here, the trail enters Kanab, Utah, proceed to Pipe Spring, the Rock Canyon Dugway, down Hurricane Cliffs, through Fort Pearce, and then on the St. George.

Located 1/4-mile west of this marker is Navajo Wells, a natural spring which supplied water to travelers, their horses and oxen.

Erected 2015 by the Red Rock Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers and the Kane Company of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 228.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and the Sons of Utah Pioneers series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 37° 2.059′ N, 112° 15.614′ W. Marker is near Kanab, Utah, in Kane County. It can be reached from U.S. 89 at milepost 49. Marker is 15.2 miles east of Kanab. Take gravel road, just past milepost

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49, 0.4 miles south to monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kanab UT 84741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Also see . . . Washington County Historical Society. Route Map, History and Photos of the Honeymoon Trail. (Submitted on June 19, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 18, 2016

2. Honeymoon Trail Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 18, 2016

3. Honeymoon Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,398 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2016, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.