Cottonwood Meadow Lodge

Top choice in Southwestern Utah


Dubbed ‘cowboy-licious’ by a wizened ranch hand, this lodge delivers open-range dreams. Recycled from a Mormon saw town, the private ranch, 2 miles south of Hwy 12, near Panguitch, occupies acres of tawny grass and tumbling sagebrush. Cabins range from a rustic-chic bunkhouse with wooden plank floors to stylish farmhouses with kitchens, blazing hearths and porch rockers. Two-night minimum stay.


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