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Show ' Recreation Guide, May 21, 1981 Page 18 REC VEHICLE TRAVEL BEATS COS With airline, train and bus tickets and motels, hotels and meals costing an arm and a leg, travel in the traditional way is out for most average Utahns. But not if the family does it in a camper, travel trailer or fifth wheeler. Even with gasoline at $1.40 the cost of a trip is at least one third of what it would be by using conventional ac-comodations. Further, argues the Utah County Recreation Vehicle Association, family unity is maintained and the group is not restricted to any one destination. It has unlimited freedom of choice. See the page opposite the Utah Recreation map in this issue for advertising by association members. They are: Corbet Trailer Sales at 1562 North State Street, Orem, is owned by Cregg Jacobsen. The business was established across the street from where it is now, 27 years ago by Cregg's grandmother Arta. It is the oldest trailer dealership in Utah. The agency covers four acres, consisting of sales office, parts store, service shop and storage area. Brands featured are Layton and Shasta travel trailers. fifth wheelers and tent trailers. Cregg says all maintenance items are serviced in the firm's shop. None are sent out. Jim Kamper Sales was founded in 1965 at an Orem service station. It was moved to its present location at 13th North, 12th West in 1977 as a complete sales and service operation. Featured are Kit Com-panion trailers, Kit Kam-per- s, Komfort trailers, Rockwood tent trailers, parts, accessories and service shop. James C. Hone is president; his son, James D., vice president; Paul Jameson is service manager and Carol Bowers, salesman. Quality R.V. is also a family institution. Don Mehlhoff is the owner. Todd Melhoff is manager; Trent Melhoff is salesman. Others are Bill Dixon, parts and service, and Ron Elliott, service technician. Quality was started in 1970 where Curtis Mobile Homes is now located. It was later moved to its present location at 1182 North State. Don then owned Curtis, both in Orem and Price. He sold them to concentrate on Quality R.V. The company's parts and accessories store s sidered to be the lt between Salt Lake a! Las Vegas. During the past display lot his;, resurfaced and the :. building remodeled. Quality features k Prowler and Aljo Aly ;' trailers and filth M The Aljo line is mat Skyline Recreation Ve company. The fourth member association is Miller fc Sales at 950 EastMr Spanish Fork, urn Roy, Erin and June SI The business established in Wont-nex-to the theatre: specialized in camper: was moved in 1971 !t present location to include fe ' and mobile homes. agency occupies sewi.': on the road to Price. Featured are fe trailers and fifth Lindy motor homes three lines of mobile Miller maintains a co service shop and f department. "We do everyi!' necessary to satisfy customer," says m& Roy Miller. f RELAX IN A STATE PARK ' (Cont. from page 17) 1 with drinking water, in- - dividual shelters, sewage dumping station and a group ; use pavillion serve visitors. Resident park ranger on duty. Scenic And Nature Areas For location, look for the corresponding number on the map on page 15. 4. BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS STATE RESERVE Site of "The fastest mile on earth," Bonneville ; Salt Flats Reserve is best seen in autumn when the Bonneville National Speed Trials attract racers and hot rodders from around the world for new attempts at the land speed record. The track itself is a shim-mering expanse of almost rock-hasa- lt a remnant of old Lake Bonneville. No developed facilities. 6. CORAL PINK SAMnnilMRS extensive deposits of colorful, mineralized wood, hundreds of fossilized logs, chunks and fragments of trunks and branches of tree remains. A visit to this fascinating prehistoric area is like entering a lime capsule. Huge sections of petrified trees are scattered everywhere with an oc-casional dinosaur bunt' embedded in rock. Many ruins of seasonal habitation sites left by prehistoric Indian inhabitants pervade the area. Wide Hollow Reservoir, inside the park, provides' excellent waier recreation and fishing. The reserve is enhanced by fresh water lakes on Boulder Ml. and red rock arches in Escalante Canyon. 14. GOBLIN VALLEY STATE RESERVE Located 13 miles north of Hanksville. Utah on Utah Highway 24. Offers cam-ping, picnicking, photographing, exploring and hiking. Visitors are attracted by scores of in-tricately eroded formations resembling anything a Derson mieht imagine. The i jv :'I ViV-'- V'J' ': '''Si 'i ' , "C.. smif:s'i?',;. , pimW2KJ tiifi$ltl STATE RESERVE Eleven miles off U.S. Highway 89 near Kanab, Utah lies a wind-swe-area of fine, coral-pin- k colored sand dunes. It is the site of a mode:-- State park with a resident park ranger, it h campground, modern rest rooms, showers and blacktop roads. It is an excellent area for those who enjoy riding recreation vehicles, photography t just relaxing and playing in the sand. 8. DEAD HORSE POINT STATE PARK Located 45 miles south of Crescent Junction off Utah Highway 163. Towering 2,000 feet ' directly above the Colorado River. Dead Horse Point provides a panoramic view of the naturally sculptured pinnacles and buttes of Utah's Canyonlands. A ', visitor cenler, in terpretive museum, modern rest rooms, it . campground with electric hook-up- and a ; large overlook ob servation shelter are available to the visitor. Perhaps Utah's most spectacular scenic at-traction. !2. ESCALANTE PETRIFIED FOREST ; STATE RESERVF Located near the quiet western town of Escalante, Utah The ? State reserve contains reserve serves as an em barking point for excelleni unlimited y vehicle riding areas. A pari ranger resides at. the reserve. Modern rest rooms visitor observation shelter, parking lot and campground with drinking water serve the visitor. 15. GOOSENECKS OF THE SAN JUAN STATE RESERVE Located four miles off Utah Highway 261 near Mexican Hat. Utah. A'r. overlook .'where sight-seers may view the 1,000 loot deep meandering chasm curved from the Rico and Her'mos for-mation by the San Juan River. The Great Goosenecks of the San Juan River meander over five miles before the visitor's eyes, covering only an air-lin- e distance of approximately one mile. Paved access. Limited lacilities. 16. GREAT SALT LAKE STATE PARK Two State parks provide scenic and recreational opportunities on the world's largest "dead sea." ANTELOPE ISLAND: (38 miles from Salt Lake City). The 2,000 acre Great Salt Lake park on the north tip of Antelope Island is reached via a six and one-ha- lf mile paved causeway from Syracuse, Utah. Recreation activities include "floating" in the 27 saltwater, camping, picnicking, photograph- - " BRIDAL VEIL FALLS in Provo Canyon ing and sightseeing. The : park offers picnic : store is located at the west end. The beach front provides excel'iont recreation vehicle op- - portunities '.2. KODACHROME BASIN STATE RESER E A marvel of massive g. ; buttes. vivid modern rest rooms, showers, cam-pgrounds and causeway lighting for visitor convenience. SALTAIR BEACH: (16 miles from Salt Lake City). Located west of Salt Lake City on In-terstate 80 near the site of the once world famous ' "Saltair" resort. Four and one-ha- lf . miles of continuous beach offers visitors saltwater bathing, open showers, modern rest rooms and a refreshment stand. A sailboat marina with 120 slips and a sailor's tack Rendezvous Beach - on the south shore of the lake near Laketown, Utah. The beach front extends for iy4 miles and presently offers 200 campsite spaces and a good opportunity for group ac-tivities. The area is ex-cellent for camping and picnicking on a wide beach front sandy and is a favorite for swimming and small watercraft activity. 23. JORDAN RIVER STATE PARKWAY (Salt Lake Valley) A new concept in urban ' (Continue Stake Park story on Page 26) t We're Always Busy Oi and there's a reason- - Jl. Tasty Home YM Style Cooking! Breakfast -- Lunch- Dinner IPizzui Spaghetti ILusugnm teah$ Banquets Salad Bar Complete Dinners Homemade Pies Children's Menus Sandwiches Open 6 a.m. 10 p.m. Steve and Ellen Beck, owners Takeout Service - Phone 785-907- 6 Becto's West Winds Family Restaurant 690 W. State Rd. PleasantGrwe |