Country Paradise Motel Information
Experience the peaceful rural Utah lifestyle while staying at the Country Paradise Motel.
Ride the Arapeen OHV Trail, Golf at Palisade State Park, or visit family and friends in the area. 12-Mile (Mayfield) Canyon is located 12 miles east of the motel on highway 137.
395 South Main, Gunnison, Utah 84634
Reservations: (435) 528-7521
Ride the Arapeen OHV Trail, Golf at Palisade State Park, or visit family and friends in the area. 12-Mile (Mayfield) Canyon is located 12 miles east of the motel on highway 137.
395 South Main, Gunnison, Utah 84634
Reservations: (435) 528-7521
Local Events
History of Gunnison
Settled in spring 1859 by a group led by Bishop Jacob Hutchinson, it was directed and named by Brigham Young for Capt. John W. Gunnison, second in command of the Stansbury transcontinental railroad survey, who was killed by Paiutes near Sevier Lake, Oct. 26, 1853. It was also called Chalk Hill Point for the original site. A second group’s site near the San Pitch/Sevier River confluence farther west was colorfully called Hog’s Wallow as well as Kearn’s Camp for the bishop of this Springville group. During a fall visit in 1862 Young advised moving to the present site to escape the swampy conditions. Agriculture and irrigation have produced sugar beets, peas, cabbage and celery, and turkeys in the past. Today small grains and alfalfa, beef cattle and dairy products are still the heart of the valley’s life.
Casino Star Theatre
The Historic Casino Star Theatre opened on January 13, 1913, as the "Casino Theatre," an unfinished but functional "amusement hall" and movie theatre. Within six months, entrepreneur S. M. Duggins had installed chandeliers inside and terra cotta rosettes on the arched façade, but the Casino reached its full visual glory in July 1915, when its ornate Beaux-Arts façade, featuring Ionic columns and statuary, arrived from Philadelphia.
Mormon Pioneer Heritage
1880 Pioneer Home
The Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area highlights the cultural and architectural history of the pioneers who settled Utah in 1847. The National Heritage Area extends from Sanpete County, along highway 89, to the Arizona border. Pioneer homes and buildings can be seen in Gunnison and rural towns all along US Highway 89.
Photos: 12-Mile Canyon and Palisade State Park Golf Course
Gunnison is located 130 miles south of Salt Lake, via I-15 and Hwy 28.
Rates & Reservations
Country Paradise Motel- 395 S. Main, PO Box 64, Gunnison, Utah 84634, Phone: (435) 528-7521
