Helper - city in Carbon County, Utah, United States

Helper is a town in Northeastern Utah.

Understand

Helper is a town just north of Price, founded in 1881 because of the location along the railroad. It was named because of the helper cars needed on the railroad to help the trains get up the mountain.

Just to the east of the city you can take a little hike to a few different ghost towns (they were coal mining towns). Spring Canyon Trail follows the abandoned railroad line that served the coal camps of Peerless, Spring Canyon, Standardville, Latuda, Rains and Mutual. The paved trail winds though the canyon past the old town sites where only ghosts remain. Several parking areas and restroom facilities are available along the trail.

Get in

Get around

  • Taxi Crab (dead link: December 2020) flat-rate taxis can take you to Price and the surrounding towns.

See

Do

  • Hike or mountain bike the trail systems around town.
  • Visit the Western Mining and Railroad Museum.

Buy

Eat

  • Balance Rock Eatery & Pub. Typical American breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • Happiness Within. Coffee shop. Free Wi-Fi.

Drink

Sleep

Connect

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Helper

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Postal code:84526Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/DenverPopulation:2,112Coordinates:39.69, -110.86

Carbon County

2nd-order administrative division

Utah

Primary administrative division

United States

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Population:327.2 MDial code:+1Currency:Dollar (USD)Voltage:120 V, 240 V, 60 Hz
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