Snow Canyon State Park is tucked amid lava flows and soaring sandstone cliffs in a strikingly colorful and fragile desert environment. Visitors marvel at majestic views and the subtle interplay of light, shadow, and color dancing across canyon walls. The park is located within the 62,000 acre Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, established to protect the federally listed desert tortoise and its habitat. |
| Fees: |
$5.00 day-use fee for picnicking and group pavilions. |
| Facilities: |
Picnic tables, campground, modern restrooms, showers, vault toilets, sewage disposal, concessionaire, trails, and overlooks. |
| Directions: |
Eleven miles northwest of St. George, Utah.
|
| Coordinates: |
Map Coordinates (NAD83): 37 12.191N; 113 38.490W. |
| Weather: |
|
| Regulations: |
- Hike on designated trails only.
- Park in designated areas only.
- Dogs are permitted on West Canyon Road and Whiptail Trail only. Dogs must be leashed at all times.
- Some park areas are closed seasonally. Obey all posted closures.
- The rolling of rocks off of edges is prohibited
- Pack it in; pack more of it out.
- All plants, animals, minerals, and other natural features in state parks are protected. It is unlawful to remove, alter, or destroy them.
- Scrambling and rock climbing are dangerous and permitted in designated areas only. Each year inexperienced visitors are seriously injured or killed while climbing on rocks. Only attempt with proper equipment and training.
- See American Antiquities Act of 1906.
- See Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979.
- See Pets in the Parks and Backcountry.
- See Encountering Wild Animals.
|
| Precautions: |
- Hikers and bikers aren't the only creatures that use Snow Canyon Drive. Desert tortoises, gila monsters, and a variety of small lizards, snakes, and mammals also use the road to get from one area of their home to another. For the safety of all creatures, please follow the 25 m.p.h. speed limit within the park.
- Watch for people and animals in the road. Slow down if you see something or someone.
- During the summer and fall thundershowers, drive slowly on the road. Tortoises and other animals are active during rainstorms and come to road to drink pooled water.
- See Backcountry Considerations.
- See Backcountry Emergencies.
|
