Snow Canyon State Park

Snow Canyon State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Snow Canyon State Park
Map showing the location of Snow Canyon State Park
Map showing the location of Snow Canyon State Park
Location of Snow Canyon State Park in Utah
Map showing the location of Snow Canyon State Park
Map showing the location of Snow Canyon State Park
Snow Canyon State Park (the United States)
LocationWashington, Utah, United States
Coordinates37°12′11″N 113°38′29″W / 37.20306°N 113.64139°W / 37.20306; -113.64139
Area7,400 acres (30 km2)[1]
Established1958
Named forLorenzo and Erastus Snow
Visitors735,329 (in 2022)[2]
OperatorUtah State Parks

Snow Canyon State Park is a state park in Utah, located in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve.[1] The park features a canyon carved from the red and white Navajo sandstone of the Red Mountains, as well as the extinct Santa Clara Volcano, lava tubes, lava flows, and sand dunes. Snow Canyon is located near the cities of Ivins and St. George in Washington County.

  1. ^ a b "Snow Canyon State Park: About the Park". Utah State Parks. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "Park Visitation Data". Utah State Parks. July 6, 2023.