Snow Canyon State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Washington, Utah, United States |
Coordinates | 37°12′11″N 113°38′29″W / 37.20306°N 113.64139°W |
Area | 7,400 acres (30 km2)[1] |
Established | 1958 |
Named for | Lorenzo and Erastus Snow |
Visitors | 735,329 (in 2022)[2] |
Operator | Utah 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.