Tag: Hiking Southern Utah
Temple Quarry Trail
Did you know there is an history steeped, easy, short hike with good views surrounded by urban St. George? There is, Temple Quarry Trail. It is a perfect mid-winter hike—in the sun and only 2.4 miles long round trip, not long enough to freeze even if it is a bit cold.
Hiking Southern Utah: Kodachrome Basin State Park
With red tinged rock formations and incredible blue skies, Kodachrome Basin State Park is an area just begging to be photographed.
Hiking Southern Utah: Tuacahn Saddle
Tuacahn Saddle, also known as Padre’s Canyon trail, is a gorgeous but moderately strenuous scenic trail that takes hikers up behind Tuacahn amphitheater and down into Snow Canyon State Park with spectacular views all along the way.
Hiking Southern Utah: Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Tucked away in Kanab near the Utah/Arizona border is Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.
Hiking Southern Utah: Sand Hollow State Park
The sprawling 20,000-acre Sand Hollow State Park, which rests mostly on Bureau of Land Management land, rivals Utah’s two largest state parks, Wasatch Mountain and Antelope Island.
Hiking Southern Utah: Chinle Trail in Zion’s West Desert Backcountry
The Chinle Trail, located outside of the main tourist areas of Zion Nation Park, is one of those great backcountry winter hikes.
Hiking Southern Utah: Northgate Peaks Trail
The Northgate Peaks Trail is one of my favorite hikes to do in the spring because of the wildflowers growing in the meadow, but it is a nice hike most of the year.
Berm Trail in Snow Canyon State Park
This easy hike, much of it alongside or on top of (take your pick) a flood control berm protecting Ivins community to the south, features spectacular views of sandstone cliffs and Red Mountain to the north.
Hiking Southern Utah: Yant Flat
Yant Flat is the perfect viewpoint from which to see the topography of Washington County. From high up, one can look down and see the winding canyons of the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, the slice of blue of Sand Hollow Reservoir, and Zion peeking out from the side.
Hiking Southern Utah: Mt. Belknap
Mt. Belknap, the second-highest of the Tushar peaks, makes for a relatively easy ascent of a mountain of this size. An added bonus is that the road that leads to its base is the highest road in the state.