Snow Canyon State Park is a state park in Utah, located in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. 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.
Snow Canyon State Park
Red rock formations are a major feature of the canyon.
Morning breaks over Snow Canyon State Park. Picture taken from an overlook just off of Utah State Route 18
Various types of desert shrubs are found in the park against the rock formations
Ivins is a city in southwestern Washington County, Utah, United States. It is a part of the St. George Metropolitan Area as a suburb or "bedroom" community. The population was 8,978 at the 2020 census, up from 6,753 at the 2010 census. Although Ivins was listed as a town in the 2000 census, it became a city in 1998.
Looking north along South 200 West in Ivins, May 2013
Aerial view of Ivins
Desert Rose Labyrinth in Kayenta