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10 Frontier Homestead State
Park Museum
435-586-9290
www.stateparks.utah.gov 635 North Main, Cedar City
This museum tells the story of development in Iron County when, in the 1850s, Brigham Young sent Mormon missionaries there to mine iron. Museum displays include horse-drawn vehicles used from 1850 to 1920 and a collection of pioneer artifacts.
11 Minersville Reservoir Park
435-438-5472
Minersville Reservoir Park is located just 12-miles west of Beaver off State Route 21. This 1,130- acre Reservoir is bursting with opportunities
for recreation, making it a popular getaway in southwestern Utah. They have boating, year- round fishing, and 29 campsites.
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14 Coral Pink Sand
Dunes State Park
435-648-2800 or 800-322-3770
www.stateparks.utah.gov
This 2,000-acres of flowing coral pink sand dunes is the only major sand dune field on the Colorado Plateau. Open year-round, it offers camping, off-road vehicle riding, hiking, and playing on the soft, fine red sand dunes.
15 Gunlock Lake State Park
and Reservoir
435-680-0715 or 800-322-3770
www.stateparks.utah.gov Gunlock Road, Gunlock
15-miles northwest of St. George, Gunlock Reservoir is open year-round and offers boating, great bass and catfish fishing, water sports, and limited camping.
16 Quail Creek State Park and
Reservoir
435-879-2378 or 800-322-3770
www.stateparks.utah.gov
472 North 5300 West, Hurricane
Quail Creek Reservoir boasts the warmest water in the state during the summer—making it very popular for boating, water sports, swimming, and great fishing. Campsites and picnic areas are available, some of which are accessible to the physically challenged.
17 Snow Canyon State Park
435-628-2255 or 800-322-3770
www.stateparks.utah.gov
1002 North Snow Canyon Road Ivins
Snow Canyon’s stunning red sandstone, capped by an overlay of black lava rock, green foliage, and stark white cliffs, makes photography, hiking, and camping a delight. Several hiking trails through sand dunes, ponds, and lava caves are available.
STATE PARKS
Parowan Gap Petroglyphs
12 Parowan Gap Petroglyphs 435-586-2401
Bureau of Land Management
176 East DL Sargent Drive
Cedar City
This pass is a wind gap, a unique geological landform marking where an ancient river has cut a 600 ft. deep notch through the Red Hills. The gap is also a “gallery” of Native American rock art. Here one can observe what is at least a 1,000 years accumulation of artwork pecked into the rock.
13 Sand Hollow State Park
and Reservoir
435-680-0715 or 800-322-3770
www.stateparks.utah.gov
3351 South Sand Hollow Road Hurricane
This sprawling 20,000-acre park has recreation opportunities for nearly every user, from boaters to bikers and off-road vehicle enthusiasts to equestrians. Sand Mountain provides 15,000-acres of perfectly sculpted dunes.
Sand Hollow
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Snow Canyon