Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

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The Red Cliffs National Conservation Area is a 44,724-acre National Conservation Area located in southwest Utah, north of St. George at the northeasternmost edge of the Mojave Desert. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and was created as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. ()

Established: 2009 (15 years ago)Elevation: 3251 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°9'22"N, 113°33'14"W

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Red Cliffs National Conservation Area – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dinosaur Discovery Site, St. George Utah Temple, Red Cliffs Mall, Thomas Judd House.

3.9 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Dinosaur Discovery Site, St. George
101 min walk • The St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site is a fossil site and museum at Johnson Farm in Saint George, Utah. The museum preserves thousands of dinosaur footprints right at the original site of discovery.
4.1 miS
Historic structure for Mormon worship
St. George Utah Temple, St. George
104 min walk • The St. George Utah Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in St. George, Utah. Completed in 1877, it was the church's third temple completed, but the first in Utah, following the migration west of members from Nauvoo, Illinois, following the death of the church's founder, Joseph Smith.
2.8 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Red Cliffs Mall, St. George
72 min walk • Red Cliffs Mall is a shopping mall in St. George, Utah, United States that opened in 1990. It is the only major indoor shopping center between Las Vegas, Nevada and the Wasatch Front, located on Red Cliffs Drive, adjacent to Interstate 15.
3.7 miSW
Shopping
Thomas Judd House, St. George
94 min walk • The Thomas Judd House is a historic house in St. George, Utah. It was built in 1876 for Thomas Judd, an immigrant from England who converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1864 and settled in Southern Utah shortly after.
3.7 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Spiritual
St. George Tabernacle, St. George
95 min walk • The St. George Tabernacle is a historic building in St. George, Utah. It opened in 1876 to serve as a public works building, originally hosting church services and court hearings.
3.5 miSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Brigham Young Winter Home, St. George
90 min walk • The Brigham Young Winter Home and Office is a historic residence and museum located in St. George, Utah. Brigham Young was the foremost Mormon pioneer and second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who led its members to the Utah Territory.
3.8 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
St. George Children's Museum, St. George
97 min walk • St. George Children's Museum is a nonprofit children's museum in St. George, Utah. The mission statement of the museum is to provide vibrant and engaging interactive activities that invite children and families to discover, imagine and create. The Museum's green dragon mascot, “Rufus”, frequently shows up in logos.
3 miSW
37°7'38"N • 113°35'46"W
Dixie Red Hills Golf Course, St. George
78 min walk • Golf
3.4 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
St. George Opera House, St. George
87 min walk • The St. George Opera House, also known as the St. George Social Hall, is a historic building in St. George, Utah. It was originally built by the St. George Gardeners' Club as a wine cellar. As wine demand decreased, the building was expanded to host theatrical productions.
3.4 miSW
37°6'42"N • 113°34'55"W
St. George Art Museum, St. George
88 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
4 miSW
Victorian architecture
William F. Butler House, St. George
102 min walk • The William F. Butler House is a historic house in St. George, Utah. It was built as an adobe house in 1865 by William Franklin Butler, an early convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

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Red Cliffs National Conservation Area plan & book

Red Cliffs National Conservation Area – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)