Photos of Snow Canyon State Park in Utah (Page 2)

These are photos of Snow Canyon State Park in St. George, Utah. The park offers a few very nice hikes through reddish-orange sandstone hills and mountains, black lava rocks and boulders, and a few lava tube caves. The park is located within about an hour of Zion National Park and makes a nice diversion for those that travel frequently to this part of the U.S. This is a destination well worth a day (or more) of hiking to see. Larger version of these photos of Snow Canyon in Utah can be viewed by using a mouse rollover, clicking an image, or using the Slideshow below. The following link can be used to add this page to your favorites. For more information about Snow Canyon State Park, visit their official website at: Snow Canyon.

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this photo shows some of the textures and shapes of the

mountains of Snow Canyon State Park in Utah

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The top of the 'Petrified Dunes' yields excellent views in every direction.

this is a view looking northwest in Snow Canyon

State Park

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Climbing to the top of the 'Petrified Dunes' in Snow Canyon is relatively easy. The sandstone is naturally layered providing something like steps that can be chosen to wind one's way to the top.

photo showing desert shrubs and mountains of Snow

Canyon State Park in Utah

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The floor of Snow Canyon is full of desert shrubs.

landscape photo of the white sandstone mountains

at the north end of Snow Canyon State Park in Utah

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The sandstone mountains in Snow Canyon gradually change from a deep reddish-orange to white as one travels further north through the canyon.

photo showing layering and uplift in Snow Canyon State Park

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Snow Canyon is full of wonderfully textured and colored sandstone.

photo showing the scenery along the west canyon road in

Snow Canyon State Park in Utah

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This is a view of the scenery along the west canyon road, open only to bikers and hikers.

scenery from atop a 'Petrified Dune' in Snow Canyon State Park in Utah

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This is a view looking north in Snow Canyon State Park in Utah.

photo looking north from a 'Petrified Dune' in Snow Canyon State Park

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This photo shows some of the lava field in Snow Canyon in Utah.

photo showing layering in the orange mountains of Snow Canyon

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There are signs of geological activity throughout Snow Canyon - sandstone layering, uplift, and volcanic activity.

photo of a climber on a cliff face in Snow Canyon State Park in Utah

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On the east side of Snow Canyon, there are sheer walls favored by climbers. the year.

photo of a chipmunk near a lava tube cave in Snow Canyon State Park

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Chipmunks seem to love the area around the lava tube caves.

photo of a Roadrunner in Snow Canyon State Park in Utah

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In spring and summer, roadrunners seem to enjoy Snow Canyon as much as the people.

Photos of Snow Canyon in Utah (page 1)

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