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Red Cliffs Rec area/ campground
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Posted by rustipup (My Page) on Mon, May 30, 05 at 5:50
Greetings!
Just spent the day at Red Cliff's Recreation Area, Southern Utah! The campground is way cool! Trees are a rare treat in the high desert. Cottonwoods line a stream that flows out of Pine Mtn through the redrock and splits the campground down the middle. There are tons of hikes to do. Kids especially love to slide downt the slickrock into the streams at the waterfalls. Ancient Anasazi Indian pit houses and pictographs are on site, too. If anyone ever visits Southern Utah, this place is very nice and wooded. Many other places have no trees! Some even have awnings you camp under to avoid the hot sun. This place is run by the
BLM govt. I went there today and hiked up the creek 7 miles into the redrock mtns and found a hidden valley. Lots of wildflowers! Chuckwalla lizard, desert tortoise, too.
hope you like the pictures.
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RE: Red Cliffs Rec area/ campground
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| Sounds good. Don't go to any great lenghts, but do you have a rough idea what the elevation is at Red Cliffs. We always try and do a desert trip or two in the late fall/early spring. Thanks |
RE: Red Cliffs Rec area/ campground
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About 3500 ft. elevation. Great place in the fall. Nice weather. It sets in the foot of 10,000 ft Pine Mtn which gets snow. Since it is in the foothills, it does get cooler weather there than most of the flats and other areas
closer to St. George. Have fun! |
RE: Red Cliffs Rec area/ campground
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Jerry,
Great pictures as always. The turtle is cute. I especially love the one with the water and all the colors in it. It looks like a postcard. Thanks for sharing again. |
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