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Red Cliffs Desert Reserve Trail System

Silver Reef Trail

Approved Trail Users: Hikers
 
Length: 0.16 miles
 
Reserve: Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
 
 
Property Ownership: BLM
 
Access: Red Cliffs Recreation Area – From St. George, travel north on Interstate 15 to Exit 22. At the end of the freeway off-ramp, turn right onto the frontage road. After approximately 2 miles, turn right just past the sign for the Red Cliffs Recreation Area. Proceed under the two freeway tunnels, and follow the paved road into the campground. Pay a day use fee and park in the day use area parking lot.
 
Description: The Silver Reef Trail leads to a lookout of the Silver Reef. Not just another pretty red rock face, the Silver Reef was mined for its deposits of silver (the only know silver ore deposits in a sandstone formation in the world).

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