Santa Clara River Reserve Trail System

Cholla Trail

Recommended Users: Equestrians, Hikers, Mountain Bikers
 
Type: Two-track
 
Length: 1 mile
 
Difficulty:   Easy/Easiest 

Management Area: Santa Clara River Reserve

 
Zone: 3
 
Managing Agency: BLM
 
Access: Tukupetsi Trailhead – From St. George, travel north on Bluff Street. Turn left on Sunset Blvd. Continue on Sunset Blvd as it turns into Santa Clara Drive. Continue 0.5 miles past the Jacob Hamblin Home and turn left onto a gravel road that leads to the Tukupetsi Trailhead.
 

Description: Cholla Trail is an old road. In the future, a trailhead will be located at its northern terminus, but for now, please do not leave the Santa Clara River Reserve as the other side of the gate is private property. Combine the Cholla Trail with Lower Graveyard Trail for a pleasant loop through desert country.

Cholla Trail

Reserve Trails Map

Reserve Brochure


Cholla (Opunita echinocarpa)