Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness Area | Utah

The remote 37,030-acre Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness Area is a 12-mile-long stretch of the Grand Wash Cliffs. St. George, Utah, the largest town in the area is 36 air miles north of the wilderness.

Filled with rugged canyons, scenic escarpments, miles of towering cliffs and sandstone buttes, the wilderness marks the transition zone between the Colorado Plateau and Basin and Range provinces. The cliffs are important habitat for the desert tortoise, gila monster and desert bighorn sheep. Vegetation is a mix of Mojave Desert shrubs, annual grasses and pinyon-juniper woodland from colder desert country.

Opportunities for finding solitude and engaging in primitive recreation activities in this beautiful but sparse land is outstanding.

Adventure is at Your Fingertips

Activities

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WILDERNESS
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BACKPACKING
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DISPERSED CAMPING
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WILDLIFE VIEWING
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PHOTOGRAPHY

Addresses

Public Lands Information Center
4001 East Aviator Drive
St. George
Utah
84790

Geographic Coordinates

36.428788, -113.803909

Fees

There are no permits, passes, or fees required to visit this wilderness area. It is free.

However, commercial, competitive, and large organized group events require a special recreation permit. Contact the local managing field office for more information about special recreation permits.

Recreational activities on any nearby state trust land require a permit from the State of Arizona.