Dixie National Forest

With almost 2 million acres to explore, there are endless opportunities for your enjoyment, and relaxation.


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Photo credit: USDA Forest Service

Welcome to the Dixie National Forest! The Dixie National Forest, with headquarters in Cedar City, Utah, occupies almost two million acres and stretches for about 170 miles across southern Utah. It straddles the divide between the Great Basin and the Colorado River. Elevations vary from 2,800 feet near St. George, Utah to 11,322 feet at Blue Bell Knoll on Boulder Mountain. The southern rim of the Great Basin, near the Colorado River, provides spectacular scenery. Colorado River canyons are made up of many-colored cliffs and steep-walled gorges. The Forest is divided into four geographic areas. High altitude forests in gently rolling hills characterize the Markagunt, Pansaugunt, and Aquarius Plateaus. Boulder Mountain, one of the largest high-elevation plateaus in the United States, is dotted with hundreds of small lakes 10,000 to 11,000 feet above sea level.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/dixie

Wilderness Areas/Wild & Scenic Rivers

Ashdown Gorge Wilderness - Ashdown Gorge Wilderness displays eroded, multicolored Wasatch limestone, meadows, and forestland including a significant stand of bristlecone pine, known as the Twisted Forest, in the northern corner.

Box-Death Hollow Wilderness - The Box-Death Hollow Wilderness is a wild and remote area with deep canyons, slickrock, and forests.

Cottonwood Forest Wilderness - The area is characterized by deep, narrow red rock canyons with intermittent surface water and seasonal flows. There are no designated system trails in the wilderness and travel is limited due to steep terrain.

Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness - A mountain island surrounded by desert, Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness preserves numerous lush meadows and a beautiful forest of Engelmann spruce in the south, and spruce mixed with fir, pine, and large stands of aspen in the north.

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