Quail Creek State Park
On the water near Hurricane
The shoreline is volcanic rock rather than sand — water shoes make the difference.
The warmest water in the county by late May, and quieter than Sand Hollow next door.
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Red Cliffs Recreation Area
Short red-sand trails to waterfall pools and petroglyphs, in the reserve between Hurricane and St. George.
Sand Hollow State Park
Red rock standing in blue-green water with sand dunes behind it — the closest swimming, boating and dune riding to Hurricane.
River Rock Roasting Company
Coffee, wood-fired pizza and a deck built out over the Virgin River gorge, on the road to Zion.
Toquerville Falls
Desert waterfalls at the end of a rough road north of La Verkin — swimming holes with nobody selling anything.
Snow Canyon State Park
Petrified dunes, lava tubes and white-on-red sandstone in a canyon you can walk across in an afternoon.
Gooseberry Mesa
Slickrock mountain biking on a mesa above town, with the Zion skyline in view most of the way round.