23 great things to do in St George, Utah!
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0:00 Introduction
0:11 Gunlock Falls
0:45 Veyo Pies
1:06 Aspiration Trail
2:10 Ride an ATV
3:20 Bear Paw Cafe
3:42 Candy Cliffs
4:27 Snow Canyon
5:15 Brigham Young Winter Home
5:50 Tuacahn Ampitheater
6:26 Kolob Canyons
7:18 Fossil Falls
7:45 Black Bear Diner
8:17 Red Cliffs
8:50 St George Tabernacle
9:33 Pioneer Park
10:45 Cedar Breaks
11:35 Viva Chicken
11:56 Fiiz
12:30 Jacob Hamblin Home
13:20 St George Temple
13:40 Temple Quarry Hike
14:16 Gooseberry Mesa
14:50 Zion National Park
That's me painting in Kolob Canyon. Thanks for including me in the video.
Yaaaa!!! I’m so glad you saw it. I remember chatting with you. :)
We are going in September! Looking forward to seeing the dinosaur tracks. Thanks for the video!
Have fun!
St. George is a very nice place. I was particularly impressed by how clean it is.
@Levi Littlefair California hate his hilarious.
Later you will Enjoy your cancer due to Radiation .
I live in St. George, and a person would be hard-pressed to find a more centrally-located city for some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. I've been to all of the places mentioned in this video and most are very lovely. However, like much of the nation, St. George is a very expensive place to live and visit. The public transportation is primitive considering that this is one of the fastest growing cities in the U. S. The infrastructure of the area is underbuilt making it difficult to drive in certain seasons--especially in the winter when people from the northern part of state move to their second homes here. It's a rather narrow, religiously-oriented city, extremely conservative and much of the city still functions as if it's 1975. The national parks are becoming grossly over-visited so it's probably best to visit in the off-season. The liquor laws are some of the most strict in the nation and affect hotels, restaurants, and other entertainment venues.
Would u prefer st George or cedar city? Or are they almost the same?
Religious people shouldn't be living in a beautiful environment like that they should be living in an environment which reflects religion more accurately ie. in a remote cave deep underground or the south pole.
@@thomaspayne5232 ‘religious people’ have made one of the most attractive, inviting and most beautiful cities in the USA. Maybe non ‘religious’ people should go dig a hole-or at least -stay out of ‘religious’ cities, states, so they are more ‘happy’.
@@dexterlewis7912 Cedar City although close, is like a world away. Much smaller, much slower pace, much cooler in summer and colder in winter with heavy snow pretty common. St George is the hub for shopping, medical and typical bigger city services.
I live here too and your criticisms are waaaaaaaay off base. It's actually shockingly cheap to live here, and statistically the St George area is very close to the national average. Public transportation is simply NOT NEEDED - it's insanely easy to get around town. Infrastructure is EXCELLENT - far better than any place back east or on the west coast. The idea that it's difficult to drive around here is ridiculous and bizarre.
Then, in terms of its 'narrowness' and being 'religiously oriented' and stuck in 1975 - those are outright slanders.
Honey, move back to California. That's where you belong.
I visit relatives in St. George during Feb. Lots to do. Especially like Tuacan, art galleries and the hiking.
How is the weather in February? We are looking at camping for the Winter down there.
Veyo pies is awesome. I'm moving to St George in 6 months.
You nail it
Great list, with great footage! Very helpful for planning a trip to St. George. Thanks!
Wow. Planning a day trip this weekend. Very helpful 👌
I live in St. George and let's not forget to mention Town Square and the many splash pads located throughout the city parks. Along with our many, many miles of paved trails for biking, roller blading, scooters, or just walking. There's also the E-bike rentals, Spin electric scooter rentals, Tonaquint Nature Park, The RinQ for roller skating, and Pine Valley just further North of Veyo. The restaurant scene here has almost doubled in the past 2 years. There's so many wonderful places to eat in addition to what was mentioned. If it's been along time since you've been here, you'll be surprised to see the amount of change and growth.
It is definitely growing quickly! Thanks for the other suggestions.
Julie, I have done so much there just since I made the video! The town square is delightful, as well as pine valley and it’s cute church. Thank you so much for sharing! - Matt
@@WereintheRockies Awesome! That's good to hear. There's so many amazing, scenic trails to explore too. And you're welcome!
Ya I went in a walking tour of downtown with all the sculptures and historic buildings. It was really nice. I want to make a st George guide with an audio walking tour of downtown!
Don't be fooled, for the outdoorsy type it's paradise, for the out-on- the-town type, unless you're 5 or over 55, it's borringgg, especially factoring in the population of the metropolitan area.
Vegas is nearby for that, they say...
Hey that was my friend Jessie painting that picture on top of Dixie rock haha! I had to do a double take and rewatch it a few times, crazy! This was a really great video! I absolutely love living in this beautiful, sunny, palm tree filled place!
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Absolutely great video and list I enjoy every minute of it 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent ! Excellent video . Best I’ve watched on St. George so far.
Thank you!!
great video! I am visiting with my toddlers in Sept and many things I will not be able to do. I do plan on making this a family trip in the future, I have older boys and they would loveeeeee doing many of these things. amazing.
Great Stuff; beautiful family. Wish I knew this info 15 years ago when my 3 were little.
This video is fantastic. Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video guys. I'm going to just get a second notebook right now cause you guys have so much info on things to do that are right up my alley. Thanks so much for sharing and all the hard work you put in your videos.
Thanks Scott! Really appreciate all the kind comments.
Make sure before you go to Saint George that you go during the Spring or fall when it's nice and cool temperatures easily reach 115 to 120 Fahrenheit in the summer so if you do plan to go in the summer make sure to Bring plenty of water and sunscreen
Thanks for the tips!
@@WereintheRockiesYou should have been sharing these tips nimwit!
Lovely, informative video. And lovely kids. Subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
Love love love the area of Southern Nevada, Southern Utah, and Arizona.
I can feel the energy just watching the videos! 💫
How about in July
We used this video to plan our recent trip to Southern Utah. THANK YOU for the great video! We loved the candy cliffs, red cliffs, kolob canyons, and viva chicken and of course Zion. So many great off the beaten path recs here.
Glad we could help!
Thank you, such an informative video of highlights from a local, I appreciate it a lot. My husband and I will visit St George in four weeks for the first time, so this video was very helpful.
You're welcome and you will love it. It is a beautiful town in a beautiful area.
I ❤ just keep swimming, rock!
Moved to parowan in December and I’m loving every minute of it. About 45 minutes north on 15 from st George
Hopefully we gave you some good ideas of what to see and do in St George.
Another great video, planning a trip to SW Utah in 2023. I passed through Utah between Texas and Idaho every Summer as a child. Now plan to show the wife, you've brought back memories and expanded the number of places to go.
Thanks
Have fun! And good luck planning your trip.
I've lived here for 4 years now and it's awesome.
You live in a beautiful place.
Wow! That stark white temple reminds me of the big one in LaJolla!
Yes! I’ve been there too
Love St George. My first morning in St George I saw my first rainbow end to end. Gorgeous area..
The best!
Nope cap it sucks here at st George trash I've lived here 4 7 yrs
A gorgeous city.
We stayed in St George as a home base while visiting the national parks last week. Great spot, lots of food options and grocery/stores. I got so much out of your channel planning our vacation this year!! Thank you! Also, we rented Ebikes from Pedego and rode up into Snow Canyon State Park. It was a blast! Highly recommend! We got up to 30mph coming back downhill. I felt like the roadrunner lol
We're glad we could help in your planning! Glad you had a great time. Thanks for the support.
@@WereintheRockies if you have any stuff for Colorado we are going there next year :) destination wedding in Durango
Great list!
Good to hear from you guys! Hope you’re doing well
@@WereintheRockies Doing great! We were just in St George and Salt Lake City last month. Next time we come back to Utah we will check out a lot of places. Thanks for putting this list together.
Just subscribed...great content. We visit there once or twuceca year. My two favorite places to eat there are Xetava Garden Cafe in Ivins, whichbis like Sedona, AZ. in miniature. Anasazi Steak House close to Santa Clara is awesome. Anyway, again, great content!
Thanks for the recommendations and thanks for subscribing!
I live in St. George most beautiful place on earth!! Most of the year is perfect, then we get brutal summers, it’s the desert
I did a road trip with my dad in 2014 around California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. We mostly visited the national parks. It so happens that I liked St. George the most out of all the cities we saw. Absolutely beautiful city with some of the friendliest people I'd ever met (kudos to the owner of the Chalet Motel who was extremely kind and helpful). I'm doing another road trip in August this year and I'll be going back to St. George for a day or two to see even more of the city and its amazing people.
Thanks for the video by the way, I'll make sure to visit some of the places you mentioned.
@@jvcdeadmoney You're welcome! Have fun visiting St. George again!
Im thinking to move to St George, and this video motivate me more to do it.... thanks...
You're welcome
One of my favorite places is Toquerville falls. Roads to get there are kinda rough so a 4X4 is required.
We will have to check it out!
Mad Pita Express in St. George has food so delicious and authentic! A must have everytime I visit.
Next time!
I remember in seventh grade we went on a field trip to see that house
Mrs Snow 7 th grade !
42 now
Dang
awsome, makes me wanted to retire here. although I'm not sure about the summer heat, too hot :)
Utah is so damn beautiful.
Yes it is!
Cool! i live in St. George!
oj did it
오늘 이 영상을 보고 내일 세인트조지 여행이 너무 기대되고 신나는 여행이 될거 같아요!!! (지나가는한국 여행자)
thanks for watching
@@WereintheRockies Thanks to you I saw beautiful cute stones and it was wonderful experience with my wife. The view was stunning. Thank you so much!
I like the one, smile at everyone you meet
Thanks for sharing!!
Which allow tent camping? Thanks for the video. I will try to visit in 2024
We haven't camped in St George so I can't help you with that but we do have an article about camping in Zion: wereintherockies.com/zion-national-park-where-to-camp-glamp-or-boondock/. Best of luck!
I’ve lived here 18 years and I didn’t know about a lot of these places!
Glad we could help you learn some new things to do there!
Pine Valley Mtns is not too far from St. George and is also a nice place to visit if you want to get up into some mountains.
We will have to check that out sometime. Thanks!
@@WereintheRockies Kolob Mountain is even better
Namasté & Ho’Oponopono 🌸👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 you are very good at creating videos.
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it.
Would you visit Gunlock if the water wasn't flowing? Thank you. Love your channel.
Good question! I haven’t been there when it wasn’t flowing. But climbing around red rock is something we like to do anyway, so yes, I would visit
@@WereintheRockies thank you.
I love to see videos about St George. But you shocked me when I saw Veyo Pies come up. I live Just a ways north bound from the pie place. Also, If you came up from St George and about five minute before you get to veyo. If you say an old looking wooden building with the Pylon sign with a bull dog on it. My family ran a restaurant there for a few years.
thanks for the fun video. it was very well made.
Was the bulldog sign near the volcano? (Just after the volcano if coming from the south?)
@@WereintheRockies Yes. its along that flat and straight road after the curve around the Volcano. And southbound it will be on your left.
@@ErikLambShank then yes, I do remember it! Cool!
@@WereintheRockies If you wanted a better look inside, the city wanted to promote small businesses to tourists and had a commercial made for us czcams.com/video/dRLW16D-3h4/video.html it would play in St George hotels for a while. if you watch, the guy in the light blue shirt, thats me.
Regardless, thanks for the nostalgia trip. While I don't miss washing the dishes I do miss our staff and regulars. Hope you and yours are doing well Matt.
I’ve been to Candy Cliffs
Please... if you move here or even come here to visit. Be respectful. Love it or leave. Don't try to change a damn thing. It's my home.
Amen! The last few years as more people have moved here, there’s more litter everywhere! I don’t understand why people want to move here and then trash it up! This is one of the most beautiful places in the world and it saddens me to see people having such disrespect😢
Agreed. Especially californios. Go back to the once golden state that you turned into a toilet and don't come here to ruin mine.
Looking for places to paint outside of st George. If you have a list of spots, please post! Thanks!
I can't think of anywhere specific. Good luck!
go to Patagonia Chile so beautiful
Hash house a go go is okay. A great local hidden gem is Pork Belly's!
St George looked like a national park.It seemed weird that a busy city was in the middle of so many killer landscapes and formations all around.
We ate at the Bear Paw Cafe the day after we got married. Good food.
Don’t forget the helicopter tour in Hurricane Ut., also the hot air balloon rides in Hurricane!
Ok. I'm going back to St. George this year with kids. The falls are open right now, I think? To get there do we just go to Gunlock State Park and there are signs showing how to get to the falls?
Just park on the road and follow the crowds! It's very easy to find.
@@WereintheRockies thank you!
at 6:50, what is the name of the trail in the slot canyon in Kolob canyon? there are so many trails at Red Cliffs, what is the name of canyon with waterfalls and ropes section to go around the water at 8:30? maybe youtubers bring up this trail but never states the name of the trail. Thank you in advance.
Red cliffs is super small. I don't recall the name of the hike but I also remember that you basically drive into the camping/day use area and follow the trail. The real trick is getting a parking space : )
@@WereintheRockies just want to tell you we finally made it to this trail in oct. such a awesome hike. no waterfalls but would love to revisit next april
Black Bear Diner is the best!!
Yes, it is very good.
It's called aspirational trail do it with the kids every weekend
tuachan is awesome. tickets are reasonable
yes it is!
If one was visiting St. George for a few days, what place to you recommend as optimal to take advantage of the best places & things to do there?
We are creating a guide for it right now, but snow Canyon, pioneer park, tuacan, and Kolob are the first things that come to mind
Snow Canyon, Tuacahn Amphitheater, and an hour-ish drive over to Zion.
Others not mentioned are the Red Hills Desert Garden, Kayenta Xteva arts village, Ancestor Square downtown, Leeds/historic Silver Reef ghost town
Great video. I've lived in St George for 9 years and am thinking about finally buying, in Hurricane, but the only question that keeps me up at night is the water issue. Do you think we will run out of water in 10-20 years, is there a chance that owning a house here could turn into a bust/full financial loss because of the water issue one day?
Good question! We do not know the answer to that.
It's a definite possibility
Yes. Guaranteed.
Bacon rock
If you’re gonna mention side-by-side motoring and off-road vehicles you have to mention Sand Hollow Park
Thank you
Red Rock
Visitors! While hiking Please remember to bring water and sunscreen, this is desert country people. Gets triple digit weather here in summer.
Yes!
By any chance have y’all done a tour guide or related on Mesa Verde National Park. My wife and I our very interested in visiting this NP. We understand there are guided tours and such and would like to know the in and outs of the park.
Thanks for asking Sean. I haven't completed one yet, but it's on the agenda. I'm hoping next year. Mesa Verde is a wonderful place; one of the coolest national parks I've been to. Sorry, I just don't have one ready yet.
@@WereintheRockies that is great to know we will definitely be looking forward to it. We plan on doin Grand Teton this year and yalls videos have been a wonderful guide. Thank you
You’re very welcome. Hope you have a great time
Ive been there in 2019, you should go to the info center and book a guided tour.
You should take the Cliff Palace tour, its the best
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Im Wanting to move to Utah soo bad🙄😕
My sister lives there! I never knew they had so many beautiful spots! I only been to Zion & Pine Valley! I will be visiting more often!
Please do!
Utah in general is a beautiful State. It get so much backlash because it's a 'Mormon' State but honestly most Mormons I've met are super friendly. Not everyone is like 8Passengers.
Very beautiful indeed.
You pronounced Zion right!!
We have a place kinda similar to the Candy Cliffs ( but a bit more extreme) in Northern Los Angeles. It’s called Vasquez Rocks!
In need to check that out!
@@WereintheRockies You should. It’s right off of the 14 freeway. Very dramatic rock formations. It’s named after a fugitive who was hiding out there. I pass it but haven’t been to it! 😂 Tsk. Tsk.
St George is beautiful.
Now it's aka forever trash
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What I liked about st George was the altitude. 6k feet high made great gas mileage and much less atmospheric pressure up that HIGH
Elevation at St George is 2700 feet in elevation.
Umm. No
OJ Did it lol
My biggest fear is running into bears with all the awesome places you show. Is there a chance of that happening ?
Not in St George or the surrounding area. But in Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier, etc., yes there is.
Not in St George, though about once or twice a year mountain lions are spotted near or even in neighborhoods on the edges of the area. People's swimming pools look like very clean ponds to them where they can get a drink.
Richard might be into farming.
Blk bear I’d doooo good
Tons of food!!
Called 4-28-22 Lady on the phone said water is low and probably won’t run this entire year😢
that's too bad.
Born and raised
Via Orlando
Last name Hawkins/ Brazzeal
If you know ya know
Tell you what: One of them ISN'T attending a "session" at the ST. George LDS Temple!
Someone put oj did it on the rock 💀
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Who went to school at the sixth grade center?
Just being a tourist doesnt increase the perception of the town . Making people smile and entertaining them is important. Corruption is taking the beauty from this place. Listen to everything thats occuring then ask yourself if its got a future.
Pardon if you've mentioned this in one of your videos but I don't recall hearing it. Didn't know if you were familiar with the thriller/horror film THE CAR (1977) and that most of all of it was shot in these scenic Utah regions. Thought youd be interested. It's a decent Jaws-ripoff with a killer car hunting down people but it's got great scenery. Here's a video that shows some of the locations. czcams.com/video/hBlHMBfH_Lg/video.html
per wikipedia page - Parts of the film were shot in St. George, Hurricane-LaVerkin Bridge, Zion, Kanab, Crazy Horse Canyon and Glen Canyon in Utah.
First, I did NOT know about this! I’ll check it out. Second, I have not forgotten about your suggestion to watch Everythijg in the song is true, and started watching it the other day! Still need to finish it though. Lol
@@WereintheRockies Hey it's not like you're a jet-setting World Traveler or anything, you got plenty of time, HaHa! Glad to send something your way you may find interesting. As a movie nerd, I love seeing these films set in iconic places. Also recently loved seeing Clint Eastwood's The Eiger Sanction, filmed in Zion, Monument Valley and Switzerland. Great footage.
Great video! Check out our outdoor sculpture gallery downtown St. George, Utah
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JLY
Fiz is only in utah
Dinosaur tracks? REAL ONES?
Yes, isn’t it crazy?!
@@WereintheRockies Absolutely! I wonder how much more dinosaur evidence there is between Utah, Nevada and California?
@@AllBrightColors I know! Well, there’s even a dinosaur national monument in northern Utah with tons of fossils
There are so many dinosaur tracks around St. George. By far, the best ones are at the Dinosaur Discovery Site! It's a small museum with an amazing collection of dinosaur footprints ❤
When you visit St. George. Just remember to go home. No seriously. :-)
Those skyrocketing real estate prices sure aren't bad, though, are they? A friend's St. George house has appreciated $33,000 a month for the last two years. So you don't like smart investment vehicles?
Why don't you just ask all your local realtors to stop marketing and selling homes then? And the developers who are building them as fast as they can? Sounds like your problem is with your own. Might want to think about that.
Then again, EVERYONE from low-population states say this. Oregonians say the same. Missoula, MT has exploded since Covid. Reno is growing like crazy. It's just so easy to think you're alone and no one is experiencing the same thing - nothing new under the sun.
Yo vivo aquí y esta excelente, si te gusta que el gobierno te mantenga y que el gobierno te diga que hacer por favor quédate en tu ciudad, gracias
Hay mucho Hispano ayi?
@@kaygomez1927 no , no hay muchos
Definitely move there from California. Utah needs more Californians.
1 don’t move here it’s full
The 24th one is:
LEAVE!