George or Saint George is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Utah, United States. It is Utah's fifth-most populous city and the largest outside the Wasatch Front, with a population of 95,342 at the 2020 census. The St. George metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 208,000 residents. Located in southwestern Utah on the Arizona-Utah border, it lies in the northeasternmost part of the Mojave Desert, immediately south of the Pine Valley Mountains, which mark the southern boundary of the Great Basin. St. George lies slightly northwest of the Colorado Plateau, which ends at the Hurricane Fault.
Getting to St George
St. George is on Interstate 15, which travels southwest through Las Vegas, Nevada and into Southern California, and north through Salt Lake City into Idaho and Montana. Access from Denver, the Midwest and the east coast can be achieved by Interstate 70, 2 hours to the north via I-15.
Worth seeing
- 01Brigham Young Winter Home
Brigham Young, the Mormon leader who was instrumental in the settling of Utah, spent many of his winters here.
- 02McQuarrie Memorial Pioneer Museum
Operated by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers society, this museum has a lot of items from the pioneer era.
Things to do
- 01Taffyshop
- 02Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
The 62,000-acre Red Cliffs Desert Reserve lies immediately north of Saint George.
- 03Dixie Red Hills Golf Course
1250 North 645 West,.
- 04Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club
2537 W.
- 05Southgate Golf Club
1975 Tonaquint Dr,.
Where to eat
- 01Bear Paw Coffee Co
Place serves excellent fresh breakfast dishes all day.
- 02Riggattis Pizza
974 W Sunset Blvd,.
- 03Cafe Rio Mexican Grill
15 S River Rd,.
- 04Nielsen Frozen Custard
445 E St George Blvd,.
- 05Painted Pony
Fine dining restaurant serving lunch and dinner.
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