The coolest place in the desert.
A spring-fed pool, 200+ climbing routes, crawdads in the river, and campsites under the stars — hidden inside a lava-rock canyon 25 minutes north of St. George.
One pass.
Everything included.
Your Canyon Access Pass covers it all: swimming, climbing, crawdad catching, hiking, pickleball, volleyball, and basketball. No add-ons, no upsells, no nickel-and-diming.
Kids under two are free, punch passes never expire, and the canyon walls keep you shaded while the rest of Washington County bakes. Built for Utah summers — bring the whole reunion.
See Things to Do
Four ways to spend a whole day
Spring-fed swimming
The pool is fed by a natural warm spring and freshly renovated — clean canyon water under open sky, in a private oasis that runs 12–15° cooler than St. George all summer long.
Rock climbing
Utah's only private outdoor climbing park. 200+ bolted basalt routes rise straight off the canyon floor, beginner walls to overhangs — and it's all included with your pass.
Crawdad catching
The Santa Clara River runs thick with crawdads. Grab a bucket and some bait, let the kids hunt the shallows, then boil your catch at a riverside picnic site.
The Lava Grill
Hand-dipped corn dogs, famous pie shakes, and cold drinks steps from the water. Leave the cooler at home — the grill has the canyon day covered.
Fall asleep to the river, wake up in the canyon
Campsites
31 sites along the Santa Clara
The Farmhouse
The historic settler home
Picnic Sites
Day-use riverside tablesTents only in the canyon — RV parking topside. Campsites and picnic sites book online year-round.
Open April through October
Locals get the good stuff.
Join free and get a buy-one-get-one pass today. Flash deals, season-opening dates, and crawdad-boil nights texted straight from the canyon. One or two texts a week, never spam.