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Ash Creek Reservoir

Directions: Take exit 36 of I-15 about 30 miles north of St. George or about 24 miles south of Cedar City.  The Reservoir is right next to the freeway.
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Beaver Dam Slope

Directions:  (See the instructions for Lytle Ranch)  Lytle Ranch is the main access to Beaver Dam Wash.
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Beaver Dam Wash

Directions:  (See the instructions for Lytle Ranch)  Lytle Ranch is the main access to Beaver Dam Wash.
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Coalpits Wash, Zion National Park

Directions:  Go on UT 9 about 7.4 miles east of Virgin.  Just before the bridge, take the dirt road to the parking area by the road.  This is the trailhead for Coalpits Wash.

     eBird Data:   |  Coalpits WashGrafton |
  
  


Enterprise Reservoirs
  

Directions:  Go west of Enterprise on Main Street about 6 miles and bear left on the road that follows Little Pine Creek (FR 006).  Go 5 miles to the reservoir.
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Forest Park ~ submitted by Josh Kreitzer
  

Directions:  From I-15 southbound, take Exit 10 turn right then immediately left onto the frontage road, look for Middleton drive and turn right. Follow it until 1800 East and turn right into the Forest Park parking lot.
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Grafton

Directions:  Go south from Rockville on Bridge Road about 3.8 miles. [Grafton is located about 3 miles west of Rockville just south of the Virgin River].  Cross the bridge over the Virgin River and go right on Grafton Road.  Bear right at the next two junctions and proceed to the ghost town of Grafton.  (The riparian habit on the flood plane of the river is a good birding place).
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Gunlock Reservoir

Directions:  Go west on UT 8 (Sunset Boulevard) from St. George through Santa Clara to Shivwits. Take the road going right and  go about 5 miles to the reservoir.
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Harrisburg Ghost Town

Directions:  Approaching from the South: Take exit 16 of I-15 going east towards Harrisburg Junction and Zion Nat. Park. Go about a mile and a half and turn left (north, going towards Leeds) on UT 212 (becomes Red Cliff Road).  Go about 4 miles and  just past the road going to the north end of Quail Creek Reservoir.
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Hell Hole Pass Road  ~ submitted by Oliver Hansen

Directions:  Head west on Sunset Blvd in St. George passing through the town of Santa Clara. This road becomes Old HWY 91. You will enter the Shivwits Paiute Indian Reservation. Continue straight at the intersection to Gunlock...

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Hurricane Fields

Directions:  From SR 9 in Hurricane, go south on 700 West for about 2 miles, and turn right on 2060 South, follow this road past where it jogs left for about 1.6 miles, and turn right for another 1.2 miles. The paved road continues west around to Sand Hollow State Park.
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Ivins Reservoir  ~ submitted by Oliver Hansen

Directions:  Head west on Sunset Blvd in St. George passing through the town of Santa Clara. This road becomes Old HWY 91. Shortly after mile marker 20 you will see the entrance to the Kayenta Subdivision. About 4 tenths of a mile further you will see a small paved road on the north side of the road...

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Jacob Hamblin Home ~ submitted by Marilyn Davis

Directions:  From St. George take Hwy 91 west to Santa Clara. Take main road through Santa Clara and just before the road curves right look for the historical Jacob Hamblin Home sign, and turn right to parking area by hom
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Kolob Reservoir

Directions:  Go east of La Verkin on UT 9 about 5 miles to Kolob Reservoir Road (in Virgin) and turn left.  Go 23.5 miles to Kolob Reservoir.
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Kolob Reservoir Road

Directions:  Go east of La Verkin on UT 9 about 5 miles to Kolob Reservoir Road (in Virgin) and turn left.  The 23.5 mile route to Kolob Reservoir is good  for birding.  (The Left Fork Trailhead is located along UT 9 about 1 1/2 miles east of where the Kolob Reservoir Road takes off of UT 9).

     eBird Data:   |  Zion NP -- Kolob Reservoir Rd-- Left Fork Trailhead  (along UT 9) |
  (lower to upper) | -- Hop Valley Trailhead-- Kolob Terrace-- Lava Point |
                            |  Kolob Creek WaterfallKolob Reservoir |

  


LaVerkin Creek/Virgin River Confluence

See:  Virgin River/LaVerkin Creek Confluence

  

Leeds Creek
  

Directions:  Take Exit 23 of I-15 about 15 miles north of St. George (just north of Leeds).  Go west toward Silver Reef and enter the Dixie National Forest.  This road follow Leeds Creek for about 8 miles to Oak Grove Campground.
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Lytle Ranch Preserve   (the main access to Beaver Dam Wash)

Description: Lytle Ranch (see Lytle Ranch Area Map) is located in a section of the Mojave Desert that projects into Southwest Utah. This island of trees and water in the middle of a very dry desert lies along a migratory corridor, and creates an excellent stopping place for a great variety birds, many of which, not usually found in other parts of Utah. 
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Mathis Park
  

Description: (See Mathis Park Page)
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Oak Grove Campground
  

Directions:  Take Exit 23 of I-15 about 15 miles north of St. George (just north of Leeds).  Go west toward Silver Reef and enter the Dixie National Forest.  Go 8 miles to Oak Grove Campground.
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Pine Valley Campgrounds

Directions:  Turn east from UT 18 about 23 miles north of St. George.  Go about 10 miles through Central and Pine Valley to the campgrounds.

Description:  Merrill Webb's Description

     eBird Data:   |  Pine Valley Wilderness & Reservoir |
  
  


Pinto Creek

Directions:  Go south of New Castle (Iron Co.) on Main Street about 0.3 miles. and turn left on 200 South.  In about a mile the road come to New Castle Reservoir -- in about 4 more miles the road comes to Pinto Creek and continues about 6 miles along the creek to Pinto.

     eBird Data:   |  Pinto CreekNewcastle Reservoir (Iron Co.) | 
  
  


Quail Creek Reservoir
  

Dircetions:  Utah State Parks & Recreation
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Red Cliffs Campground

Directions:   Approaching from the South: Take exit 16 of I-15 going east towards Harrisburg Junction and Zion Nat. Park. Go about a mile and a half and turn left (north, going towards Leeds) on UT 212 (becomes Red Cliff Road).  Go about 4 miles and  just past the road going to the north end of Quail Creek Reservoir, turn left and go through a very narrow underpass of I-15 going east.  Continue on that road less then  2 miles to the campground.
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Red Hills Golf Course

Directions:  Take UT 18 north, to the outskirts of St. George.  The golf course is on the right
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Sand Hollow Reservoir  (State Park)

Directions:  While on I-15, take exit 16, towards Hurricane.  Travel for four miles and turn right at the light onto Turf Sod Road and follow the road south until it curves to the east and the entrance to Sand Hollow State Park.  Follow the paved road to reach a parking area, or turn right onto a dirt road just past the entrance station that circles the south and east sides.
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Seegmiller Pond  (Springs Pond)


Snow Canyon State Park

Directions:  Take UT 18 north of St. George a few miles to the state park.

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Springdale Pond

Directions:  From Zion Park Boulevard in Springdale (UT 9), turn southeast on the road just north of the Zion Park Inn.  Go down the hill to the pond.

     eBird Data:   |  Springdale PondSpringdale -- Tanner Amphitheater GraftonCoalpits Wash
  
  


Springs Pond  (Seegmiller Pond)

Directions:  Go east on St. George Boulevard in St. George going under I-15.  Turn right on River Road and turn left on 1450 South ("Stake Farm Road") immediately after you cross the Virgin River.  Go about a mile and turn left toward Spring Estates.  Springs Pond is located in a St. George City Park, adjacent to the Virgin River and Seegmiller Marsh.

     eBird Data:   |  Seegmiller Marsh Complex & Springs Park Pond | Washington Fields |
  


Tonaquint Park
  

Directions:  Go south on Bluff Street (UT 18) in St. George and turn right on Hilton Drive just before you get to I-15.  After you pass the golf course bear right on Dixie Drive.  Go a few hundred yards to the park entrance.
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Upper Sand Cove Reservoir

Directions:  Upper Sand Cove Reservoir is northwest of St. George, near the town of Veyo, a mile or two west of SR-18.  Heading north on SR-18 from St. George, the dirt road turnoff to Upper Sand Cove Reservoir is on the left (west) after
passing the Dameron Valley community and before reaching the Veyo Cinder Cone (large basalt cinder hill on the west side of SR-18).  If you reach the small town of Veyo you've gone too far. ~ Rick Fridell

     eBird Data:   |  Upper Sand Cove Reservoir |
  


Utah Hill
  

Directions:  This is a place you'd usually drop by on the way to Lytle Ranch.  (Click on "details" for directions to this location).
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Virgin River/LaVerkin Creek Confluence
  

Directions:  Take the SR-9 exit of I-15 and go through Hurricane and LaVerkin. After the second  light in LaVerkin proceed straight down the hill as if going towards Toquerville. Just before the LaVerkin Creek bridge at the bottom of the hill, turn left into a residential area. Continue on this road as it runs parallel to the creek, becomes a dirt road and ending at a small parking lot at the beginning of the confluence trail.
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Virgin River Parkway

Directions:  1. North end:  Take Exit 6 (I-15) in St. George going south (Riverside Drive/ Bluff Street).  Go right on Main Street and go to the end of the road to the trailhead.  
   2. South end:  Take Exit 4 (I-15) in Bloomington and go south on Pioneer Road. Go west on Man O'War Drive crossing the Virgin River to the parking area and trailhead on the other side.

     eBird Data:   |  Virgin River Trail -- Riverside Trailhead | Boots Cox ParkRiverside Marsh |
  
  


Washington Area

Directions:  About 4 miles northeast of St. George on I-15.

     eBird Data:   |  Washington City CemeteryGreen Springs Golf Course | Sullivan Virgin River Park |
   
  


Washington Fields
  

Directions:  Go east on St. George Boulevard in St. George going under I-15.  Turn right on River Road and turn left on 1450 South ("Stake Farm Road") immediately after you cross the Virgin River.  Go about 2 miles and turn left on 3000 East and Washington Fields.
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Welcome Spring

Directions:  This is a place you'd usually drop by on the way to Lytle Ranch.  (Click on "details" for directions to this location).
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West Canyon  (Part of Snow Canyon)

Directions:  On Snow Canyon Road north of Santa Clara, turn just south of the Snow Canyon Campground to Three Ponds at the head of West Canyon.

     eBird Data:   |  Snow Canyon SP  |
    
  


Zion National Park
  

Directions:  Just north of Springdale on UT 9.
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