Paddle and Hike to Petroglyphs in Quail Creek State Park in Utah

Near St. George, Utah, there isn’t a lot of water, but there is the Quail Creek State Park and it’s the perfect lake for recreation and history. I went to the park for a 3-hour tour paddleboard tour culminating with a hike to some nearby ancient petroglyphs. Dig Paddlesports, who rents watersports equipment at the park, hosted the tour. I met my guides and group at 8 am at the lake to get an early start on the day and avoid the 100+ degree temperatures. There, we received our gear and a thoughtful introduction to the area’s geography from our guides Bill and Pat. Quail Creek Quail Creek State Park is a 600-acre reservoir diverting water from the Virgin River. Two dams form the reservoir, one of earth and on the other side, concrete. Glowing red sandstone mesas surround the lake in the middle of the Virgin Anticline formation. Our group of nine paddled in the middle of the unique geology about 40 minutes over to a gypsum shoreline. It’s been a few years since I paddle boarded and my sea legs aren’t what they used to be. Luckily I was hot and happy to get wet from my frequent […]

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