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Dixie National Forest
National Forest

Dixie National Forest

Utah · UT

2.0M

Acres

19

Campgrounds

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Utah's largest national forest at nearly two million acres, Dixie stretches 170 miles across southern Utah's spectacular high plateaus, serving as the scenic connective tissue between Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and Cedar Breaks National Monument. Red Canyon along Highway 12 features brilliant crimson hoodoos rivaling those in Bryce Canyon but with far fewer visitors, while the Aquarius Plateau rises above 11,000 feet as the highest timbered plateau in North America. The forest's location in one of the least light-polluted regions of the country provides some of the darkest skies in the United States, making it exceptional for stargazing. Blue spruce, ponderosa pine, and aspen forests blanket the plateaus above vast expanses of red-rock canyon country, creating dramatic elevation-driven contrasts. Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness, Boulder Mountain, and the Powell Point area offer outstanding backcountry hiking, while Panguitch Lake and wide Hollow Reservoir provide trout fishing at elevation. The forest's diverse terrain supports mule deer, elk, mountain lions, and pronghorn, along with reintroduced California condors that soar above the Vermilion Cliffs.

Source: fs.usda.gov

From Wikipedia

Dixie National Forest is a United States national forest in Utah with headquarters in Cedar City. It occupies almost two million acres (8,000 km2) and stretches for about 170 miles (270 km) across southern Utah. The largest national forest in Utah, it straddles the divide between the Great Basin and the Colorado River. In descending order of forestland area it is located in parts of Garfield, Washington, Iron, Kane, Wayne, and Piute counties. The majority of forest acreage lies in Garfield County.

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