Padre Canyon
| Padre Canyon | |
|---|---|
View of the saddle in Padre Canyon from the main hiking trail | |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Washington |
| Population center | Ivins |
| Coordinates | 37°11′02.8″N 113°39′20″W / 37.184111°N 113.65556°W |
Padre Canyon is adjacent to Snow Canyon State Park and Red Mountain in Ivins, Utah, United States, and features a three-sided canyon and scenic sentinels carved from the red Navajo Sandstone. Padre Canyon is part of the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, a 62,000 acre protected area that contains three distinct ecosystems: the Mojave Desert, the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin. Geological features of the canyon include Padre Rock, the Padre Arch, pillared rock formations and sand dunes.