Tourism in St George?

[Muhnay]

Originally Posted by drwnorth

Many communities just about everywhere you go have realized the positive benefits which can make for a better community, jobs, attract business, reputation, etc. by developing, promoting tourism.

Does SG have an active Economic Development plan or agency which encompasses tourism ?

Can someone clue in the El Paso government then? Cause they have not yet figures that out. =)

I was looking at the St George website and it seems they have plenty of different things to draw the tourist dollar.

[Nomianca]

There is a lot too do here actually. Like someone said, Spring Break used to be a crowd pleaser but not so much anymore. At least, not in the way that Spring Break is generally thought of. Lots of families come down for some sun.

The St. George Marathon draw crowds, as well as the Huntsman World Senior Games. There is also the Art Festival Easter Weekend that draws alot of people.

[goozer]

I imagine that along with the retirees, tourism results in some of the largest annual revenue for St. George. St. George is a terrific staging ground for all the outdoor recreation that southern Utah has to offer. For one thing, it is close to Zion NP, Bryce NP, and Capital Reef NP in Utah and Grand Canyon NP (North Rim, i.e. the "better rim") in Arizona. All of these parks are simple day trips from St. George. A lot of tourist money is spent in St. George by people who come to visit the spectacular red rock scenery. Also, as the largest city in southern Utah, St. George gets a fair amount of business conference traffic for that region which fills up hotels, etc.

In fact, beyond tourism and catering to retirees, I'm not sure what major industry St. George has.

[illinoisboy]

So, what is there to do in St George? I know about the dinosaur and nature museums, along with downtown and the Town Square. Are these places worth the visit? I will be in town the end of June, and we're looking for stuff to do. What about the Desert Arberetum? That sounded interesting.

[dogmom]

So you'll be here in a couple weeks,too bad it's getting so hot..a lot of the great things to do involve a little hiking, not strenuous but out of the car type of stuff.

Hmm....we usually hang in the house during the summer, let me give it some thought...

[Nomianca]

Originally Posted by illinoisboy

So, what is there to do in St George? I know about the dinosaur and nature museums, along with downtown and the Town Square. Are these places worth the visit? I will be in town the end of June, and we're looking for stuff to do. What about the Desert Arberetum? That sounded interesting.

We usually stay inside in the summer as well. Just gets to hot to do much, unless you do it EARLY EARLY morning.

The Dinousaur place is cool, but I would definitely say young children would get more of a kick out of it than adults, unless you are really into Paleontology. Town Square is very nice and has been geared for outdoor functions and market type things. The Wildlife Museum I have heard is VERY cool but we have never been there. I am not familiar with the Desert Arboretum.

[NYtoVT]

Don't forget Cedar Breaks National Monument about 50 miles north just east of Cedar City. Cedar is at 5600 feet and is usually 15-20 degrees cooler than the St. George area. Cedar Breaks is at almost 10,000 feet and can be as much as 30-40 degrees cooler than St. George.