Pioneer Names

Some early St. George settlers wrote their names on the rock face with axle grease. It's a neat little historic adventure. This trail can be done from either the northern parking lot or the southern parking lot as it kind of does a loop trail. There is a trail that connects both parking lots. The pioneer names can be seen from the street, not clearly, but it's possible. To get to the pioneer names quickly, use the northern parking area. If you want to see the natural arch first, then use the southern parking area, but it's all one trail. Either way, this entire hike isn't long and it doesn't really change much in elevation unless you want to hike right up to the pioneer names. We started this hike from the southern parking lot. The trail goes directly to the cliffs and you will see the natural arch. The trail then follows the cliffs for a little ways and you may even see some rock climbers. This is an approved area for rock climbing in Snow Canyon State Park and it looks like it could be lots of fun! You can see the many anchors and bolts on the sandstone too. The pioneer names are located under shallow alcove and they were made using wagon axle grease. Names such as Harman Gubler March 4 1881, Jacob Gubler Aug 30 187, Samual Wittwer, and others were made here. It's pretty neat to see up close and worth the steep climb to get close. If not, you can stay below the alcove and get a good view of them too. These were made by early St. George settlers. This was a fun and quick adventure to see some history of Snow Canyon State Park.