Red Cliffs Utah Temple
Historic sites
St. George's second Latter-day Saint temple, dedicated in March 2024 on a fourteen-acre site in Washington Fields. The grounds are open to the public; the interior is not.
A Second Temple for a Growing County
The Red Cliffs Utah Temple stands on a fourteen-acre site in the Washington Fields area, on the eastern edge of the St. George valley. It was announced in October 2018 as the Washington County Utah Temple, renamed Red Cliffs in June 2020, and dedicated in March 2024.
Its location tells you why it was built. The historic temple sits downtown, where the city began; Red Cliffs sits out where the city has actually been growing, in country that was farmland within living memory and is now among the fastest-developing parts of Washington Fields. A single downtown building had stopped being sufficient a long time before the second one opened.
Visiting
The landscaped grounds and the exterior are open to the public at no cost, and nobody will ask what brought you. Access indoors follows the same rule as every other temple.
The setting is the reason to make the drive. Where the downtown temple is hemmed in by a historic street grid, this one sits in open ground with long views toward the Pine Valley Mountains and the red rock, and it is lit after dark.
Parking is on site and unhurried, which is not true of the downtown site on a busy day.
Which Temple You Are Looking For
Visitors regularly arrive at one temple intending the other, and the two are about eleven miles apart. If you want the pioneer-era landmark, the visitors' center, or a walk around historic downtown, you want the St. George Utah Temple instead. There is no visitors' center at Red Cliffs.
Our guide to the two temples of St. George covers the differences, the access rules that apply at both, and which suits a short visit.
Frequently asked questions
When was it dedicated?
March 2024. Note that it spent its first years under a different name — older listings, news coverage and maps may still call it the Washington County Utah Temple, which is the same building.
Where is it, exactly?
On a fourteen-acre parcel in the Washington Fields area, on the eastern side of the valley — roughly eleven miles from the downtown temple and well outside the historic center. Navigate to it by name rather than heading for old St. George.
Is it worth visiting instead of the downtown temple?
As well as, rather than instead of, if time allows. For a single stop most visitors are better served downtown, where the history and the visitors' center are. Come here if you want space, a quiet walk and somewhere to park without circling.
When is the best light for photographs?
The hour before sunset, when the light arrives across the fields rather than from overhead, and the building has open sky behind it rather than a street grid. It is also lit after dark, which gives a very different photograph from the same spot.
Can I go inside the Red Cliffs Utah Temple?
Outdoors, yes — the grounds and exterior are open to anyone at no cost and nobody will ask what brought you. Indoors follows the standard rule for these buildings. Note there is no visitors' center at this site; that is downtown, and it is open to everyone.