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From blue powder to empty cigarette packs, vandalism is ‘nonstop’ at this Utah state park, workers say

As visitation grows at Snow Canyon State Park, high levels of vandalism have made maintaining the park “overwhelming” for its staff.

(Hunter Belcher) Blue dye from a powder canyon stains some of the petrified Navajo sandstone at Snow Canyon State Park near St. George in late December 2024. Trail technician Hunter Belcher spent five hours, and 24 gallons of water, cleaning up the vandalism.

(Hunter Belcher) Blue dye from a powder canyon stains some of the petrified Navajo sandstone at Snow Canyon State Park near St. George in late December 2024. Trail technician Hunter Belcher spent five hours, and 24 gallons of water, cleaning up the vandalism.