Rt. 12 travels right through the Red Canyon in Dixie National Forest.
Cut into the sculpted Claron limestone of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, Red Canyon’s most immediately striking natural feature
is its variety of weirdly sculpted erosional forms variously described as turrets, hoodoos, pinnacles, or spires.
These geologic features extend along the byway for almost four miles, ending on top of the plateau edge.