From Cedar City travel north on 1- 15, 18 miles to Parowan. From Parowan take State Road #143 south, approximately 3 miles to FR #049 in First Left Hand Canyon. Follow #049 beyond Vermillion Campground entrance, 200 yards. Trailhead is on north side of road at an elevation of 7,000 feet.

DESCRIPTION:

The trail begins immediately with a series of switchbacks through scrub oak, pinyon, juniper and ponderosa. The trail keeps working to a rim overlooking the road and Vernillion Castle campground. Rock formations are on the rim and are composed of conglomerates and sandstone. Trail climbs steeply through grotesque rock formations before working to a ridge spine. The trail works up ridge spine below a massive red rock cliff. The trail then crosses a sidehill of pinyon/juniper until it comes out to a large flat rock platform looking directly into Vermillion Castle and across the canyon to Noah's Ark. The view is breathtaking.

PERTINENT USGS MAP(S): Parowan

**The Vermillion Castle trail was featured on'Along the Way with David Bert' . Listen to the KNPR feature with RealPlayer.