Birding spots · Utah

Best Birding Spots in Washington County, Utah

Tonaquint Park leads Washington County's birding spots with 203 species reported, best in spring. 91 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Tonaquint Park	203	3,677	119	171	103	148
Indian Canyon	194	1,539	78	176	104	113
Sand Hollow State Park	171	827	77	126	82	118
Ivins Reservoir	162	1,043	90	126	57	104
Ash Creek	162	691	70	125	66	96
Quail Creek State Park	153	904	83	116	41	94
Springs Park	151	795	87	123	61	96
Sullivan Virgin River Soccer Park	138	411	77	96	60	84
Harrisburg Canyon	136	676	83	99	45	74
Coalpits Wash	136	423	45	119	67	69
Gunlock State Park	132	339	53	108	52	68
Zion National Park	119	1,199	51	97	58	51
The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 706	113	515	48	88	41	53
Zion National Park (Pine Creek)	108	613	50	84	46	52
Santa Clara River	107	379	65	84	43	46
Pine Valley Reservoir	105	265	17	83	66	38
Kolob Reservoir	105	177	8	50	63	45
Ash Creek Reservoir	103	192	12	89	38	22
North Fork Virgin River	100	887	32	78	49	40
Zion National Park (Goose Creek Knoll)	98	299	0	56	88	53
Brooks Nature Park	96	443	42	75	35	47
Zion National Park (Mount Spry)	96	283	30	73	51	38
Harrisburg	95	153	14	80	34	31
Baker Reservoir	95	122	22	53	31	42
Snow Canyon State Park	94	699	39	72	36	44
Emerald Pools	92	535	36	65	47	44
Refrigerator Canyon	89	475	35	65	53	40
Royal Oaks Park	85	361	36	49	34	55
Jacob Hamblin Home Historical Site	81	144	29	68	48	36
Santa Clara Reservoir	79	199	32	54	24	50
Cottonwood Cove Park	79	139	54	52	30	28
Dicks Canyon	76	198	22	63	21	32
Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area	76	174	21	53	14	17
Welcome Spring	74	143	15	67	8	19
Santa Clara Reservoir (Sand Hollow)	74	118	35	48	42	37
West Saint George Spring	73	73	35	43	21	40
Oak Grove Recreation Area	72	97	0	60	31	23
Moquitch Hill	71	994	32	53	33	26
Zion Wilderness Area	71	233	17	61	31	25
Middle Fork Taylor Creek	71	188	10	50	35	32
City Creek	71	130	56	36	6	32
Zion National Park (The Organ)	70	510	30	50	34	34
Carrie Gaulbert Cox Park	70	495	39	57	24	30
Zion National Park (Pine Valley Peak)	69	140	7	52	40	33
Zion National Park (Court of the Patriarchs)	69	132	30	52	23	20
Community Center Park	68	222	40	44	20	22
Upper Sand Cove Reservoir	67	72	12	42	4	24
Mathis Park	66	111	33	43	28	36
Dixie National Forest (west)	66	59	16	43	26	17
Crosby Family Confluence Park	65	120	33	55	22	27