Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

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{{Infobox protected area

| name = Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

| alt_name = Red Cliffs Desert Reserve

| iucn_category = V

| photo = Red Cliffs and Pine Valley Mountains.JPG

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| photo_alt = A photo of the Red Cliffs with Pine Valley Mountains in the background

| photo_caption = Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

| map = USA

| map_alt = A map of the United States showing the location of Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

| map_caption = Map of the United States

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| relief = 1

| location = Washington County, Utah, United States

| nearest_city = St. George, Utah

| coordinates = {{coord|37.156|N|113.554|W|region:US-UT|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| area = {{convert|44725|acres|km2|abbr=on}}

| established = 2009

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| governing_body = Bureau of Land Management

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| url = [https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/utah/red-cliffs-nca Official website]

}}

The Red Cliffs National Conservation Area is a {{convert|44724|acres|km2|adj=on}} National Conservation Area located in southwest Utah, north of St. George at the northeasternmost edge of the Mojave Desert.{{cite web |title=Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, Utah |publisher=Public Lands Information Center |url=http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=7990 |access-date=May 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306022720/http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=7990 |url-status=live |archive-date=March 6, 2013}} It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and was created as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.{{citation |last=Holt |first=Rush D. |title=Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington, DC |date=March 30, 2009 |url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.146: |access-date=May 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212052708/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.146: |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2012}}

The Red Cliffs National Conservation Area (NCA) is part of the larger multi-jurisdictional Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, which was created in 1996 to protect the habitat and populations of the desert tortoise and other species.{{cite web |title=Red Cliffs National Conservation Area |publisher=St. George Field Office, Bureau of Land Management |url= http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/st__george/blm_special_areas/national_landscape/national_conservation/red_cliffs_national.html |access-date=May 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225233015/http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/st__george/blm_special_areas/national_landscape/national_conservation/red_cliffs_national.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 25, 2013}} Part of the NCA was designated in 2009 as the Cottonwood Canyon and Red Mountain wilderness areas, which are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The Pine Valley Mountains and Dixie National Forest are north of the NCA. The NCA is located within the watershed of the Virgin River, a tributary of the Colorado River. There are over {{convert|130|mi|km}} of non-motorized trails in the NCA.