There aren't any good alternatives, other than taking the I-15 interstate north to St. George, supercharging there, and then taking the two-lane highways to Page (278 miles total). I suppose you could also take the route to supercharge in Kingman and then Flagstaff, AZ, and from there to Page, but it is much longer (386 miles).
Thanks, I was actually looking for a good highway exit in St. George. I read somewhere that the one shown on the Nav Screen is much longer than another on, but that post didn’t name it.
Ah… got it! The Nav map will tell you to take the Bluff Street exit, and then drive north on Bluff Street until you reach the Superchargers in the Sunset Plaza shopping area, by Starbucks. I always suggest that drivers pass that exit and then get off instead at the St. George Blvd exit; turn left and go one block to 1000 East; turn right and go one block, then turn left onto Red Hills Parkway. That Parkway will take you over the desert to Bluff Street without having to deal with all the traffic, stop lights, and lower speeds. When you come down the hill from the desert, turn left onto Bluff Street/Highway 18, and in just a couple of blocks the Superchargers are on your right, behind Starbucks.
Thanks for the tip! Just when I thought I had driven every (reasonable) desert highway, someone comes up with another one
The above referenced post still applies. Maybe even more so.
I totally agree. I don’t know how one would approach Tesla about an additional supercharger site in St. George, but I think one in Mesquite Nevada would be a good alternative. I recently took a trip to Lake Powell from Las Vegas and was concerned that the only supercharger between the two was St. George. The one upside was the adjacent Starbucks and The Egg and I restaurant.
I live in the area and will admit that the Supercharger site is not as convenient as in many locations. Still, if you get off at the exit for St. George Boulevard and take Red Hills Parkway to the plaza, it is fairly quick and free of congestion. Other Superchargers that I have used are also some distance from the highway (Page, Tremonton, Green River, Moab, Grand Junction). I would imagine that Tesla had problems convincing the businesses by the 4 major exits in St. George to let them install the Superchargers on their property, since these were among the first installed in the network cross-country, before it was clear that EVs were the future, inevitable, and could attract customers. Starbucks in Sunset Plaza was probably the closest they could get to the freeway at the time. Perhaps, as demand grows, they'll now be able to contract for another site closer to I-15…? Hope so! Soon they'll need more Superchargers along that corridor.
