Right, too hot.  At times like this, sometimes you gotta check into a motel with A/C.  Re-group; get a nice shower and a good meal; do some Internet research.  These are unusual times.  Cedar City is an hour north of St. George and 2000 feet higher in elevation, but then you gotta go up into the mountains (awesome by the way) and hope you can find a place to camp.  And, then backtracking the next day on your way to CA.

Mequite, NV is also an option.  Cheap casinos with cheap hotels there (Virgin River is one).  At least that way, you are not backtracking.  Should be relatively easy to get a room on a Sunday night.  I don't know your timeframe and schedule.

A good night's sleep is often worth the bucks spent.

    On Sunday, June 27, 2021, 4:47:59 PM PDT, Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 St George is down low & could be very warm. I might suggest you go a little farther & get up into the mountains where it will be much cooler. 

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> On Jun 27, 2021, at 7:07 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:
> 
> Vanners,
> Syncro Safari got burned out of AZ. Now it's near the four corners area of Utah.
> 
> I'm going to be driving from CA and it's nearly 800 miles so I'll have to break the drive. I thought to stop over in St. George Ut. cause it's about 1/2 way.
> Anyone know of a place to park [free or very, very cheap] in or near St George?
> TIA
> Mike hoping his van actually makes it.