Utah State Parks is the common name for the Utah Division of State Parks;[1] a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. This is the state agency that manages the state park system of the state of Utah in the United States.
Utah's state park system began with four heritage parks in 1957: Sugar House Park (which was later removed from the system), Utah Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore, This Is the Place Monument in Salt Lake City, and Camp Floyd outside of Fairfield.Today, there are 46 Utah State Parks and several undeveloped areas totaling over 95000acres of land and more than one million surface acres of water. Utah's state parks are scattered throughout Utah; from Bear Lake State Park at the Utah/Idaho border to Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum deep in the Four Corners region, and everywhere in between.
The Division of State Parks also administers the Utah off highway vehicle, boating, and trails programs. In this capacity, they work to provide access to waterways and trails, and promote education, safety, and resource protection.[2]
The division's mission statement is "To enhance the quality of life by preserving and providing natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations."
| Park name | Web- site | County or counties | Size[3] | Elevation[4] | Year established | Visitors (2016)[5] | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/anasazi | acres (2.4 ha) | ft (2042 m) | 1970 | 20,824 | Interprets a large Ancestral Puebloan village occupied from AD 1160 to 1235. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/antelope-island | acres (11340 ha) | ft (1618 m) | 1969 | 398,147 | Protects Antelope Island, the largest island in the Great Salt Lake and habitat for bison, Pronghorn, and bighorn sheep. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/bear-lake | ft (1798 m) | 1962 | 249,781 | Comprises three units on Bear Lake. | |||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/stateparks/parks/camp-floyd/ | acres (16 ha) | ft (1487 m) | 1958 | 13,623 | Interprets sites from the time of a massive 1858-1861 U.S. Army camp prompted by fear of the Utah War. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/coral-pink | acres (1510 ha) | ft (1829 m) | 1963 | 82,427 | Preserves the only dune field on the Colorado Plateau, with a unique color caused by iron oxides and minerals in the Navajo sandstone. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/stateparks/parks/dead-horse/ | acres (2145 ha)[6] | ft (1798 m) | 1959 | 403,737 | Showcases views of the Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park from a finger of land once used as a horse corral. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/deer-creek/ | acres (1319 ha) | ft (1646 m) | 1971 | 283,744 | Adjoins the extremely popular 2965acres Deer Creek Reservoir. | ||||
| http://www.stateparks.utah.gov/parks/east-canyon | acres (108 ha) | ft (1737 m) | 1962 | 85,163 | Features a reservoir in a canyon first traversed by the Donner Party and soon thereafter by Mormon pioneers. | ||||
| https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/echo | 2018 | ?? | Echo Reservoir recreation. | ||||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/edge-of-the-cedars | acres (6.5 ha) | ft (1890 m) | 1978 | 9,626 | Interprets an Ancestral Puebloan village occupied from AD 825 to 1125. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/escalante | acres (546 ha) | ft (1798 m) | 1976 | 52,110 | Features petrified wood and other fossils plus a recreational reservoir. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/flight-park | acres (60 ha)[7] | ft (1569 m) | 2006 | No Data | Offers one of the world's best training sites for hang gliding and parasailing, plus a modelport for radio control aircraft. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/starvation | acres (1416 ha) | ft (1737 m) | 1972 | 100,489 | Features a 3495acres reservoir where early settlers once struggled against starvation. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/stateparks/parks/fremont/ | acres (360 ha) | ft (1798 m) | 1987 | 17,550 | Preserves rock art and artifacts from the largest Fremont culture village yet discovered. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/frontier-homestead | acres (4 ha) | ft (1768 m) | 1973 | 9,265 | Preserves historic structures and equipment from the 1850s to the 1920s, including Old Iron Town and an extensive collection of horse-drawn vehicles. Formerly called Iron Mission State Park. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/stateparks/parks/goblin-valley/ | acres (1479 ha) | ft (1524 m) | 1974 | 191,414 | Showcases an unearthly landscape of hoodoos and other rock formations. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/goosenecks | acres (4 ha) | ft (1372 m) | 1962 | 51,985 | Overlooks some dramatic meanders of the San Juan River. | ||||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20101013053621/http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/salt-lake | acres (66 ha)[8] | ft (1280 m) | 1978 | 396,911 | Maintains a public boat launch and 320-slip marina on the Great Salt Lake. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/green-river | acres (21 ha) | ft (1234 m) | 1965 | 56,828 | Features a shady campground, nine-hole golf course, and float trip launching on the Green River. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/gunlock | acres (222 ha) | ft (1097 m) | 1970 | 14,423 | Adjoins a 266acres reservoir. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/historic-union | acres (182 ha) | ft (2103 m) | 1992 | No Data | Comprises a 28miles rail trail on a route used by the Union Pacific Railroad from 1880 to 1989. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/huntington | acres (45 ha) | ft (1780 m) | 1966 | 30,708 | Features a warm-water reservoir. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/hyrum | acres (107 ha) | ft (1433 m) | 1959 | 75,073 | Surrounds a 450acres reservoir. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/jordan-river | acres (142 ha)[9] | ft (1433 m) | 2002 | 12,130 | Offers four tracks for off highway vehicles along the Jordan River. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/jordanelle | ft (1879 m) | 1995 | 403,136 | Comprises two recreation areas on Jordanelle Reservoir. | |||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/stateparks/parks/kodachrome/ | acres (906 ha) | ft (1768 m) | 1963 | 107,850 | Showcases 67 rock spires and other geologic wonders in a basin so photogenic it was named after Kodachrome film. | ||||
| https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/lost-creek/ | 2021 | No data | |||||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/millsite | acres (258 ha) | ft (1859 m) | 1971 | 28,805 | Features a reservoir and lands for off highway vehicles and mountain biking. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/otter-creek | acres (32 ha) | ft (1798 m) | 1964 | 31,361 | Features a 3120acres reservoir, begun in 1897 as one of the earliest dam projects in Utah. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/palisade | acres (26 ha) | ft (1768 m) | 1962 | 113,713 | Features a reservoir and 18-hole golf course on the former site of a private resort founded in the 1860s. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/piute | acres (16 ha) | ft (1798 m) | 1963 | 1,302 | Protects a quiet fishing reservoir on the Sevier River. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/quail-creek | ft (1006 m) | 1986 | 83,017 | Adjoins a 600acres reservoir surrounded by red rock desert. | |||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/red-fleet | acres (794 ha)[10] | ft (1676 m) | 1988 | 28,506 | Features a 750acres reservoir and a fossil trackway of dinosaur footprints. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/rockport | acres (223 ha) | ft (1829 m) | 1966 | 118,556 | Features a 1080acres reservoir. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/sand-hollow | acres (8341 ha)[11] | ft (914 m) | 2003 | 433,152 | Features a 1322acres reservoir and an extensive off highway vehicle recreation area. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/stateparks/parks/scofield/ | ft (2316 m) | 1965 | 21,860 | Features a 2800acres reservoir. | |||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/stateparks/parks/snow-canyon/ | acres (2995 ha)[12] | ft (945 m) | 1962 | 272,041 | Showcases a canyon carved out of colorful Navajo sandstone and landforms created by the Santa Clara Volcano. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/steinaker | acres (924 ha) | ft (1676 m) | 1964 | 37,519 | Features an 820acres reservoir. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/this-is-the-place | acres (182 ha) | ft (1500 m)[13] | 1957 | No Data | Interprets Utah's settlement era with a living history village and This Is the Place Monument. | ||||
| https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/utahraptor/ | 2021 | Not data | Features the Dalton Wells Dinosaur Quarry | ||||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/territorial-statehouse | acres (1.2 ha) | ft (1554 m) | 1957 | 7,957 | Interprets the capitol of Utah Territory, the state's oldest government building, constructed between 1852 and 1855. | ||||
| https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/utah-field-house/ | acres (0.8 ha) | ft (1615 m) | 1959 | 58,042 | Houses a state-owned museum of natural history. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/utah-lake/ | acres (125 ha) | ft (1372 m) | 1970 | 132,954 | Adjoins Utah Lake, the state's largest body of fresh water. | ||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/wasatch | acres (8738 ha)[14] | ft (1798 m) | 1968 | 336,230 | Features extensive recreational developments, including facilities built for the 2002 Winter Olympics. | ||||
| http://www.utah.com/stateparks/willard_bay.htm | ft (1280 m) | 1966 | 297,837 | Provides water recreation opportunities on a 9900acres freshwater reservoir on the floodplain of the Great Salt Lake. | |||||
| http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/yuba | acres (6451 ha)[15] | ft (1554 m) | 1970 | 105,819 | Features a reservoir on the Sevier River. | ||||