Park name
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Web- site
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County/counties
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Size
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Elevation
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Year established
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Visitors (2016)
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Remarks
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Anasazi State Park Museum |
※ |
Garfield |
6 acres (2.4 ha) |
6,700 ft (2042 m) |
1970
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20,824
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Interprets a large Ancestral Puebloan village occupied from AD 1160 to 1235.
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Antelope Island State Park |
※ |
Davis |
22,022 acres (11340 ha) |
5,308 ft (1618 m) |
1969
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398,147
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Protects Antelope Island, the largest island in the Great Salt Lake and habitat for bison, Pronghorn, and bighorn sheep.
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Bear Lake State Park |
※ |
Rich |
|
5,900 ft (1798 m) |
1962
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249,781
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Comprises three units on Bear Lake.
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Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum |
※ |
Utah |
40 acres (16 ha) |
4,877 ft (1487 m) |
1958
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13,623
|
Interprets sites from the time of a massive 1858-1861 U.S. Army camp prompted by fear of the Utah War.
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Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park |
※ |
Kane |
3,730 acres (1510 ha) |
6,000 ft (1829 m) |
1963
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82,427
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Preserves the only dune field on the Colorado Plateau, with a unique color caused by iron oxides and minerals in the Navajo sandstone.
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Dead Horse Point State Park |
※ |
Grand and San Juan |
5,300 acres (2145 ha) |
5,900 ft (1798 m) |
1959
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403,737
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Showcases views of the Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park from a finger of land once used as a horse corral.
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Deer Creek State Park |
※ |
Wasatch |
3,260 acres (1319 ha) |
5,400 ft (1646 m) |
1971
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283,744
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Adjoins the extremely popular 2,965-acre (1,200 ha) Deer Creek Reservoir.
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East Canyon State Park |
※ |
Morgan |
267 acres (108 ha) |
5,700 ft (1737 m) |
1962
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85,163
|
Features a reservoir in a canyon first traversed by the Donner Party and soon thereafter by Mormon pioneers.
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Echo State Park |
※ |
Summit |
|
|
2018 |
?? |
Echo Reservoir recreation.
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Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum |
※ |
San Juan |
16 acres (6.5 ha) |
6,200 ft (1890 m) |
1978
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9,626
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Interprets an Ancestral Puebloan village occupied from AD 825 to 1125.
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Escalante Petrified Forest State Park |
※ |
Garfield |
1,350 acres (546 ha) |
5,900 ft (1798 m) |
1976
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52,110
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Features petrified wood and other fossils plus a recreational reservoir.
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Flight Park State Recreation Area |
※ |
Salt Lake and Utah |
147 acres (60 ha) |
5,146 ft (1569 m) |
2006
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No Data |
Offers one of the world's best training sites for hang gliding and parasailing, plus a modelport for radio control aircraft.
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Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation |
※ |
Duchesne |
3,500 acres (1416 ha) |
5,700 ft (1737 m) |
1972
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100,489
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Features a 3,495-acre (1,414 ha) reservoir where early settlers once struggled against starvation.
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Fremont Indian State Park and Museum |
※ |
Sevier |
889 acres (360 ha) |
5,900 ft (1798 m) |
1987
|
17,550
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Preserves rock art and artifacts from the largest Fremont culture village yet discovered.
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Frontier Homestead State Park Museum |
※ |
Iron |
11 acres (4 ha) |
5,800 ft (1768 m) |
1973
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9,265
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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.
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Goblin Valley State Park |
※ |
Emery |
3,654 acres (1479 ha) |
5,000 ft (1524 m) |
1974
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191,414
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Showcases an unearthly landscape of hoodoos and other rock formations.
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Goosenecks State Park |
※ |
San Juan |
10 acres (4 ha) |
4,500 ft (1372 m) |
1962
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51,985
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Overlooks some dramatic meanders of the San Juan River.
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Great Salt Lake State Park |
※ |
Salt Lake |
162 acres (66 ha) |
4,200 ft (1280 m) |
1978
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396,911
|
Maintains a public boat launch and 320-slip marina on the Great Salt Lake.
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Green River State Park |
※ |
Emery |
53 acres (21 ha) |
4,050 ft (1234 m) |
1965
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56,828
|
Features a shady campground, nine-hole golf course, and float trip launching on the Green River.
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Gunlock State Park |
※ |
Washington |
549 acres (222 ha) |
3,600 ft (1097 m) |
1970
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14,423
|
Adjoins a 266-acre (108 ha) reservoir.
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Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park |
※ |
Summit |
450 acres (182 ha) |
6,900 ft (2103 m) |
1992
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No Data
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Comprises a 28-mile (45 km) rail trail on a route used by the Union Pacific Railroad from 1880 to 1989.
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Huntington State Park |
※ |
Emery |
111 acres (45 ha) |
5,840 ft (1780 m) |
1966
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30,708
|
Features a warm-water reservoir.
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Hyrum State Park |
※ |
Cache |
264 acres (107 ha) |
4,700 ft (1433 m) |
1959
|
75,073
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Surrounds a 450-acre (180 ha) reservoir.
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Jordan River Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area |
※ |
Salt Lake |
350 acres (142 ha) |
4,700 ft (1433 m) |
2002
|
12,130
|
Offers four tracks for off highway vehicles along the Jordan River.
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Jordanelle State Park |
※ |
Wasatch |
|
6,166 ft (1879 m) |
1995
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403,136
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Comprises two recreation areas on Jordanelle Reservoir.
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Kodachrome Basin State Park |
※ |
Kane |
2,240 acres (906 ha) |
5,800 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.
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Lost Creek State Park |
※ |
Morgan |
|
|
2021
|
No data
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Millsite State Park |
※ |
Emery |
638 acres (258 ha) |
6,100 ft (1859 m) |
1971
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28,805
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Features a reservoir and lands for off highway vehicles and mountain biking.
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Otter Creek State Park |
※ |
Piute |
80 acres (32 ha) |
5,900 ft (1798 m) |
1964
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31,361
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Features a 3,120-acre (1,260 ha) reservoir, begun in 1897 as one of the earliest dam projects in Utah.
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Palisade State Park |
※ |
Sanpete |
64 acres (26 ha) |
5,800 ft (1768 m) |
1962
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113,713
|
Features a reservoir and 18-hole golf course on the former site of a private resort founded in the 1860s.
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Piute State Park |
※ |
Piute |
40 acres (16 ha) |
5,900 ft (1798 m) |
1963
|
1,302
|
Protects a quiet fishing reservoir on the Sevier River.
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Quail Creek State Park |
※ |
Washington |
|
3,300 ft (1006 m) |
1986
|
83,017
|
Adjoins a 600-acre (240 ha) reservoir surrounded by red rock desert.
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Red Fleet State Park |
※ |
Uintah |
1,963 acres (794 ha) |
5,500 ft (1676 m) |
1988
|
28,506
|
Features a 750-acre (300 ha) reservoir and a fossil trackway of dinosaur footprints.
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Rockport State Park |
※ |
Summit |
550 acres (223 ha) |
6,000 ft (1829 m) |
1966
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118,556
|
Features a 1,080-acre (440 ha) reservoir.
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Sand Hollow State Park |
※ |
Washington |
20,611 acres (8341 ha) |
3,000 ft (914 m) |
2003
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433,152
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Features a 1,322-acre (535 ha) reservoir and an extensive off highway vehicle recreation area.
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Scofield State Park |
※ |
Carbon |
|
7,600 ft (2316 m) |
1965
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21,860
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Features a 2,800-acre (1,100 ha) reservoir.
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Snow Canyon State Park |
※ |
Washington |
7,400 acres (2995 ha) |
3,100 ft (945 m) |
1962
|
272,041
|
Showcases a canyon carved out of colorful Navajo sandstone and landforms created by the Santa Clara Volcano.
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Steinaker State Park |
※ |
Uintah |
2,283 acres (924 ha) |
5,500 ft (1676 m) |
1964
|
37,519
|
Features an 820-acre (330 ha) reservoir.
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This Is the Place Heritage Park |
※ |
Salt Lake |
450 acres (182 ha) |
4,921 ft (1500 m) |
1957
|
No Data
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Interprets Utah's settlement era with a living history village and This Is the Place Monument.
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Utahraptor State Park |
※ |
Grand |
|
|
2021
|
Not data
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Features the Dalton Wells Dinosaur Quarry
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Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum |
※ |
Millard |
3 acres (1.2 ha) |
5,100 ft (1554 m) |
1957
|
7,957
|
Interprets the capitol of Utah Territory, the state's oldest government building, constructed between 1852 and 1855.
|
Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum |
※ |
Uintah |
2 acres (0.8 ha) |
5,300 ft (1615 m) |
1959
|
58,042
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Houses a state-owned museum of natural history.
|
Utah Lake State Park |
※ |
Utah |
308 acres (125 ha) |
4,500 ft (1372 m) |
1970
|
132,954
|
Adjoins Utah Lake, the state's largest body of fresh water.
|
Wasatch Mountain State Park |
※ |
Wasatch |
21,592 acres (8738 ha) |
5,900 ft (1798 m) |
1968
|
336,230
|
Features extensive recreational developments, including facilities built for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Willard Bay State Park |
※ |
Box Elder |
|
4,200 ft (1280 m) |
1966
|
297,837
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Provides water recreation opportunities on a 9,900-acre (4,000 ha) freshwater reservoir on the floodplain of the Great Salt Lake.
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Yuba State Park |
※ |
Juab and Sanpete |
15,940 acres (6451 ha) |
5,100 ft (1554 m) |
1970
|
105,819
|
Features a reservoir on the Sevier River.
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