Utah State Parks is the common name for the Utah Division of State Parks; 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 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.

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." Gallery

State parks

NameWeb-siteCountySizeAll data come from respective Utah.com webpage unless otherwise noted.ElevationAll data come from respective Utah State Parks webpage unless otherwise noted.Estab-lishedImage  Notes   Anasazi State Park Museum Garfield  acres (2.4 ha)  ft (2042 m) 1970 Interprets a large Ancestral Puebloan village occupied from AD 1160 to 1235. Antelope Island State Park Davis  acres (11340 ha)  ft (1618 m) 1969 Protects Antelope Island, the largest island in the Great Salt Lake and habitat for bison, Pronghorn, and bighorn sheep. Bear Lake State Park Rich  ft (1798 m) 1962 Comprises three units on Bear Lake. Camp Floyd State Park Museum Utah  acres (16 ha)  ft (1487 m) 1958 Interprets sites from the time of a massive 1858-1861 U.S. Army camp prompted by fear of the Utah War. Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Kane  acres (1510 ha)  ft (1829 m) 1963 Preserves the only dune field on the Colorado Plateau, with a unique color caused by iron oxides and minerals in the Navajo sandstone. Dead Horse Point State Park Grand and San Juan  acres (2145 ha)  ft (1798 m) 1959 Showcases views of the Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park from a finger of land once used as a horse corral. Deer Creek State Park Wasatch  acres (1319 ha)  ft (1646 m) 1971 Adjoins the extremely popular Deer Creek Reservoir. East Canyon State Park Morgan  acres (108 ha)  ft (1737 m) 1962 Features a reservoir in a canyon first traversed by the Donner Party and soon thereafter by Mormon pioneers. Echo State Park Summit 2018 Echo Reservoir recreation. Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum San Juan  acres (6.5 ha)  ft (1890 m) 1978 Interprets an Ancestral Puebloan village occupied from AD 825 to 1125. Escalante Petrified Forest State Park Garfield  acres (546 ha)  ft (1798 m) 1976 Features petrified wood and other fossils plus a recreational reservoir. Flight Park State Recreation Area Salt Lake and Utah  acres (60 ha)  ft (1569 m) 2006 Offers one of the world's best training sites for hang gliding and parasailing, plus a modelport for radio control aircraft. Fred Hayes State Park at Starvation Duchesne  acres (1416 ha)  ft (1737 m) 1972 Features a reservoir where early settlers once struggled against starvation. Fremont Indian State Park and Museum Sevier  acres (360 ha)  ft (1798 m) 1987 Preserves rock art and artifacts from the largest Fremont culture village yet discovered. Frontier Homestead State Park Museum Iron  acres (4 ha)  ft (1768 m) 1973 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. Goblin Valley State Park Emery  acres (1479 ha)  ft (1524 m) 1974 Showcases an unearthly landscape of hoodoos and other rock formations. Goosenecks State Park San Juan  acres (4 ha)  ft (1372 m) 1962 Overlooks some dramatic meanders of the San Juan River. Great Salt Lake State Park Salt Lake  acres (66 ha)  ft (1280 m) 1978 Maintains a public boat launch and 320-slip marina on the Great Salt Lake. Green River State Park Emery  acres (21 ha)  ft (1234 m) 1965 Features a shady campground, nine-hole golf course, and float trip launching on the Green River. Gunlock State Park Washington  acres (222 ha)  ft (1097 m) 1970 Adjoins a reservoir. Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park Summit  acres (182 ha)  ft (2103 m) 1992 Comprises a rail trail on a route used by the Union Pacific Railroad from 1880 to 1989. Huntington State Park Emery  acres (45 ha)  ft (1780 m) 1966 Features a warm-water reservoir. Hyrum State Park Cache  acres (107 ha)  ft (1433 m) 1959 Surrounds a reservoir. Jordan River Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area Salt Lake  acres (142 ha)  ft (1433 m) 2002 Offers four tracks for off highway vehicles along the Jordan River. Jordanelle State Park Wasatch  ft (1879 m) 1995 Comprises two recreation areas on Jordanelle Reservoir. Kodachrome Basin State Park Kane  acres (906 ha)  ft (1768 m) 1963 Showcases 67 rock spires and other geologic wonders in a basin so photogenic it was named after Kodachrome film. Lost Creek State Park Morgan 2021 Largely undeveloped, offering vault restrooms, primitive campground, boat ramp. Millsite State Park Emery  acres (258 ha)  ft (1859 m) 1971 Features a reservoir and lands for off highway vehicles and mountain biking. Otter Creek State Park Piute  acres (32 ha)  ft (1798 m) 1964 Features a reservoir, begun in 1897 as one of the earliest dam projects in Utah. Palisade State Park Sanpete  acres (26 ha)  ft (1768 m) 1962 Features a reservoir and 18-hole golf course on the former site of a private resort founded in the 1860s. Piute State Park Piute  acres (16 ha)  ft (1798 m) 1963 Protects a quiet fishing reservoir on the Sevier River. Quail Creek State Park Washington  ft (1006 m) 1986 Adjoins a reservoir surrounded by red rock desert. Red Fleet State Park Uintah  acres (794 ha)  ft (1676 m) 1988 Features a reservoir and a fossil trackway of dinosaur footprints. Rockport State Park Summit  acres (223 ha)  ft (1829 m) 1966 Features a reservoir. Sand Hollow State Park Washington  acres (8341 ha)  ft (914 m) 2003 Features a reservoir and an extensive off highway vehicle recreation area. Scofield State Park Carbon  ft (2316 m) 1965 Features a reservoir. Snow Canyon State Park Washington  acres (2995 ha)  ft (945 m) 1962 Showcases a canyon carved out of colorful Navajo sandstone and landforms created by the Santa Clara Volcano. Steinaker State Park Uintah  acres (924 ha)  ft (1676 m) 1964 Features an reservoir. This Is the Place Heritage Park Salt Lake  acres (182 ha)  ft (1500 m) 1957 Interprets Utah's settlement era with a living history village and This Is the Place Monument. Utahraptor State Park Grand 2021 Features the Dalton Wells Dinosaur Quarry Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum Millard  acres (1.2 ha)  ft (1554 m) 1957 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  acres (0.8 ha)  ft (1615 m) 1959 Houses a state-owned museum of natural history. Utah Lake State Park Utah  acres (125 ha)  ft (1372 m) 1970 Adjoins Utah Lake, the state's largest body of fresh water. Wasatch Mountain State Park Wasatch  acres (8738 ha)  ft (1798 m) 1968 Features extensive recreational developments, including facilities built for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Willard Bay State Park Box Elder  ft (1280 m) 1966 Provides water recreation opportunities on a freshwater reservoir on the floodplain of the Great Salt Lake. Yuba State Park Juab and Sanpete  acres (6451 ha)  ft (1554 m) 1970 Features a reservoir on the Sevier River.

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Utah State Parks by the Utah Office of Tourism