Antelope Island is the largest island in the Great Salt Lake. It is reached via a 7.2 mile causeway.
Scores of intricately eroded creatures greet visitors to Goblin Valley. Hike among intricately eroded rock formations in haunting coves in this photographers' paradise.
This beautifully landscaped state park is 237 acres of boating, swimming and fishing fun. The park is located just outside Huntington on State Route 10 at the base of the Wasatch Plateau.
Jordanelle Reservoir is located in a picturesque mountain setting near Heber City. The park offers an array of recreational opportunities near the Wasatch Front.
A secluded 435-acre lake at the mouth of scenic Ferron Canyon awaits visitors who love water-oriented activities. Millsite State Park also offers access to excellent off-highway vehicle and mountain bike riding areas. Fishing is open year-round.
Piute State Park is open year-round for trophy fishing. Popular activities include camping, boating, waterfowl hunting in season and rock hounding. Piute Reservoir is a 3, 360-acre mountain lake 12 miles south of Marysvale just off U.S. Highway 89.
Nestled among scenic red slick-rock formations, Red Fleet Reservoir offers excellent boating and year-round fishing. This picturesque state park is located 10 miles north of Vernal just off Highway 191.
ed Navajo sandstone, capped by an overlay of black lava rock, makes photography, hiking, biking and camping in Snow Canyon a double treat. Early spring and fall use of the park is especially appealing due to southern Utah's moderate winter climate.
Escalante State Park features colorful deposits of mineralized wood and dinosaur bones. The 130-acre Wide Hollow Reservoir on the park's boundary adds water recreation and fishing. OHV riding areas are closeby. The park is located 1.
Fremont Indian State Park was established to preserve Clear Creek Canyon's treasury of rock art and archaeological sites. Visit the museum in the visitor center where a video program introduces you to the Fremont Indians.
The Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park is a 28-mile trail for non-motorized use. The trail begins or ends at Park City and follows Interstate 80 through Wanship and Coalville to Echo Reservoir. Facilities are being developed.
The Iron Mission museum tells the story of development in Iron County when, in the 1850s, Brigham Young sent Mormon missionaries there to mine iron. Museum displays include horse-drawn vehicles used from 1850 to 1920 and a collection of pioneer artifacts.
Kodachrome Basin is a spectacle of massive sandstone chimneys, ever-changing from gray and white to shades of red with the day's mood. Numerous rocks and coves offer solitude, quiet and unique desert beauty.
Year-round fishing and boating on 3, 120-acre Otter Creek Reservoir are the park's featured activities. The park is four miles northwest of Antimony on State Route 22.
Seventy-acre Palisade Reservoir draws swimmers, year-round anglers and non-motorized watercraft enthusiasts. There is also an 18-hole golf course, practice range, professional golf shop and snack bar.
Rockport Reservoir features first-rate, year-round fishing, waterskiing, swimming, sailboarding and sailboating. It is 45 miles east of Salt Lake City near Wanship on State Route 32.
Sandy beaches, swimming, boating and waterskiing top the list of activities at Steinaker. Year-round fishing is for rainbow trout and largemouth bass. The park is seven miles north of Vernal, just off Utah Highway 191 in northeastern Utah.
Wasatch Mountain State Park, in beautiful Heber Valley, is Utah's most developed state park. Tucked away in the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, the park is both a summer and winter wonderland.
Dead Horse Point is perhaps Utahs most spectacular state park. Towering 2, 000 feet directly above the Colorado River, Dead Horse Point provides a breathtaking panorama of Canyonlands sculptured pinnacles and buttes.
Arches National Park preserves over two thousand natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations.
The Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile long wrinkle in the earth's crust known as a monocline, extends from nearby Thousand Lakes Mountain to the Colorado River (now Lake Powell).
Huntington North Reservoir, a feature of the Emery County Project, was created by the Huntington North Dam and the East and West Dikes.
Red Fleet Dam, a feature of the Jensen Unit, Central Utah Project, is on Big Brush Creek about 10 miles northeast of Vernal, Utah.
Flows of Ashley Creek are regulated by Steinaker Dam, Central Utah Project, Vernal Unit, constructed offstream in Steinaker Draw about 3.5 miles north of Vernal, Utah.
Recreation facilities at San Luis Lake were constructed under a cost-share agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the State of Colorado during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Recreation at Deer Creek Dam and Reservoir, Provo River Project, is managed by the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation under agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation. The park headquarters phone number is 1-800-322-3770.
Jordanelle Dam and Reservoir, features of the Central Utah Project, Bonneville Unit, are on the Provo River about 10 miles north of Heber City, Utah at the 6, 130-foot elevation. The reservoir has a 3, 050 surface area.
Rockport Reservoir, Weber Basin Project, was formed by the construction of Wanship Dam on the Weber River. Recreation management at Rockport Reservoir is performed by the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation under agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation.
Scofield Dam, Scofield Project, is on the Price River, a tributary of the Green River, about 22 miles northwest of Price, Utah.
Starvation Dam and reservoir, Central Utah Project, Bonneville Unit, on the Strawberry River is filled by surplus winter and spring flows from the Duchesne and Strawberry Rivers.
Flaming Gorge Dam, Reservoir, and Powerplant, features of the Colorado River Storage Project, are on the Green River in northeastern Utah about 32 miles downstream from the Utah-Wyoming border.
Mule Canyon Ruin is a classic ancestral Puebloan (previously called Anasazi) archaeological site that has been stabilized and interpreted for the public.
The 84 miles of the Green River that run through Desolation and Gray Canyons provide a premiere wilderness river trip through Utah's deepest canyons. The river traveler encounters approximately 60 Class II and III rapids.
The Grand Gulch/Cedar Mesa Plateau is a unique area for exploring. This is a place where cultural resources are found in primitive and wilderness-like settings. Most canyons and cultural sites can only be reached by hiking or backpacking.
Elevation 5000 feet. Indian Creek Corridor is 8640 acres of rocky red canyon country currently being considered an area of environmental concern in order to preserve its scenic status.
An area of limitless opportunity-- hiking, horseback riding and hiking through the redrock country, exploring canyon country geology or taking a leisurely scenic drive along the Needles/ Anticline overlook roads.
Elevation 4000 feet. A flat and gentle desert river, flowing through a region of spectacular canyons. A great 4 day canoe trip.
Elevation 5700 ft. A diverse area, with outlaw hideouts and blue ribbon fishing in the Green River. Located along a wonderful two lane paved road that heads to the Jones Hole Fish Hatchery and Dinosaur National Monument.
Elevation 8150 ft. Atop the Blue Mountain Plateau, would-be fliers can enjoy spectacular deep canyons of both the Green and the Yampa Rivers.
Elevation 5040 feet. A floater`s and paddler`s paradise, the White River offers some great canoeing, rafting, and limited kayaking with a range of river trips between 24 and 80 miles.
Relive a dramatic part of the West's history as you travel the same trail that Pony Express Riders covered over 100 years ago.
This area contains 455, 000 acres of diverse ecosystems in a very remote setting, and maintains a "frontier mystique.
Elevation 4500 feet. 150 tentsites, which can hold up to 4 tents/2 vehicles each. This area is a veritable mecca for fat tire enthusiasts, so grab your camelback, strap on your helmet, and get on out onto that slickrock for the ride of your life.
Elevation 4000 - 7000 feet. A magnificent badlands of brightly colored and wildly eroded sandstone formations, deep canyons, and giant plates of stone tilted upright throgh massive geologic upheaval.
Naturally weathered sandstone rises dramatically from clay beds, exposing fantastically colored and shaped formations 40 miles south of Vernal.
This Special Recreation Management Area provides a variety of OHV opportunities as well as equestrian and mountain biking opportunities. The area has a diverse history including mining, military use, Pony Express, and historical Native American use.
An arid mountain range filled with geologic wonders. Notch Peak is the third largest vertical drop in North America. Travel to the top of the world up Amasa Valley and see both the Tule Valley and White Valley. Deer hunting is popular.
The Canyons of the Escalante--Wonders in Water and Stone.
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is a dramatic, multi-hued landscape that is rich in natural and human history. Extending across 1.
Sunshine Loop and the Dutchman Trail wind through spectacular desert scenery. Colorful rock layers, impressive buttes, prehistoric petroglyphs and elusive desert wildlife can be seen along these two mountain bike trails.
Located in northern Utah and southwestern Wyoming, lies the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Located in the northeastern portion of Utah and southwestern portion of Wyoming, the Ashley National Forest comprises 1.3 million acres.
Located in central and southeastern Utah, lies the Manti-La Sal National Forest. The forest contains over a million acres in three mountain blocks provding islands of green rising above the desert. Find adventure, romance, and unparalleled scenery.
On the Uinta, we offer the angler many opportunities to experience the fine fishing we have available. As you use our site, we hope you find much useful information to guide you in your fishing exploits. Good Luck!