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View from Dead Horse Point lookout. Dead Horse Point State Park is a state park in San Juan County, Utah in the United States, featuring a dramatic overlook of the Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park. [4] The park opened to the public in 1959 and covers 5,362 acres (2,170 ha) of high desert at an altitude of 5,900 feet (1,800 m).
Dead Horse Point State Park: Grand and San Juan: 5,300 acres (2145 ha) [6] 5,900 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. Deer Creek State Park: Wasatch: 3,260 acres (1319 ha) 5,400 ft (1646 m) 1971 283,744
The 3,500-acre (14 km 2) Starvation Reservoir is open year-round, and is popular for fishing and boating.It lies at an elevation of 5,712 feet (1,741 m). Established in 1972, the marina features a 54-unit RV campground along with developed and primitive camping, rental cabins, boat ramp and dock, a sand beach, restrooms, showers, a group-use pavilion, sewage disposal, and fish cleaning ...
The highway is a toll road in Dead Horse Point State Park. Westbound traffic is charged a state park entrance fee at the park boundary. The route was assigned north of Moab in the 1975 in place of SR-278, a proposed but never constructed access to Dead Horse Point. The original alignment of the highway featured steep grades and blind corners.
Some of these parks are wilderness areas; others include a variety of visitor attractions, with opportunities for swimming, boating and camping. The trails are frequently used for non-motorized transportation such as biking, hiking, and horse riding. More than 200 miles (320 km) of paved trails (identified as Interpark Regional Trails) through ...
The use of Sutter Buttes in the name was allowed temporarily by the California State Parks Commission in 2004. Currently no public access. [137] Sutter's Fort State Historic Park: State historic park Sacramento: 5.8 2.3 1914 Tahoe State Recreation Area: State Recreation Area Placer: 62 25 Campground on Lake Tahoe [138] Thornton State Beach ...
Goblin Valley State Park is a state park of Utah, in the United States.The park features thousands of hoodoos, referred to locally as goblins, [3] which are formations of mushroom-shaped rock pinnacles, some as tall as several yards (meters).
Utah State Parks Utah Lake State Park is a state park in Provo , Utah , United States . [ 5 ] The park is located at the west end of Provo Center Street on the east shore of Utah Lake (the largest fresh water lake in the state) and immediately northwest of the Provo Municipal Airport .