From sand dunes to snow covered mountains, Utah has it all.
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Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn State Park
Fairfield - Camp Floyd was a short lived U.S. Army outpost. The Stagecoach Inn was a nearby stagecoach stop and, during 1860-1861, a Pony Express stop. Both were listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and now included as a Utah state park.
Antelope Island State Park
Syracuse - A 28,800 acre park in Davis County. It is open for year round recreation and features an abundant wildlife population, including one of the largest free roaming herds of American Bison in the U.S. Other animals at the park include Bighorn Sheep, Mule Deer and a wide variety of waterfowl, wading birds, small mammals and reptiles. The park is at an elevation of 5,308 feet.
Edge of the Cedars State Park
Blanding - The name for Edge of the Cedars comes from its location on the edge of a natural boundary, separating a heavily forested region and a treeless landscape to the south. The park has an excellent museum.
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
Escalante - The reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout and bluegill, and is popular for water sports including swimming, boating and fishing. A visitor center was built in 1991, and features displays of plant and marine fossils, petrified wood and fossilized dinosaur bones over 100 million years old.
Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
Kanab - These dunes are formed from the erosion of pink-colored Navajo Sandstone. The dunes are estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000 years old.
The park allows camping, hiking, and photography. There is a conservation area of 265 acres, and the total grounds include 3,370 acres. It was established as a Utah state park in 1963.
The Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle is an insect species that is endemic to the dunes, being found nowhere else in the world.
East Canyon State Park
Morgan - Park facilities are open year round, and include a boat launching ramp, paved parking, restrooms, showers, a fish cleaning station, a 33 unit RV campground with full and partial hookups, two covered group pavilions, boat rental, and a snack bar.
Dead Horse Point State Park
Moab - The park covers 5,362 acres of high desert at an altitude of 5,900 feet.
The plateau is surrounded by sheer cliffs 2,000 feet high with only a narrow neck of land 30 yards wide connecting the mesa to the main plateau. Thus it was easy for cowboys to simply fence off this narrow neck, and keep rounded up wild horses from running away.
Frontier Homestead State Park Museum
Cedar City - Museum displays include horse-drawn vehicles used from 1850 to 1920 and a collection of pioneer artifacts.
Anasazi State Park
Boulder - The name Anasazi, Navajo for "Ancient Enemies," or "Enemies of Our Ancestors" describes the Pueblo culture that existed in this area from 1 AD to 1300 AD. This village is believed to have been occupied from 1160 AD to 1235 AD. As many as 250 people may have lived here.
Deer Creek State Park
Midway - This park is popular for fishing and sun tanning, water sports such as boating, sailing, swimming, and windsurfing.
Park facilities include two concrete ramps for boat-launching, a summer-only 75 unit campground, rest rooms, showers, and sewage-disposal, two group-use areas, picnic areas, and fish cleaning stations. There is also a restaurant and gas station, and boat rentals are available.
The park is at an elevation of 5,400 feet.