Utah State Parks: Utah’s largest freshwater lake provides fishing access for
channel catfish, walleye, white bass, black bass, and several species of
panfish. Spend an evening RV or tent camping, then powerboat, canoe, or sail
the day away on Utah Lake. Food concessions available at DD Grill beginning
Memorial Day weekend.

Even better, Utah Lake State Park can become a base camp to Utah's Wasatch
Front. Nearby Provo Canyon offers highly renowned, Blue Ribbon fishing
alongside tubing, hiking, horseback riding, cycling, mountain biking and all
the summer and winter activities on Sundance Mountain Resort -- not to mention
the resort's incredible art scene and dining. The Utah Valley itself offers an
array of excellent dining and cultural experiences, or continue up Provo
Canyon to the Heber Valley. Make a reservation on the Utah State Parks
reservation site

Utah State Parks: Utah’s largest freshwater lake provides fishing access for channel catfish, walleye, white bass, black bass, and several species of panfish. Spend an evening RV or tent camping, then powerboat, canoe, or sail the day away on Utah Lake. Food concessions available at DD Grill beginning Memorial Day weekend.


Even better, Utah Lake State Park can become a base camp to Utah's Wasatch Front. Nearby Provo Canyon offers highly renowned, Blue Ribbon fishing alongside tubing, hiking, horseback riding, cycling, mountain biking and all the summer and winter activities on Sundance Mountain Resort -- not to mention the resort's incredible art scene and dining. The Utah Valley itself offers an array of excellent dining and cultural experiences, or continue up Provo Canyon to the Heber Valley. 

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$10/vehicle or $5 for Utah seniors (62 and older). $2 walk-in fee. Fees lower
in winter. Camping $30/night.

Boats at dock on Utah Lake, near Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University.

Utah State Park

Base camp to the Wasatch Front

The dramatic prominence of Mt. Timpanogos rises in the background of Utah's largest freshwater lake.

Utah Lake State Park

The visitor center, caves, and cave tours are scheduled to open on May 18,
2026. Visitors must be on a cave tour in order to enter the cave. Hike your
way past stunning vistas to explore a hidden underground world. Taste the
thrill of caving as you twist and bend to enter beautifully decorated rooms.
Learn the science behind formations and hear stories of cave exploration and
preservation. Experience and discover as you go – geologic mysteries await

The visitor center, caves, and cave tours are scheduled to open on May 18, 2026. Visitors must be on a cave tour in order to enter the cave.

Hike your way past stunning vistas to explore a hidden underground world. Taste the thrill of caving as you twist and bend to enter beautifully decorated rooms. Learn the science behind formations and hear stories of cave exploration and preservation. Experience and discover as you go – geologic mysteries await

Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Timpanogos Cave is filled with twisting helictites and other beautiful formations

Helictites in Timpanogos Cave

The scenic view from the trail to the caves is one people often remember.

View from the Timpanogos Cave Trail

Timpanogos Cave's beautiful Chimes Chamber is filled with delicate cave formations

Timpanogos Cave's "Chimes Chamber"

Cavers on the Introduction to Caving Tour admire magnificent formations.

Hansen Cave-Introduction to Caving Tour

The trail to the cave leads the hiker past layer after layer of geologic time

Along the Trail to the Caves

Utah State Parks: Windsurf, boat, zip line and fish on the cool waters of Deer
Creek Reservoir. The nearly 3,000-acre reservoir has predictable winds for
excellent water sports and five species of sport fish. After a day on the
water, camp under the night sky at one of the several campgrounds, all with
spectacular views of nearby Mount Timpanogos. Deer Creek Trail is a
nonmotorized trail tracing the western hillside of the reservoir open to
mountain biking, horses and hiking. The park and campground offer full
hookups, restrooms with showers, boat ramps, fish cleaning station, multiple
day-use areas and concessions.

To book a tour at Zipline Utah please call 801-367-2575 or go to
ziplineutah.com  
To book reservations for boat rentals at Deer Creek Island Resort call
435-654-2155 or go to deercreekislandresort.com  
To book a reservation for kiteboarding lessons at Uinta Kiting call 453 647
6676 or go to uintakiting.com  
Make a reservation on the Utah State Parks reservation site

Utah State Parks: Windsurf, boat, zip line and fish on the cool waters of Deer Creek Reservoir. The nearly 3,000-acre reservoir has predictable winds for excellent water sports and five species of sport fish. After a day on the water, camp under the night sky at one of the several campgrounds, all with spectacular views of nearby Mount Timpanogos. Deer Creek Trail is a nonmotorized trail tracing the western hillside of the reservoir open to mountain biking, horses and hiking. The park and campground offer full hookups, restrooms with showers, boat ramps, fish cleaning station, multiple day-use areas and concessions.


To book a tour at Zipline Utah please call 801-367-2575 or go to <a href="http://www.ziplineutah.com" rel="nofollow">ziplineutah.com</a>
 
To book reservations for boat rentals at Deer Creek Island Resort call 435-654-2155 or go to <a href="http://deercreekislandresort.com/" rel="nofollow">deercreekislandresort.com</a> 
 
To book a reservation for kiteboarding lessons at Uinta Kiting call 453 647 6676 or go to <a href="http://uintakiting.com/" rel="nofollow">uintakiting.com</a> 
 
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Summer rate: $10/vehicle M-F up to 8 people. $15/weekends and holidays; $5
Utah seniors over 62.

Cool fall nights prompt changing colors in the high-elevation landscape.

Deer Creek Reservoir

Fall Foliage

The reservoir sits in the shadow of one of Utah's most iconic and scenic peaks, Mt. Timpanogos.

Mt. Timpanogos

Wasatch Back Scenery

The nearly 3,000-acre reservoir has predictable winds for excellent water sports.

Utah State Parks

Deer Creek Water Sports

Deer Creek State Park

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. Deer Creek Reservoir is situated in an open setting 7 miles
southwest of Heber City, at an elevation of 5,420-feet. The reservoir has a
surface area of 2,680 acres. The managed recreation season is April through
November. This recreation area experiences heavy use. Fish species include
rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, and largemouth bass. Charleston and Aspen
Grove U.S. Geological Service maps cover the area. eservations accepted at
some campsites. Fees are charged. Stream fishing occurs both above and below
the reservoir in the Provo River. Reservations can be made by calling
800-322-3770 toll free outside Salt Lake or 801-322-3770 from within Salt Lake
City.

Recreation at <a href="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Deer+Creek+Dam" rel="nofollow">Deer Creek Dam</a> and Reservoir, Provo River Project, is managed by the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation under agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation. Deer Creek Reservoir is situated in an open setting 7 miles southwest of Heber City, at an elevation of 5,420-feet. The reservoir has a surface area of 2,680 acres. The managed recreation season is April through November. This recreation area experiences heavy use. Fish species include rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, and largemouth bass. Charleston and Aspen Grove U.S. Geological Service maps cover the area. eservations accepted at some campsites. Fees are charged. Stream fishing occurs both above and below the reservoir in the Provo River. Reservations can be made by calling 800-322-3770 toll free outside Salt Lake or 801-322-3770 from within Salt Lake City.

Bird's eye view of the park

Utah State Parks and Recreation and the Utah Hang Gliding and Paragliding
Association (UHGPGA) are partnering to preserve this unique recreation area
that is an excellent site for teaching and gathering experience for flyers of
all levels. It is known worldwide as one of the best training sites for both
paragliding and hang gliding.

Flight Park State Recreation Area is being jointly managed by Utah State Parks
and Recreation and the Utah Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (UHGPGA).
Each year approximately 700 pilots fly the point and nearly 30 percent of
those are from out of state or out of the country.Please visit the UHGPGA
website for more information about flying safety and requirements.

Utah State Parks and Recreation and the Utah Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (UHGPGA) are partnering to preserve this unique recreation area that is an excellent site for teaching and gathering experience for flyers of all levels. It is known worldwide as one of the best training sites for both paragliding and hang gliding.


Flight Park State Recreation Area is being jointly managed by Utah State Parks and Recreation and the Utah Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (UHGPGA). Each year approximately 700 pilots fly the point and nearly 30 percent of those are from out of state or out of the country.Please visit the <a href="http://uhgpga.org/" rel="nofollow">UHGPGA</a> website for more information about flying safety and requirements.

There are currently no fees to enter Flight State Park.

Utah State Recreation Area

Hang Gliding

Each year approximately 700 pilots fly the point.

Preparing to Take Flight

Paragliding over Utah Valley off the Wasatch Front, south of Salt Lake City and north of Provo.

Tranquil Paragliding

This unique recreation area that is an excellent site for teaching and gathering experience for flyers of all levels.

Flight Park

Flight Park State Recreation Area

Utah State Park: The Camp Floyd Commissary and Museum were constructed in 1858
by the soldiers of Johnston’s Army. The Commissary Building served as a store
of military equipment and provisions. It was sold to the Beardshall Family at
auction in 1861, when the army was recalled for the Civil War. The building
was relocated to its current site where it was used as the family’s home in
Fairfield. All other camp buildings were either sold, dismantled or destroyed.
Today, the Commissary Building serves as the Camp Floyd museum.

Across the street from the Camp Floyd Commissary is the Stagecoach Inn, a two-
story adobe and frame hotel built by John Carson in 1858. The Stagecoach Inn
was the first stop south of Salt Lake City on the Overland Stage Route and
also a stop on the Pony Express Route. There is also a rentable historic
schoolhouse and a historical cemetery.

Well-prepared visitors interested in the Pony Express can follow the
historical route on an unpaved road into the west desert to another important
stop on the route at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, one of the most
remote refuges in the lower 48 states. The nearby Utah Valley offers an array
of local restaurants and cultural attractions. Make a day-use reservation on
the Utah State Parks reservation site

Utah State Park: The Camp Floyd Commissary and Museum were constructed in 1858 by the soldiers of Johnston’s Army. The Commissary Building served as a store of military equipment and provisions. It was sold to the Beardshall Family at auction in 1861, when the army was recalled for the Civil War. The building was relocated to its current site where it was used as the family’s home in Fairfield. All other camp buildings were either sold, dismantled or destroyed. Today, the Commissary Building serves as the Camp Floyd museum.


Across the street from the Camp Floyd Commissary is the Stagecoach Inn, a two-story adobe and frame hotel built by John Carson in 1858. The Stagecoach Inn was the first stop south of Salt Lake City on the Overland Stage Route and also a stop on the Pony Express Route. There is also a rentable historic schoolhouse and a historical cemetery.


Well-prepared visitors interested in the Pony Express can follow the historical route on an unpaved road into the west desert to another important stop on the route at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, one of the most remote refuges in the lower 48 states. The nearby Utah Valley offers an array of local restaurants and cultural attractions.
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Get a taste of mid-19th-century life at Camp Floyd.

Camp Floyd State Park

In addition to historical events, Camp Floyd hosts Johnston’s Army Adventure Camp for scouts and encampments

Utah Lake State Park

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Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Deer Creek State Park

Deer Creek Reservoir

Flight Park State Recreation Area

Camp Floyd State Park Museum