27 state parks with swimming in Utah
27 of Utah’s 50 state parks list swimming. See these parks on a map
| Park | Entry | Camping | Lodging | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Island State ParkThe largest island in the Great Salt Lake, reached by a two-lane causeway and home to free-ranging bison… | $15 / vehicle | Campsites · electric & water | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Bear Lake State ParkCalcium carbonate suspended in the water gives this 20-mile lake its startling aqua colour, and sandy beaches… | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| Deer Creek State ParkA Bureau of Reclamation reservoir built in the late 1930s for the Provo River Project, half an hour from… | $20 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Book a campsite | |
| East Canyon State ParkA reservoir among the mountains of northeastern Utah, good for boating, fishing and camping and thick with… | $20 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Echo State ParkEcho Reservoir, built by the Bureau of Reclamation in the 1930s to irrigate the valley below and long since… | $20 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Escalante Petrified Forest State ParkNature trails climb through a petrified forest above Wide Hollow Reservoir, built in 1954 to irrigate the… | $10 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Book a campsite | |
| Great Salt Lake State ParkA marina on the south shore of the Great Salt Lake, home port of the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club, with views… | $10 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Book a campsite | |
| Green River State ParkShade under tall cottonwoods and a nine-hole golf course on the bank of the Green River, which runs nearly… | $7 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Gunlock State ParkA red rock reservoir 15 miles northwest of St. George, with warm summer water, a mild winter and seasonal… | $15 / vehicle | Campsites · electric & water | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Huntington State ParkA warm-water lake completed in 1966 for Emery County irrigation and recreation, and a local secret for… | $10 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Book a campsite | |
| Hyrum State ParkA Cache Valley reservoir with camping, boating and fishing close to Logan. Its campground and day-use areas… | $15 / vehicle | Campsites · electric & water | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Jordanelle State ParkA large reservoir in the Wasatch Back whose Hailstone Recreation Area carries an eight-lane boat ramp, a… | $5 / adult | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Lost Creek State ParkDesignated a state park in 2021 and still largely undeveloped: a boat ramp, a primitive campground and vault… | $10 / vehicle | Campsites | ||
| Millsite State ParkA reservoir on the Ferron Watershed Project, completed in 1970 where an older dam once served a flour mill… | $10 / vehicle | Campsites · electric & water | Book a campsite | |
| Otter Creek State ParkA prime fishery and a quiet base for ATV riders, with three trails including the Paiute Trail System running… | $10 / vehicle | Campsites · electric & water | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Palisade State ParkA resort lake Daniel B. Funk built in the 1860s by damming part of Sixmile Creek, on land he obtained from… | $15 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Piute State ParkA primitive, quiet park on the cliffs of the Sevier Plateau, where anglers come for trophy rainbow, cutthroat… | $5 / vehicle | Campsites | ||
| Quail Creek State ParkSome of the warmest water in Utah and a mild winter, which keeps boaters and anglers coming all year. The… | $20 / vehicle | Campsites · electric & water | Book a campsite | |
| Red Fleet State ParkA short hike leads to dinosaur tracks pressed into Nugget sandstone more than 200 million years ago. Boat and… | $15 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Rockport State ParkFive developed and primitive campgrounds around a northern Utah reservoir, good for fishing, boating and… | $20 / vehicle | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Sand Hollow State ParkWarm blue water against red sandstone, and the dunes of Sand Mountain next door for off-highway riding. Boat… | $25 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Scofield State ParkHigh in the Manti-La Sal Mountains, with two campgrounds near the reservoir — Mountain View sits on a terrace… | $10 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Book a campsite | |
| Steinaker State ParkCamping, boating, swimming and OHV riding around a reservoir fed by a canal from Ashley Creek — one of the… | $15 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Territorial Statehouse State Park MuseumUtah's oldest surviving government building, and the south wing of a capitol Brigham Young began at Fillmore… | $3 / adult | Campsites | ||
| Utah Lake State ParkOne of the largest freshwater lakes in the West, sitting in a valley that gets about 15 inches of rain a… | $20 / vehicle | Campsites · electric & water | Book a campsite | |
| Willard Bay State ParkA freshwater reservoir on the Great Salt Lake flood plain, held back by the 20-mile Arthur V. Watkins Dam 12… | $25 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Yuba State ParkA reservoir built between 1902 and 1917 by local farmers and ranchers who had to raise the dam themselves or… | $15 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
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State parks with swimming in other states
- Alabama15
- Alaska7
- Arizona14
- Arkansas19
- California111
- Colorado21
- Connecticut26
- Georgia19
- Hawaiʻi9
- Idaho17
- Illinois12
- Indiana28
- Iowa33
- Kansas11
- Kentucky25
- Louisiana16
- Maryland19
- Massachusetts48
- Minnesota32
- Mississippi7
- Missouri28
- Montana27
- Nebraska32
- Nevada9
- New Hampshire30
- New Mexico14
- New York87
- North Carolina16
- North Dakota7
- Oklahoma29
- Oregon30
- Pennsylvania51
- Rhode Island14
- South Carolina29
- South Dakota35
- Tennessee34
- Texas63
- Vermont37
- Virginia12
- Washington87
- West Virginia19
- Wisconsin32
- Wyoming8