Red Fleet State Park
| Red Fleet State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
| File:Red Fleet Dam Utah.jpg Red Fleet Dam and Reservoir | |
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| Location | Uintah, Utah, United States |
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| Area | 1,963 acres (7.94 km2)[1] |
| Elevation | 5,500 ft (1,700 m)[1] |
| Established | 1988[1] |
| Visitors | 36,344 (in 2022)[2] |
| Operator | Utah State Parks |
| Website | Official website |
Red Fleet State Park is a state park of Utah, United States, featuring a 750-acre (300 ha) reservoir and a fossil trackway of dinosaur footprints. The park is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Vernal.
Geography
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Red Fleet State Park lies at an elevation of 5,500 feet (1,700 m) in northeastern Utah, immediately south of the Uinta Mountains. The climate is arid, with hot summers and cold winters. Surrounded by red slick rock formations, the park got its name from three large Navajo sandstone outcrops that look like a fleet of ships as they jut up from the reservoir.
Plant life at the park includes juniper, various cacti, and sagebrush.
Wildlife includes badgers, bobcat, coyote, deer, and rabbit. Birds include golden eagles, hawks, bluebirds, vultures, owls, and osprey.
Park facilities
[edit | edit source]Year-round park facilities include a sand beach, boat launching ramp, restrooms, 29 RV campsites, a picnic area, sewage disposal, and fish cleaning stations. Recently a dinosaur trackway dating back 200 million years was discovered in the area.[1] Nearby attractions include Dinosaur National Monument, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Steinaker and Utah Field House of Natural History state parks, and rafting and fishing on the Green River.
Red Fleet Dam
[edit | edit source]The Red Fleet Dam is a 161-foot-high (49 m), 1,670-foot-long (510 m) earthfill dam. The reservoir is fed by Big Bush Creek and is part of the CUP-Jensen Unit project. It was constructed in 1980.[3]
References
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External links
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- IUCN Category V
- Fossil trackways in the United States
- Protected areas established in 1988
- Protected areas of Uintah County, Utah
- State parks of Utah
- Reservoirs in Utah
- Dams in Utah
- United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
- Dams completed in 1980
- Lakes of Uintah County, Utah
- Buildings and structures in Uintah County, Utah
- Fossil parks in the United States
- 1988 establishments in Utah
- Paleontology in Utah