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Utah Lake State Park

Overview: Utah Lake State Park is rated 4.3/5 from 1995 Google reviews. This state park offers boating, fishing, paddleboarding, and picnicking on a large freshwater lake with stunning mountain views. Amenities: Reviewers often mention shade and tree cover and poop bags, seating, and other park extras. Crowd: Reviews describe regular visitors and active use and steady activity with other dogs to meet. Downsides: Some reviews mention the facilities can be buggy.

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4.3Google rating

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4.3(1,995 reviews)

People say this state park offers boating, fishing, paddleboarding, and picnicking on a large freshwater lake with stunning mountain views. They also highlight the well-maintained marina, multiple boat ramps, and rental options, as well as the peaceful vibe and opportunities for birdwatching. Other reviews mention the facilities can be buggy.

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dogs that need room to runsocial dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowdowners who want shade, seating, and water access

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Address4400 W Center St, Provo, UT 84601, USA

City pageProvo

Imported fromProvo, UT

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dogs that need room to runsocial dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowdowners who want shade, seating, and water accessstate parktourist attractionpark1 Google photos1995 reviews

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Jenn Richwine3 months ago

Beautiful sunsets, fishing, new park, big swimming area (shallow), sea birds, airplanes, restrooms, boating, photography, frozen ice in winter.... Never an excuse not to go! We have a go bag in the trunk always ready.

Manish Khanal11 months ago

Visited Utah Lake State Park in late April and had an amazing experience! The views were stunning — especially in the late spring when the skies are clear and the weather is just right. The mountains in the background with the lake in front make for some incredible photo opportunities. Parking was plentiful, which made it super convenient even on a busy weekend. The entry fee is $20 per vehicle or $5 for pedestrians, which felt fair considering all the amenities the park offers. This spot is great for fishing — we saw quite a few people casting lines from the docks and shoreline. There’s also a lot of open space for camping and picnicking, with shaded areas and tables that are perfect for families or groups. Whether you want to relax by the water or have a full picnic setup, there’s room for it all. Water sports are definitely a highlight here. People were out boating, kayaking, and jet skiing — it’s clearly a popular spot for lake activities once the weather starts to warm up.

Joseph Slauson6 months ago

Great small campground with both back in and pull through sites. All sites have water and electricity (30amp). Sites are paved with a picnic table and shade pergola over the table. Each campsite also has a firepit and a nice grassy area. The day use area of the state park has a beach, picnic area, large kids playground. The marina has boat launch ramps and curticy docks. Lots of places to fish from the shore.

G&C Estep6 months ago

Delightfully scenic and quiet, yet close enough to civilization. $50 a night, limit of 14 days in a row. Watch the site widths on the website. There are some 20 ft and some 10 ft wide.

Court Lundberg11 months ago

Such a fun place for the family. Whether you’re launching the boat or just wanna go to a really cool park. Or fishing or birdwatching it’s just a genuinely cool place. We don’t have a boat, but we go at night to go fishing and we go during the day for the kids to play on the park and have a little barbecue Depending on the time of year, there are bugs, but bug spray takes care of them. They stop allowing people to enter at 10 PM but if you’re already in, they will allow you to stay and fish throughout the night

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Monday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM

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