Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
Construction on the Wide Hollow Dam will begin in late February or March of 2010. There will be no access to the reservoir throughout the year. The reservoir will reopen to water activities in 2011. The campground and hiking trails will remain open and relatively unaffected.
Please use caution in and around the park as there will be large construction vehicles using the entrance road.
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park is located in beautiful southern Utah, just 44 miles east of Bryce Canyon National Park. Hike along park nature trails through a petrified forest, camp along the shores of Wide Hollow Reservoir, or rent a canoe and paddle on its clear waters. View fossils, petrified wood, fossilized dinosaur bones, and artifacts left by ancient Fremont Indians who inhabited this area nearly 1,000 years ago.
Park Hours: (open year-round)
Summer - 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Winter - 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Holiday Closures: Christmas and New Year's Day
Day Visits:
$6 day-use permit includes watercraft launches
$75 annual passes are available at the park
Overnight Camping:
Wide Hollow Campground: $16
Group Overnight Camping:
Group Campground: $50 flat rate (30 people max - 5 vehicles max)
Location:
One mile west of the town of Escalante on Utah 12.
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Contact_Us
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
710 North Reservoir Road
Escalante, UT 84726
(435) 826-4466
parkcomment@utah.gov