H.B. 15 Enrolled

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STATE PARK ACCESS AMENDMENTS
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Bradley G. Last
5 Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Highway Jurisdiction and Classification Act by amending
10 provisions relating to state park access highways.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . adds, deletes, and modifies state park access highways; and
14 . makes technical changes.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 72-3-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 21 and renumbered and
22 amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 270
23 72-3-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 23
24 72-3-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 21
25 72-3-205, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 270
26 72-3-206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 237
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28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 72-3-202 is amended to read:

30 72-3-202. State park access highways -- Anasazi State Park Museum to Edge of
31 the Cedars State Park Museum.
32 State park access highways include:
33 (1) ANASAZI [INDIAN VILLAGE] STATE PARK MUSEUM. Access to the
34 Anasazi [Indian Village] State Park Museum is at the park entrance located in Garfield County
35 at milepoint 87.8 on State Highway 12. No access road is defined.
36 (2) BEAR LAKE STATE PARK (Marina). Access to the Bear Lake Marina is at the
37 pay gate located in Rich County at milepoint 413.2 on State Highway 89. No access road is
38 defined.
39 (3) BEAR LAKE STATE PARK (East Shore). Access to the Bear Lake East Shore
40 begins in Rich County at State Highway 30 and proceeds northerly on a county road (L326) a
41 distance of 9.2 miles, to the camping area of the park and is under the jurisdiction of Rich
42 County.
43 (4) BEAR LAKE STATE PARK (Rendezvous Beach). Access to the Bear Lake
44 Rendezvous Beach is at the park entrance in Rich County at milepoint 124.5 on State Highway
45 30. No access road is defined.
46 (5) CAMP FLOYD/STAGECOACH INN STATE PARK MUSEUM. Access to the
47 Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn State Park Museum is at the parking area in Utah County at
48 milepoint 20.6 on State Highway 73. No access road is defined.
49 (6) CORAL PINK SAND DUNES STATE PARK. Access to the Coral Pink Sand
50 Dunes State Park begins in Kane County at State Highway 89 and proceeds southwesterly on a
51 county road a distance of 12.0 miles to the visitor center of the park and is under the
52 jurisdiction of Kane County.
53 (7) DANGER CAVE. Access to Danger cave is in Tooele County. No access road is
54 defined.
55 [(7)] (8) DEAD HORSE POINT STATE PARK. Access to Dead Horse Point State
56 Park begins in Grand County at State Highway 191 and proceeds southwesterly on State
57 Highway 313 a distance of 20.8 miles to the camping area at the park and is under the

58 jurisdiction of UDOT.
59 [(8)] (9) DEER CREEK STATE PARK. Access to Deer Creek State Park begins in
60 Wasatch County at State Highway 189 and proceeds southwesterly on State Highway 314 a
61 distance of 0.2 miles to the boat ramp at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
62 [(9)] (10) EAST CANYON STATE PARK. Access to East Canyon State Park begins
63 in Morgan County at State Highway 66 and proceeds southeasterly on State Highway 306 a
64 distance of 0.1 miles to the parking area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
65 [(10)] (11) EDGE OF THE CEDARS STATE PARK MUSEUM. Access to Edge of
66 the Cedars State Park Museum begins in Blanding at U.S. Highway 191 and proceeds west on
67 Center Street to 600 West then north on 600 West to the parking area and museum at 660 West
68 400 North. The access road is under jurisdiction of Blanding.
69 Section 2. Section 72-3-203 is amended to read:
70 72-3-203. State park access highways -- Escalante Petrified Forest State Park to
71 Huntington State Park.
72 State park access highways include:
73 (1) ESCALANTE PETRIFIED FOREST STATE PARK. Access to Escalante
74 Petrified Forest State Park begins in Garfield County at State Highway 12 and proceeds
75 northwesterly on a county road a distance of 1 mile to the park's visitor center and is under the
76 jurisdiction of Garfield County.
77 [(2) FORT BUENAVENTURA STATE PARK. Access to Fort Buenaventura State
78 Park is at the visitor center/contact station in Weber County at 2450 A Avenue in Ogden. No
79 access road is defined.]
80 (2) FLIGHT PARK STATE RECREATION AREA. Access to Flight Park State
81 Recreation Area begins in Utah County at East Frontage Road and proceeds northeasterly on
82 Air Park Road, a distance of 0.5 miles to the park entrance and is under the jurisdiction of Utah
83 County.
84 (3) FREMONT INDIAN STATE PARK MUSEUM. Access to the Fremont Indian
85 State Park Museum begins in Sevier County at the Sevier Junction on Highway 89 and

86 proceeds westerly on county road 2524 to interchange 17 on Interstate 70, a distance of 5.9
87 miles and is under the jurisdiction of Sevier County.
88 (4) GOBLIN VALLEY STATE PARK (East Access). The East Access to the Goblin
89 Valley State Park begins in Emery County at the junction of State Highway 24 and county road
90 1012 and proceeds westerly on county road 1012, a distance of 5.2 miles; then southerly on
91 county road 1013, a distance of 6.0 miles; then southerly on county road 1014, a distance of 0.4
92 miles to the park entrance. The East Access is under the jurisdiction of Emery County.
93 (5) GOBLIN VALLEY STATE PARK (North Access). The North Access to the
94 Goblin Valley State Park begins in Emery County at the junction of Interstate 70 and county
95 road 332 and proceeds southwesterly on county road 332, a distance of 10 miles; then southerly
96 on county road 1033, a distance of 3.1 miles; then southeasterly on county road 1012, a
97 distance of 10.6 miles; then southerly on county road 1013, a distance of 6.0 miles; then
98 southerly on county road 1014, a distance of 0.4 miles to the park entrance. The North Access
99 is under the jurisdiction of Emery County.
100 (6) GOOSENECKS STATE PARK. Access to Goosenecks State Park begins in San
101 Juan County at State Highway 261 and proceeds southwesterly on State Highway 316 a
102 distance of 3.6 miles to the parking area and overlook at the park and is under the jurisdiction
103 of UDOT.
104 (7) ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK. Access to Antelope Island State Park
105 begins in Davis County at State Highway 127 and proceeds southwesterly on a county road a
106 distance of 7.2 miles to the parking area and marina at the park and is under the jurisdiction of
107 Davis County.
108 (8) GREAT SALT LAKE STATE PARK MARINA. Access to the Great Salt Lake
109 State Park Marina begins in Salt Lake County at Interstate Highway 80 and proceeds
110 southwesterly on a county road a distance of 1.5 miles to the parking area and marina at the
111 park and is under the jurisdiction of Salt Lake County.
112 (9) GREEN RIVER STATE PARK. Access to Green River State Park begins in
113 Emery County at the junction of Route 19 and Green River Boulevard and proceeds southerly

114 on Green River Boulevard, a distance of 0.5 miles to the park entrance and is under the
115 jurisdiction of Green River.
116 (10) GUNLOCK STATE PARK. Access to the Gunlock State Park begins in
117 Washington County at the junction of county road (L009) and a county road and proceeds
118 northwesterly on a county road a distance of 0.1 miles to the parking area at the park and is
119 under the jurisdiction of Washington County.
120 (11) HUNTINGTON STATE PARK. Access to the Huntington State Park begins in
121 Emery County at State Highway 10 and proceeds northwesterly on a county road a distance of
122 0.3 miles to the park entrance and is under the jurisdiction of Emery County.
123 Section 3. Section 72-3-204 is amended to read:
124 72-3-204. State park access highways -- Hyrum State Park to Painted Rocks.
125 State park access highways include:
126 (1) HYRUM STATE PARK. Access to Hyrum State Park is at the pay gate in Cache
127 County at 405 West 300 South in Hyrum and proceeds northerly on 400 West to State Highway
128 101. No access road is defined.
129 (2) [IRON MISSION STATE PARK.] FRONTIER HOMESTEAD STATE PARK
130 MUSEUM. Access to [Iron Mission State Park] Frontier Homestead State Park Museum is at
131 the parking area and museum in Iron County at milepoint 3.3 on State Highway 130 at 585
132 North Main St. in Cedar City. No access road is defined.
133 (3) [IRON MISSION] FRONTIER HOMESTEAD STATE PARK (OLD IRON
134 TOWN HISTORIC SITE). Access to Old Iron Town begins at the junction of a county road
135 and State Highway 56, 19.0 miles west of Cedar City, and proceeds southwesterly 2.7 miles to
136 the parking lot for Old Iron Town and is under the jurisdiction of Iron County.
137 (4) JORDAN RIVER OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE STATE PARK. [Access to Jordan
138 River State Park is at the park entrance in Salt Lake County at milepoint 61.3 on State Highway
139 68 at 1084 North Redwood Road in Salt Lake City. No access road is defined.] Access to
140 Jordan River Off-highway Vehicle State Park begins in Salt Lake County at 2100 North and
141 proceeds northerly on Rose Park Lane, a distance of 1.25 miles to the park entrance and is

142 under the jurisdiction of Salt Lake County.
143 (5) JORDANELLE STATE PARK (HAILSTONE MARINA). Access to the
144 Jordanelle State Park Hailstone Marina begins in Wasatch County at State Highway 40 and
145 proceeds southeasterly on State Highway 319 a distance of 1.4 miles to the marina parking area
146 at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
147 (6) JORDANELLE STATE PARK (ROCK CLIFF NATURE CENTER). Access to
148 the Jordanelle State Park Rock Cliff Nature Center begins in Wasatch County at State Highway
149 32 and proceeds northwesterly on a county road a distance of 0.6 miles to the parking area at
150 the park and is under the jurisdiction of the county.
151 (7) JORDANELLE STATE PARK ([ROCK] ROSS CREEK). Access to Jordanelle
152 State Park [Rock] Ross Creek begins in Wasatch County at State Highway 189 and proceeds
153 southerly on a county road a distance of 0.1 miles to the parking area at the park and is under
154 the jurisdiction of the county.
155 (8) KODACHROME BASIN STATE PARK. Access to the Kodachrome Basin State
156 Park begins in Kane County at State Highway 12 and proceeds southeasterly on a county road
157 10.1 miles to the parking area at Kodachrome Lodge and is under the jurisdiction of Kane
158 County.
159 [(9) LOST CREEK STATE PARK. Access to the Lost Creek State Park begins in
160 Morgan County at Interstate Highway 84 and proceeds northeasterly on a county road a
161 distance of 12.8 miles to the parking/boat launch area at the park and is under the jurisdiction
162 of Morgan County.]
163 [(10)] (9) MILLSITE STATE PARK. Access to the Millsite State Park begins in
164 Emery County at State Highway 10 and proceeds northwesterly on a county road (L122) a
165 distance of 4.6 miles to the parking area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Emery
166 County.
167 [(11) MINERSVILLE STATE PARK. Access to the Minersville State Park begins in
168 Beaver County at State Highway 21 and proceeds northwesterly on State Highway 310 a
169 distance of 0.3 miles to the visitor center/contact station at the park and is under the jurisdiction

170 of UDOT.]
171 [(12) NEWSPAPER ROCK STATE PARK. Access to the Newspaper Rock State
172 Park begins in San Juan County at State Highway 191 and proceeds southwesterly on State
173 Highway 211 a distance of 12.4 miles to the parking area at the park and is under the
174 jurisdiction of UDOT.]
175 [(13)] (10) OTTER CREEK STATE PARK. Access to the Otter Creek State Park is at
176 the pay gate/contact station in Piute County at milepoint 6.4 on State Highway 22. No access
177 road is defined.
178 [(14)] (11) PAINTED ROCKS (YUBA EAST SHORE). Access to the Painted Rocks
179 Yuba East Shore begins in Sanpete County at State Highway 28 and proceeds westerly on a
180 county road a distance of 2.0 miles to the parking/boat launch area at the park and is under the
181 jurisdiction of Sanpete County.
182 Section 4. Section 72-3-205 is amended to read:
183 72-3-205. State park access highways -- Palisade State Park to Starvation State
184 Park.
185 State park access highways include:
186 (1) PALISADE STATE PARK. Access to the Palisade State Park begins in Sanpete
187 County at State Highway 89 and proceeds northeasterly on a county road a distance of 2.2
188 miles to the golf club/contact station at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Sanpete
189 County.
190 [(2) PIONEER TRAILS STATE PARK. Access to Pioneer Trails State Park is at the
191 park entrance in Salt Lake County at 2601 East Sunnyside Avenue in Salt Lake City. No
192 access road is defined.]
193 [(3)] (2) PIUTE STATE PARK. Access to the Piute State Park begins in Piute County
194 at State Highway 89 and proceeds southeasterly on a county road a distance of 1.0 miles to the
195 parking area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Piute County.
196 (3) QUAIL CREEK STATE PARK (North Access). The North Access to the Quail
197 Creek State Park begins in Hurricane City at Old Highway 91 and proceeds southerly on 5300

198 West, a distance of 1.0 miles to the pay gate/contact station at the park. The North Access is
199 under the jurisdiction of Hurricane City.
200 (4) QUAIL CREEK STATE PARK (South Access). The South Access to the Quail
201 Creek State Park begins in Washington County at State Highway 9 and proceeds northerly on
202 State Highway 318, a distance of 2.2 miles to the pay gate/contact station at the park [and].
203 The South Access is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
204 (5) RED FLEET STATE PARK. Access to the Red Fleet State Park begins in Uintah
205 County at State Highway 191 and proceeds easterly on a county road a distance of 2.0 miles to
206 the pay gate at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Uintah County.
207 (6) ROCKPORT STATE PARK. Access to the Rockport State Park begins in Summit
208 County at State Highway 32 and proceeds northwesterly on State Highway 302 a distance of
209 0.2 miles to the pay gate at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
210 (7) SAND HOLLOW STATE PARK (North Access). The North Access to the Sand
211 Hollow State Park begins in Hurricane City at State Highway 9 and proceeds southerly on Sand
212 Hollow Road, a distance of 3.9 miles to Sand Hollow Parkway. The North Access is under the
213 jurisdiction of Hurricane City.
214 (8) SAND HOLLOW STATE PARK (East Access). The East Access to the Sand
215 Hollow State Park begins in Hurricane City at 1100 West and proceeds west on 3000 South, a
216 distance of 1.7 miles; then proceeds southwesterly on Sand Hollow Road, a distance of 5.3
217 miles to Sand Hollow Parkway. The East Access is under the jurisdiction of Hurricane City.
218 [(7)] (9) SCOFIELD (Mountain View). Access to Scofield Mountain View is at the
219 boat launch in Carbon County at milepoint 9.2 on State Highway 96. No access road is
220 defined.
221 [(8)] (10) SCOFIELD STATE PARK (Madsen Bay). Access to the Scofield State Park
222 Madsen Bay is at the park entrance in Carbon County at milepoint 12.3 on State Highway 96.
223 No access road is defined.
224 [(9)] (11) SNOW CANYON STATE PARK. Access to the Snow Canyon State Park
225 begins in Washington County at State Highway 18 near mile post 4 in St. George [west on the

226 Tuacahn Parkway to Federal Route 3200 then north on Federal Route 3200] and proceeds
227 northerly on Snow Canyon Parkway and Snow Canyon Drive to the south boundary of the
228 Snow Canyon State Park.
229 [(10)] (12) STARVATION STATE PARK. Access to the Starvation State Park begins
230 in Duchesne County at State Highway 40 and proceeds northwesterly on State Highway 311 a
231 distance of 2.2 miles to the boat ramp at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
232 Section 5. Section 72-3-206 is amended to read:
233 72-3-206. State park access highways -- Steinaker State Park to Yuba State Park.
234 State park access highways include:
235 (1) STEINAKER STATE PARK. Access to the Steinaker State Park begins in Uintah
236 County at State Highway 191 and proceeds northwesterly on State Highway 301 a distance of
237 1.7 miles to the boat ramp at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
238 (2) TERRITORIAL STATEHOUSE STATE PARK. Access to the Territorial
239 Statehouse State Park is at the parking area in Millard County at milepoint 1.0 on State
240 Highway 100. No access road is defined.
241 (3) THIS IS THE PLACE HERITAGE PARK. Access to This Is The Place Heritage
242 Park is at the park entrance in Salt Lake County at 2601 East Sunnyside Avenue in Salt Lake
243 City. No access road is defined.
244 [(3)] (4) UTAH FIELD HOUSE OF NATURAL HISTORY STATE PARK. Access to
245 Utah Field House of Natural History State Park is at the parking area in Uintah County at
246 milepoint 145.8 on State Highway 40 at 496 East Main in Vernal. No access road is defined.
247 [(4)] (5) UTAH LAKE STATE PARK. Access to the Utah Lake State Park begins in
248 Utah County at State Highway 114 and proceeds westerly on a county road a distance of 2.5
249 miles to the pay gate at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Utah County.
250 [(5)] (6) WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK (East Access). The East Access to
251 the Wasatch Mountain State Park begins at the Summit-Wasatch County line and proceeds
252 westerly on Guardsman Pass Road, a county road, a distance of .9 miles; then southeasterly on
253 Pine Canyon Road, a county road, a distance of 7.3 miles to the campground entrance. The

254 East Access is under the jurisdiction of Wasatch County.
255 [(6)] (7) WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK (South Access). The South Access
256 to the Wasatch Mountain State Park begins in Wasatch County at State Route 40 and proceeds
257 westerly on Federal Route 3130 via River Road, Burgi Lane, and Cari Lane, county and city
258 roads, a distance of 4.3 miles to State Highway 222; then northerly on State Highway 222, a
259 distance of 1.1 miles to the campground entrance. The South Access is under the jurisdiction
260 of Wasatch County and Midway City.
261 [(7)] (8) WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK (West Access). The West Access
262 to the Wasatch Mountain State Park begins at the Salt Lake-Wasatch County line and proceeds
263 easterly on Guardsman Pass Road, a county road, a distance of 1.7 miles; then southeasterly on
264 Pine Canyon Road, a county road, a distance of 7.3 miles to the campground entrance. The
265 West Access is under the jurisdiction of Wasatch County.
266 [(8)] (9) WASATCH MOUNTAIN (Soldier Hollow). Access to Soldier Hollow
267 begins in Wasatch County at State Highway 113 and proceeds westerly on Tate Lane, a county
268 road; then southwesterly on Soldier Hollow Lane to the parking area and clubhouse.
269 [(9)] (10) WASATCH MOUNTAIN (Cascade Springs). Access to Cascade Springs
270 begins in Wasatch County at the junction of Tate Lane and Stringtown Road, county roads, and
271 proceeds northerly on Stringtown Road; then southwesterly on Cascade Springs Drive to the
272 parking area. The access is under the jurisdiction of Wasatch County.
273 [(10)] (11) WILLARD BAY STATE PARK (South). Access to the Willard Bay State
274 Park South begins in Box Elder County at a county road and proceeds northwesterly on State
275 Highway 312 a distance of 0.2 miles to the marina parking at the park and is under the
276 jurisdiction of UDOT.
277 [(11)] (12) WILLARD BAY STATE PARK (North). Access to the Willard Bay State
278 Park North begins in Box Elder County at Interstate Highway 15 and proceeds southwesterly
279 on State Highway 315 a distance of 0.6 miles to the marina parking at the park and is under the
280 jurisdiction of UDOT.
281 [(12)] (13) YUBA STATE PARK. Access to the Yuba State Park begins in Juab

282 County at Interstate Highway 15 and proceeds southerly on county road (L203) a distance of
283 4.1 miles to the pay gate at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Juab County.

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