Part 2
State Park Access Highways

72-3-201 Jurisdiction over highways leading to and within state parks.
(1) As used in this part, “state park access highways” means the highways specified under this part.
(2) The department, a county, or a municipality has jurisdiction over and responsibility for:
(a) primary access highways to state parks;
(b) highways to the main attraction within each state park; and
(c) highways through state parks providing access to land uses beyond state park boundaries.
(3)
(a) The appropriate entities with jurisdiction over and responsibility for the highways referred to in Subsections (2)(a) and (b) are specified in Sections 72-3-202 through 72-3-206.
(b) Jurisdiction over and responsibility for highways under Subsection (2)(c) shall be determined by the commission as described in Sections 72-3-102, 72-3-103, and 72-3-104.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session

72-3-202 State park access highways -- Anasazi State Park Museum to Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum.
          State park access highways include:
(1)ANASAZI STATE PARK MUSEUM.  Access to the Anasazi State Park Museum is at the park entrance located in Garfield County at milepoint 87.3 on State Highway 12.  No access road is defined.
(2)BEAR LAKE STATE PARK (Marina).  Access to the Bear Lake Marina is at the pay gate located in Rich County at milepoint 498.8 on State Highway 89.  No access road is defined.
(3)BEAR LAKE STATE PARK (East Shore).  Access to the Bear Lake East Shore begins in Rich County at State Highway 30 and proceeds northerly on a county road (L326) a distance of 9.2 miles, to the camping area of the park and is under the jurisdiction of Rich County.
(4)BEAR LAKE STATE PARK (Rendezvous Beach).  Access to the Bear Lake Rendezvous Beach is at the park entrance in Rich County at milepoint 118 on State Highway 30.  No access road is defined.
(5)CAMP FLOYD/STAGECOACH INN STATE PARK MUSEUM.  Access to the Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn State Park Museum is at the parking area in Utah County at milepoint 20.6 on State Highway 73.  No access road is defined.
(6)CORAL PINK SAND DUNES STATE PARK.
(a)Access to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park begins in Kane County at State Highway 89 and proceeds southwesterly on  county road43 a distance of 12.0 miles to the visitor center of the park and is under the jurisdiction of Kane County.
(b)The second access to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park begins on the state border between Arizona and Utah and proceeds northerly on county road 43 and travels through the state park and is under the jurisdiction of Kane County.
(7)DANGER CAVE.  Access to Danger cave is in Tooele County.  No access road is defined.
(8)DEAD HORSE POINT STATE PARK.  Access to Dead Horse Point State Park begins in Grand County at State Highway 191 and proceeds southwesterly on State Highway 313 a distance of 20.8 miles , crosses into San Juan County between mile marker 2 and 3, continues to mile marker 0, and is under the jurisdiction of the department.
(9)DEER CREEK STATE PARK.  Access to Deer Creek State Park begins in Wasatch County at State Highway 189 and proceeds southwesterly on State Highway 314 a distance of 0.8 miles to the boat ramp at the park and is under the jurisdiction of the department.
(10)EAST CANYON STATE PARK.  Access to East Canyon State Park begins in Morgan County at State Highway 66 and proceeds southeasterly on State Highway 306 a distance of 0.1 miles to the parking area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of the department.
(11)ECHO STATE PARK. Access to Echo State Park begins in Coalville, Summit County at Main Street and proceeds northeasterly on Echo Dam Road a distance of 0.12 miles to the boat ramp at the park.
(12)EDGE OF THE CEDARS STATE PARK MUSEUM.  Access to Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum begins in Blanding at U.S. Highway 191 and proceeds west on Center Street to 600 West then north on 600 West to the parking area and museum at 660 West 400 North.  The access road is under the jurisdiction of Blanding.

Amended by Chapter 517, 2024 General Session

72-3-203 State park access highways -- Escalante Petrified Forest State Park to Huntington State Park.
          State park access highways include:
(1)ESCALANTE PETRIFIED FOREST STATE PARK.  Access to Escalante Petrified Forest State Park begins in Garfield County at State Highway 12 and proceeds northwesterly on a county road a distance of 1 mile to the park’s visitor center and is under the jurisdiction of Garfield County.
(2)FLIGHT PARK STATE RECREATION AREA.  Access to Flight Park State Recreation Area begins in Utah County at East Frontage Road and proceeds northeasterly on Air Park Road, a distance of 0.5 miles to the park entrance and is under the jurisdiction of Utah County.
(3)FREMONT INDIAN STATE PARK MUSEUM.  Access to the Fremont Indian State Park Museum begins in Sevier County at the Sevier Junction on Highway 89 and proceeds westerly on county road 2524 to interchange 17 on Interstate 70, a distance of 5.9 miles and is under the jurisdiction of Sevier County.
(4)GOBLIN VALLEY STATE PARK (North Access).  The North Access to the Goblin Valley State Park begins in Emery County at the junction of county road 1013 and county road 1014 and proceeds southwesterly on county road 332, a distance of 10 miles; then southerly on county road 1033, a distance of 3.1 miles; then southeasterly on county road 1012, a distance of 7.0 miles to the park fee station. The North Access is under the jurisdiction of Emery County.
(5)GOOSENECKS STATE PARK.  Access to Goosenecks State Park begins in San Juan County at State Highway 261 and proceeds southwesterly on State Highway 316 a distance of 3.6 miles to the parking area and overlook at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
(6)ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK.  Access to Antelope Island State Park begins in Davis County at State Highway 127 and proceeds southwesterly on a county road a distance of 7.2 miles to the parking area and marina at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Davis County.
(7)GREAT SALT LAKE STATE PARK MARINA.  Access to the Great Salt Lake State Park Marina begins in Salt Lake County at Interstate Highway 80 and proceeds southwesterly on a county road a distance of 1.5 miles to the parking area and marina at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Salt Lake County.
(8)GREEN RIVER STATE PARK.  Access to Green River State Park begins in Emery County at the junction of Route 19 and Green River Boulevard and proceeds southerly on Green River Boulevard, a distance of 0.5 miles to the park entrance and is under the jurisdiction of Green River.
(9)GUNLOCK STATE PARK.  Access to Gunlock State Park begins in Washington County at the junction of county road (L009) (Old Highway 91) and Gunlock Road and proceeds northwesterly on Gunlock Road a distance of 5.9 miles to the parking area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Washington County.
(10)HUNTINGTON STATE PARK.  Access to Huntington State Park begins in Emery County at State Highway 10 and proceeds northwesterly on a county road a distance of 0.3 miles to the park entrance and is under the jurisdiction of Emery County.

Amended by Chapter 517, 2024 General Session

72-3-204 State park access highways -- Hyrum State Park to Painted Rocks.
          State park access highways include:
(1)HYRUM STATE PARK.  Access to Hyrum State Park is at the pay gate in Cache County at 405 West 300 South in Hyrum and proceeds northerly on 400 West to State Highway 101.  No access road is defined.
(2)FRONTIER HOMESTEAD STATE PARK MUSEUM.  Access to Frontier Homestead State Park Museum is at the parking area and museum in Iron County at milepoint 3.1 on State Highway 130 at 585 North Main St. in Cedar City.  No access road is defined.
(3)FRONTIER HOMESTEAD STATE PARK (OLD IRON TOWN HISTORIC SITE).  Access to Old Iron Town begins at the junction of a county road and State Highway 56, 19.0 miles west of Cedar City, and proceeds southwesterly 2.7 miles to the parking lot for Old Iron Town and is under the jurisdiction of Iron County.
(4)JORDAN RIVER OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE STATE PARK. Access to Jordan River Off-highway Vehicle State Park begins in Salt Lake County at 2100 North and proceeds northerly on Rose Park Lane, a distance of 1.25 miles to the park entrance and is under the jurisdiction of Salt Lake County.
(5)JORDANELLE STATE PARK (HAILSTONE MARINA).  Access to the Jordanelle State Park Hailstone Marina begins in Wasatch County at State Highway 40 and proceeds southeasterly on State Highway 319 a distance of 1.2 miles to the marina parking area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
(6)JORDANELLE STATE PARK (ROCK CLIFF NATURE CENTER).  Access to the Jordanelle State Park Rock Cliff Nature Center begins in Wasatch County at State Highway 32 and proceeds northwesterly on a county road a distance of 0.6 miles to the parking area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of the county.
(7)JORDANELLE STATE PARK ( ROSS CREEK).  Access to Jordanelle State Park Ross Creek begins in Wasatch County at State Highway 189 and proceeds southerly on a county road a distance of 0.1 miles to the parking area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of the county.
(8)KODACHROME BASIN STATE PARK.  Access to the Kodachrome Basin State Park begins in Kane County at State Highway 12 and proceeds southeasterly on a county road 10.1 miles to the parking area at Kodachrome Lodge and is under the jurisdiction of Kane County.
(9)LOST CREEK STATE PARK. Access to the Lost Creek State Park begins in Morgan County at the Interstate Highway 84 interchange at Exit 111 and proceeds easterly along Croydon Road to Lost Creek Road, then northerly on Lost Creek Road to Lost Creek State Park terminating at the north most point of Lost Creek Reservoir. The access road is under the jurisdiction of Morgan County.
(10)MILLSITE STATE PARK.  Access to the Millsite State Park begins in Emery County at State Highway 10 and proceeds northwesterly on a county road (L122) a distance of 4.6 miles to the parking area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Emery County.
(11)OTTER CREEK STATE PARK.  Access to the Otter Creek State Park is at the pay gate/contact station in Piute County at milepoint 6.4 on State Highway 22.  No access road is defined.
(12)PAINTED ROCKS (YUBA EAST SHORE).  Access to the Painted Rocks Yuba East Shore begins in Sanpete County at State Highway 28 and proceeds westerly on a county road a distance of 2.0 miles to the parking/boat launch area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Sanpete County.

Amended by Chapter 386, 2025 General Session

72-3-205 State park access highways -- Palisade State Park to Starvation State Park.
          State park access highways include:
(1)PALISADE STATE PARK.  Access to the Palisade State Park begins in Sanpete County at State Highway 89 and proceeds northeasterly on a county road a distance of 2.2 miles to the golf club/contact station at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Sanpete County.
(2)PIUTE STATE PARK.  Access to the Piute State Park begins in Piute County at State Highway 89 and proceeds southeasterly on a county road a distance of 1.0 miles to the parking area at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Piute County.
(3)QUAIL CREEK STATE PARK (North Access).  The North Access to the Quail Creek State Park begins in Hurricane City at Old Highway 91 and proceeds southerly on 5300 West, a distance of 1.0 miles to the pay gate/contact station at the park.  The North Access is under the jurisdiction of Hurricane City.
(4)QUAIL CREEK STATE PARK (South Access).  The South Access to the Quail Creek State Park begins in Washington County at State Highway 9 and proceeds northerly on State Highway 318, a distance of 2.2 miles to the pay gate/contact station at the park.  The South Access is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
(5)RED FLEET STATE PARK.  Access to the Red Fleet State Park begins in Uintah County at State Highway 191 and proceeds easterly on a county road a distance of 2.0 miles to the pay gate at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Uintah County.
(6)ROCKPORT STATE PARK.  Access to the Rockport State Park begins in Summit County at State Highway 32 and proceeds northwesterly on State Highway 302 a distance of 0.2 miles to the pay gate at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
(7)SAND HOLLOW STATE PARK (North Access).  The North Access to the Sand Hollow State Park begins in Hurricane City at State Highway 9 and proceeds southerly on Sand Hollow Road, a distance of 3.9 miles to Sand Hollow Parkway.  The North Access is under the jurisdiction of Hurricane City.
(8)SAND HOLLOW STATE PARK (South Access). The South Access to Sand Hollow State Park begins at the intersection of State Route 7 and Sand Hollow Road, then proceeds northerly on Sand Hollow Road, a distance of 0.87 miles to the park entrance road. The South Access is under the jurisdiction of Hurricane City.
(9)SCOFIELD (Mountain View).  Access to Scofield Mountain View is at the boat launch in Carbon County at milepoint 9.2 on State Highway 96.  No access road is defined.
(10)SCOFIELD STATE PARK (Madsen Bay).  Access to the Scofield State Park Madsen Bay is at the park entrance in Carbon County at milepoint 12.3 on State Highway 96.  No access road is defined.
(11)SNOW CANYON STATE PARK.
(a)South access to the Snow Canyon State Park begins in Washington County at State Highway 18 near mile post 4 in St. George and proceeds westerly on Snow Canyon Parkway and northerly on Snow Canyon Drive to the south boundary of the Snow Canyon State Park (at the northern boundary of the Vermillion Cliffs development).
(b)The northern access is located at the intersection of State Route 18 and Snow Canyon Drive.
(12)STARVATION STATE PARK.  Access to the Starvation State Park begins in Duchesne County at State Highway 40 and proceeds northwesterly on State Highway 311 a distance of 3.9 miles to the boat ramp at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.

Amended by Chapter 517, 2024 General Session

72-3-206 State park access highways -- Steinaker State Park to Yuba State Park.
          State park access highways include:
(1)STEINAKER STATE PARK.  Access to the Steinaker State Park begins in Uintah County at State Highway 191 and proceeds northwesterly on State Highway 301 a distance of 2.0 miles to the boat ramp at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
(2)TERRITORIAL STATEHOUSE STATE PARK.  Access to the Territorial Statehouse State Park is at the parking area in Millard County at milepoint 1.0 on State Highway 100.  No access road is defined.
(3)THIS IS THE PLACE HERITAGE PARK.  Access to This Is The Place Heritage Park is at the park entrance in Salt Lake County at 2601 East Sunnyside Avenue in Salt Lake City.  No access road is defined.
(4)UTAH FIELD HOUSE OF NATURAL HISTORY STATE PARK.  Access to Utah Field House of Natural History State Park is at the parking area in Uintah County at milepoint 145.1 on State Highway 40 at 496 East Main in Vernal.  No access road is defined.
(5)UTAH LAKE STATE PARK.  Access to the Utah Lake State Park begins in Utah County at State Highway 114 and proceeds westerly on a county road a distance of 2.5 miles to the pay gate at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Utah County.
(6)UTAHRAPTOR STATE PARK. Access to the Utahraptor State Park is at the park entrance in Grand County at milepoint 138.6 on U.S. Highway 191. No access road is defined.
(7)WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK (East Access).  The East Access to the Wasatch Mountain State Park begins at the Summit-Wasatch County line and proceeds westerly on Guardsman Pass Road, a county road, a distance of .9 miles; then southeasterly on Pine Canyon Road, a county road, a distance of 7.3 miles to the campground entrance.  The East Access is under the jurisdiction of Wasatch County.
(8)WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK (South Access).  The South Access to the Wasatch Mountain State Park begins in Wasatch County at State Route 40 and proceeds westerly on Federal Route 3130 via River Road, Burgi Lane, and Cari Lane, county and city roads, a distance of 4.3 miles to State Highway 222; then northerly on State Highway 222, a distance of 1.3 miles to the campground entrance.  The South Access is under the jurisdiction of Wasatch County and Midway City.
(9)WASATCH MOUNTAIN STATE PARK (West Access).  The West Access to the Wasatch Mountain State Park begins at the Salt Lake-Wasatch County line and proceeds easterly on Guardsman Pass Road, a county road, a distance of 1.7 miles; then southeasterly on Pine Canyon Road, a county road, a distance of 7.3 miles to the campground entrance.  The West Access is under the jurisdiction of Wasatch County.
(10)WASATCH MOUNTAIN (Soldier Hollow).  Access to Soldier Hollow begins in Wasatch County at State Highway 113 and proceeds westerly on Tate Lane, a county road; then southwesterly on Soldier Hollow Lane to the parking area and clubhouse.
(11)WASATCH MOUNTAIN (Cascade Springs).  Access to Cascade Springs begins in Wasatch County at the junction of Tate Lane and Stringtown Road, county roads, and proceeds northerly on Stringtown Road; then southwesterly on Cascade Springs Drive to the parking area.  The access is under the jurisdiction of Wasatch County.
(12)WILLARD BAY STATE PARK (South).  Access to the Willard Bay State Park South begins in Box Elder County at a county road and proceeds northwesterly on State Highway 312 a distance of 0.5 miles to the marina parking at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
(13)WILLARD BAY STATE PARK (North).  Access to the Willard Bay State Park North begins in Box Elder County at Interstate Highway 15 and proceeds southwesterly on State Highway 315 a distance of 1.0 miles to the marina parking at the park and is under the jurisdiction of UDOT.
(14)YUBA STATE PARK.  Access to the Yuba State Park begins in Juab County at Interstate Highway 15 and proceeds southerly on county road (L203) a distance of 4.1 miles to the pay gate at the park and is under the jurisdiction of Juab County.

Amended by Chapter 386, 2025 General Session

72-3-207 State Park Access Highways Improvement Program -- Distribution -- Rulemaking.
(1) There is created the State Park Access Highways Improvement Program within the department.
(2) The program shall be funded from the following revenue sources:
(a) any voluntary contributions received for improvements to state park access highways; and
(b) appropriations made to the program by the Legislature.
(3) The department may use the program money as matching grants to a county or municipality for the improvement of class B or class C roads specified as state park access highways under this part subject to:
(a) money available in the program;
(b) prioritization of the program money by the commission;
(c) a county or municipality providing at least 50% of the cost of each improvement project in matching funds; and
(d) rules made under Subsection (4).
(4) The department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, necessary to administer the program and to establish the procedures for a county or municipality to apply for a grant of program money.
(5) The department shall commit funds for state park access highway projects for the amount of funding currently programmed in a funded year in the 2007 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.

Amended by Chapter 391, 2010 General Session