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Why Go
Most of Utah's good swimming water is cold mountain reservoir. Huntington is the opposite, a warm-water lake at 5,840 feet set among cinnamon-colored buttes in Emery County. It was built in 1966 as an irrigation and recreation project and opened as a state park the same year, and every campsite got electrical and water hookups in 2017. Largemouth bass and bluegill are the fish worth targeting, and the kids will spend more time chasing crawdads than either.
Do this: Fishing, swimming, waterskiing, camping
Family note: Warm water = long swim days
Fees and hours: stateparks.utah.gov
Yes, You Can Fish Here
This park has fishing. Bring the loadout:
Closest waters: Huntington State Park Res. (Fishing, 0 mi) · Joes Valley Reservoir (Fishing, 19 mi) · Huntington Reservoir (Mammoth) (Fishing, 19 mi) · Millsite Reservoir (Fishing, 22 mi)
Build Your Day
Add to the trip: Forks of Huntington Campground (Camping, 14 mi) · Joes Valley Campground (Camping, 19 mi) · Maple Canyon Campground (Camping, 42 mi) · Little Wild Horse & Bell Canyon (Hike, 53 mi)
Quick Answers
- What is there to do at Huntington State Park?
- Fishing, swimming, waterskiing, camping
- Is Huntington State Park good for kids?
- Warm water = long swim days
- Why visit Huntington State Park?
- Because it is one of the few reservoirs in the state where the water is genuinely warm, which turns a swim stop into an all-day one. It fishes for largemouth bass and bluegill instead of trout, every campsite has power and water, and there are enough crawdads in the shallows to keep kids occupied.