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Why Go
Steinaker is a working irrigation reservoir first and a playground second, filled by a canal off a diversion dam on Ashley Creek and held for Ashley Valley farms. That practical job is easy to forget when you are on the sandy beach, which has a swim dock, or towing a wakeboard at 5,500 feet. It is a short hop north of Vernal, so you can fish rainbow trout and largemouth bass in the morning and be at a dinosaur museum by noon. Every boat needs current AIS certification before it launches.
Do this: Boating, fishing, swimming, camping
Family note: Pair it with the Field House museum
Fees and hours: stateparks.utah.gov
Yes, You Can Fish Here
This park has fishing. Bring the loadout:
Closest waters: Steinaker Reservoir (Fishing, 0 mi) · Red Fleet Reservoir (Fishing, 8 mi) · Pelican Lake (Fishing, 24 mi) · Flaming Gorge Reservoir (Fishing, 27 mi)
Build Your Day
Add to the trip: Dripping Springs Campground (Camping, 29 mi) · Mustang Ridge Campground (Camping, 29 mi) · Lucerne Valley Campground (Camping, 32 mi) · Kings Peak (Hike, 49 mi)
Quick Answers
- What is there to do at Steinaker State Park?
- Boating, fishing, swimming, camping
- Is Steinaker State Park good for kids?
- Pair it with the Field House museum
- Why visit Steinaker State Park?
- Steinaker opened to the public in 1964 and takes its name from John Steinaker, a pioneer rancher who was 81 at the groundbreaking. For families it is one of the few Uinta Basin waters with a swim beach and dock, and it doubles as a base for Flaming Gorge and the Dinosaurland sites.