Green River State Park
Green River State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Emery, Utah, United States |
Coordinates | 38°59′29″N 110°9′15″W / 38.99139°N 110.15417°W |
Area | 53 acres (21 ha)[1] |
Elevation | 4,050 ft (1,230 m)[2] |
Established | 1965 |
Visitors | 106,154 (in 2022)[3] |
Operator | Utah State Parks |
Green River State Park is a state park on the west shore of the Green River in Green River, Emery County, Utah.
Features
The park consists of a nine-hole golf course, a campground shaded with cottonwood trees, and a boat ramp.
The Green River supports catfish, carp, and four unique endemic native fish that are threatened with extinction and protected: the Colorado pikeminnow, razorback sucker, humpback chub, and bonytail chub. While people are permitted to fish in the park, anglers are expected to release any of the unique fish.
Green River State Park is a popular embarkation point for float trips through the Green River's Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons.[2]
Green River
The Green River, a tributary of the Colorado River, originates in Wyoming, where it flows 291 miles before entering the state of Utah. It runs for 42 miles in Colorado, and once journeying into Utah, runs another 397 miles. The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers is in Canyonlands National Park.[2]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the website of the Utah Division of State Parks.
- ^ Utah.com. "Green River State Park". Utah.com LC. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Green River State Park: About the Park". Utah State Parks. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ "Park Visitation Data". Utah State Parks. July 6, 2023.
External links
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Use mdy dates from August 2023
- IUCN Category V
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Commons category link is on Wikidata
- State parks of Utah
- Green River (Colorado River tributary)
- Protected areas of Emery County, Utah
- Protected areas on the Colorado River
- Protected areas established in 1965
- 1965 establishments in Utah