Red Fleet State Park

Red Fleet State Park
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Location	Uintah County, Utah, United States
Coordinates	40°34′56″N 109°25′56″W
Area	1,963 acres (794 ha)
Elevation	5,500 ft (1,700 m)
Opened	1988
Operator	Utah State Parks
Visitors	45,583 (in 2025)
Website	Official website
Utah State Parks

Red Fleet State Park is a state park of Utah, United States, featuring a 750-acre (300 ha) reservoir and a fossil trackway of dinosaur footprints. The park is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Vernal.

Features

Probable Dilophosaurus footprint on the trackway

Red Fleet State Park lies at an elevation of 5,500 feet (1,700 m) in northeastern Utah, immediately south of the Uinta Mountains. The climate is arid, with hot summers and cold winters. Surrounded by red slick rock formations, the park got its name from three large Navajo sandstone outcrops that look like a fleet of ships as they jut up from the reservoir.

Plant life at the park includes juniper, various cacti, and sagebrush.

Wildlife includes badgers, bobcat, coyote, deer, and rabbit. Birds include golden eagles, hawks, bluebirds, vultures, owls, and osprey.

Facilities

Year-round park facilities include a sand beach, boat launching ramp, restrooms, RV campsites, a picnic area, sewage disposal, and fish cleaning stations. Recently a dinosaur trackway dating back 200 million years was discovered in the area.

Red Fleet Dam

The Red Fleet Dam is a 161-foot-high (49 m), 1,670-foot-long (510 m) earthfill dam. The reservoir is fed by Big Bush Creek and is part of the CUP-Jensen Unit project. It was constructed in 1980.

External links

• Red Fleet State Park Utah State Parks
• Red Fleet State Park Map Utah State Parks