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Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, UT
Book a Campsite at Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, UT
** Arrival dates earlier than the online-reservation-window may also be available at the campground.
*** Some sites may be available only from the campground on a first-come-first-served basis.
Description
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park features colorful deposits of mineralized wood. Visitors will enjoy hiking through the petrified forest.
Geography:
In 1872, a member of John Wesley Powell's survey party, Almon Harris Thompson, first explored the Escalante River. He decided to name the area after an explorer named Escalante, which means to escalate upward, like stairsteps, which describes the plateaus surrounding the park.
Recreation:
Guests to this park enjoy hiking, boating, fishing, ice fishing, swimming, wildlife viewing, petrified wood, photography, and camping
Facilities:
The nearby 130-acre Wide Hollow Reservoir provides water recreation and fishing. Off-highway vehicle riding areas are also nearby. The park is an ideal base for trips within the area, including Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. visitor center was built in 1991, and features petrified wood, petrified dinosaur bones, ammonite, and shell fossils
- Ada Restrooms
- Beach Access
- Birdwatching
- Boat Launch
- Boating
- Canoeing/Kayaking
- Comfort Station
- Drinking Water
- Fire Pit, Grill & Table
- Firepit Grill Cover Tbl
- Fish Cleaning Station
- Hiking
- Hiking Trail
- Hot Showers
- Interpretive/ Nature Programs
- Medium Tree
- Parking
- Pets Allowed
- Picnic Tables
- Picnicing
- Ranger Station
- Scenic Views
- Sewage Disposal Station
- Showers
- Swimming
- Visitor Center
- Water Drinking
- Wildlife
- Cancellations are accepted online 24 hours a day, seven days a week or by calling the Reservation Call Center Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Mountain Time)
Individual site cancellations made four days or more in advance of your scheduled arrival incur an $8 cancellation fee in addition to the $8 reservation fee. Cancellations made less than four days in advance forfeit one night's fee in addition to the cancellation and reservation fees.
Group area cancellations made 14 days or more in advance of your scheduled arrival incur an $8 cancellation fee in addition to the $10.25 reservation fee. Cancellations made less than 14 days in advance forfeit one night's fee in addition to the cancellation and reservation fees.
Changes to an existing reservation can only be made by contacting the Reservation Call Center. Changes can be made up to two days prior to your scheduled arrival date and incur a $5 change fee per site.
Facility Rates*
Jan 01 2024 -
Dec 31 2024
*Displayed rates do not reflect discounts, attribute fees (electrical hookups / water hookups), taxes or incremental charges
**Weekly rates may not be available for all sites
37.78778, -111.62861
37°47'16"N, 111°37'43"W
Located 1.5 miles west of Escalante off Highway 12.