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Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, UT  1174 Ratings 
Status: Open year round.
DescriptionEscalante 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 Services & Amenities:Within Park
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Getting There:GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):37.78778, -111.62861 37°47'16"N, 111°37'43"W Located 1.5 miles west of Escalante off Highway 12. Contact Information:Mailing Address:Escalante Petrified Forest State Park710 North Reservoir Road ESCALANTE UT 84726-0350 Phone Number: Information:
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