Millsite State Park
| Millsite State Park | |
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Location of Millsite State Park in Utah Millsite State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Emery County, Utah United States |
| Coordinates | 39°5′30″N 111°11′32″W / 39.09167°N 111.19222°W |
| Area | 638 acres (258 ha)[1] |
| Elevation | 6,100 ft (1,900 m)[2] |
| Visitors | 18,558 (in 2022)[3] |
| Operator | Utah State Parks |
| Website | Official website |
Millsite State Park is a state park on the south end of Millsite Reservoir at the mouth of Ferron Canyon in western Emery County, Utah, United States, just west of the town of Ferron.[4]
Description
Millsite State Park offers access to off highway vehicle and mountain bike riding areas. The reservoir is open to swimming, boating, waterskiing, and fishing. Adjacent to the park is a public 18-hole golf course.
Millsite Reservoir is part of the Ferron Watershed Project, a multipurpose water containment completed in 1970 with the combined efforts of several agencies. Before the dam was built, there was an old dam at the site to service a flourmill, hence the reservoir name.[2]
Rock art
Northwest of the park, there are sandstone walls where Native American rock art and pioneer graffiti can be found.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Utah.com. "Millsite State Park". Utah.com LC. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ a b "Millsite State Park: About the Park". Utah State Parks. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ "Park Visitation Data". Utah State Parks. July 6, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millsite State Park
- ^ Bannan, Jan Gumprecht (1995). Utah state parks: A complete recreational guide. Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 124–127. ISBN 9780898864212.
This article incorporates public domain material from the website of the Utah Division of State Parks.