Escalante Petrified Forest State Park - #10

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park is a small park located just outside of the town of Escalante along the banks of Wide Hollow Reservoir.  The park is nice for its convenient proximity to the Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument.  However, the sites are pretty small and compact and only certain sites have water and electrical hook-ups.  Next time we will probably stay in one of the campgrounds located in the National Monument.  The park had a few petrified logs on display that were cool and a short mile and a half trail (that we didn't have time to explore).  

Location:  Located west of Escalante, approximately 257 miles south of Salt Lake City, off of Highway 12.

Total Sites:  19
Stayed in Site:  #8
Elevation:  5,900 ft
Date Created:  1976
Hook Ups:  None in our site, but a few sites by the reservoir had hook ups

Three Stars:  ** (due to tight spots and fact that campground is not located in Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument)