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Escalanted Petrified Forest State Park.
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Escalanted Petrified Forest State Park.
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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)
