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Spring 2010

The Utah State Parks

Expl rerThe Concession ConnectionFrom the redrock beauty of Kodachrome Basin and cool, turquoise waters of Bear Lake, to the meandering trails of Wasatch Mountain. While Utah’s state parks provide beautiful destinations, our in-park concession services provide all those little extras, such as cozy accom-modations, water toys and great food to complete your trip.

Bear Lake Sails / Unleashed Performance at Bear Lake State Park Rendezvous Beach offers boat rentals for a day on the lake and cozy cabin rentals for a good night’s rest. They also offer fuel, accessories and snacks. 1-866-867-5412 or (435) 946-2900 www.bearlakeboats.com

Cisco’s Landing at Bear Lake State Park Marina provides acces-sories, fuel, grill/café and con-venience store. (435) 946-2717 / 435-757-6377 www.ciscoslanding.com

Deer Creek Island Resort at Deer Creek State Park provides a wide variety of services including boat rentals, wakeboard clinics, a restaurant, store and catering services. (435) 654-2155 www.deercreekislandresort.com

Club Rec at East Canyon State Park provides boat and personal watercraft rentals for a day on the water. Club Rec – Boat / PWC Rentals (801) 829-4988 www.clubrec.com

Rockport Sports and Recre-ation at Rockport State Park offers boat rentals, overnight yurt

camping, a grill/café and store. (435) 783-9283 www.rockportsports.com

Alpine Power Sports at Utah Lake State Park offers boat and personal watercraft rentals.(801) 687-1788 www.alpinepowersports.com

R & G Horse and Wagon Rides at Antelope Island State Park offers horseback tours along the island trails. (801) 782-4946 or 1-888-878-8002 randghorse@yahoo.com

Redstone Cabins at Kodachrome Basin State Park offers cabin rentals and a general store in the heart of Kodachrome. (435) 679-8536 www.redstonecabins.com

Wasatch Park Café at the Lake and Mountain golf courses at Wasatch Mountain State Park offers a restaurant, snack bar and full-service catering. (435) 654-2139

Soldier Hollow Grill at Soldier Hollow Golf Course at Wasatch Mountain State Park provides a restaurant, snack bar and full-service catering. (435) 654-9112

Lofty Peaks Adventures at Wasatch Mountain State Park provides snowmobile and sum-mer ATV rentals. (435) 654-5810 / 888-472-7669 www.snowmobileparkcity.com

Soldier Hollow Legacy Foun-dation at Soldier Hollow / Wasatch Mountain State Park provides lift-served snow tubing, cross-country skiing, snowshoe-ing, year-round biathlon activities, mountain biking and horseback riding. (435) 654-2002 www.soldierhollow.com

Club Rec at Willard Bay State Park offers boat and personal watercraft rentals. (801) 614-0500 www.clubrecnorth.com

Bear Lake Sails/Unleashed Performance at Bear Lake State Park offers additional recreational op-portunities for visitors

Jordanelle’s Hidden Secret pg. 2 | Safe Boating Week pg. 3 | May Day pg. 4

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Many people know about Hailstone Recreation Area at Jordanelle State Park. But just a bit farther south and east where the Provo River enters Jordanelle Reservoir, you’ll find Rock Cliff Recreation Area, a well-kept secret.

Walk the boardwalks that span the Provo River and rest in the shade of tall cottonwood trees. Bring a picnic and listen to the river current or the call of a red-tail hawk. Visit the Nature Center, which reveals the flora and fauna or Rock Cliff. Camp overnight and rediscover the stars in the night sky.

According to resident expert and park naturalist Kathy Donnell, these are a few things that make Rock Cliff special.

- Rock Cliff is a hidden treasure; a peaceful place where you can relax, explore and get back to nature.

- Clean water makes Rock Cliff a spe-cial place. As water cycles between land, lake and atmosphere, it forms an important link between the terres-trial and aquatic worlds. - Wildlife can thrive at Rock Cliff by finding what they need to survive: Food, water, shelter and space.

- Rock Cliff is a riparian commu-nity with much diversity making it an important place for plants and animals.

- Rock Cliff is a place that encourages respect and responsibility for our natural world.

While each season offers a different experience, springtime is ideal for viewing a variety of birds and mam-mals as they migrate back to the area or pass through making their way farther north. Spring runoff typically peaks in May and the vast amount of water that comes through Rock Cliff is amazing.

For more information about Rock Cliff at Jordanelle State Park, please call us at (435) 782-3030. For camp-ing reservations call (801) 322-3770 or toll-free outside Salt Lake at 800-322-3770 or visit stateparks.utah.gov.

Off-highway vehicle (OHV) riders can now take advantage of camp and ride access at Yuba State Park.

OHV riders may now ride their machines to and from developed campsites to access nearby OHV routes to the west and southeast of Yuba Reservoir.

Stay tuned! Future plans include the pos-sibility of connecting these trails to the popu-lar Arapien and Paiute ATV trail systems.

Can You Keep a Secret?

A baby raccoon is among the many wild creatures stop-ping by the Rock Cliff Nature Center.

NEW IN 2010 Camp & Ride at Yuba State Park

Utah State Parks certified more than 10,000 youth in OHV and PWC education classes.

These youth practicing safe, low impact techniques contributed to a 40%* drop in OHV and PWC accidents statewide.

*Utah State Parks Statistics

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Utah’s state-required youth off-highway vehicle (OHV) and personal watercraft (PWC) edu-cation courses are now online at stateparks.utah.gov.

OHV/PWC Education Coordina-tor Ann Evans reports the new online education system provides easier access to courses and al-lows students to learn at their

own pace.The OHV course is $30 and cov-ers ATVs, off-highway motor-cycles (OHMs) and side-by-side ATVs. The PWC course, which covers JetSki and SeaDoo-type boats, is $34.95. Upon successful completion of the course, stu-dents print a temporary certifi-cate valid for 60 days and later receive a permanent certificate by mail.

Students should study all ma-terials prior to taking the test because those who do not pass, must pay a second registration fee and retake the test.

Utah law requires youth eight

to 16 to complete the Utah State Parks Know Before You Go! OHV Education Course before operating a machine on public lands, roads or trails. It is illegal for any child under age eight to operate an OHV on public land.

Utah youth, 12 to 17 years of age, are required to complete and pass the Utah PWC Educa-tion Course in order to operate PWC without an adult on board. Children who are younger than 12, may not operate a PWC with-out a responsible adult on board.

For more information, visit stateparks.utah.gov or call (800) OHV-RIDE or (800) RIDE PWC.

The 2010 National and Utah Safe Boating Week is scheduled May 22 to May 28, 2010.

Join us for a kick-off event at Utah Lake State Park at 10 a.m. Satur-day, May 22. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will perform free vessel safety checks and various vendors will be on site to answer questions from insurance to required boating safety equipment. Join the fun and be boat safe!

Join Us For Safe Boating Week

Utah Lake State Park 4400 W Center St.Provo, Utah 84601

Utah State Parks

Saturday, May 2210 a.m. - 2 p.m.

For more information, visit stateparks.utah.gov or call (801) 538-BOAT.

ROCKIN’ UTAH events sponsored by:

ROCKIN’ UTAH

Reaching Out Connecting Kids In Nature

Free vessel safety checks offered by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

Bonneville School of Sailing and Seamanship

Get Online Before Getting On Board Or On the Trail

Did You Know?Most Utah state parks welcome your pets in campgrounds, day-use areas and on trails. Deer Creek and Rock Cliff at Jordanelle are exceptions due to watershed concerns. But for the most part, leashed pets that are under control and not left unattended are welcome.

In 2009, Utah State Parks conducted 450 programs just for Utah’s schools, reaching more than 27,240 Utah students.

That’s enough kids to fill 450 school buses!

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Get your free copy of the Utah State Parks 2010 Passport Edition Field Guide, visit your favorite state park, or one you’ve never visited, and get your passport stamped. Visit all 41 participating parks from Anasazi State Park Museum in Boulder to Yuba State Park near Nephi.

To order a Utah State Parks Field Guide, please call (801) 538-7220 or email parkcomment@utah.gov.

Visit Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum Saturday, May 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and celebrate the artistic traditions of the native cultures of the Four Corners at the Fifth An-nual Four Corners Indian Art Market.

Meet artists representing over one dozen Southwest tribes and Pueblo nations. Master weavers, potters, basket weavers, and flute and drum makers demonstrate their crafts. Events include traditional and contemporary dance, music, food, a silent auction and educa-tional activities for children. (435) 678-2238

Celebrate May Day at Edge of the Cedars Four Corners Indian Market

Newsletter ContributorsHollie Brown - writerholliebrown@utah.govKathy Donnell - park naturalist kathydonnell@utah.govDeena Loyola - editor deenaloyola@utah.gov

We want to hear from you!Please send your comments, stories, questions and contributions to parkcomment@utah.gov or contact us by mail or phone. For more information about Utah State Parks, visit stateparks.utah.gov

Utah State Parks1594 West North Temple Ste. 116P.O. Box 146001Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6001(877) UT-PARKS, (801) 538-7220stateparks.utah.gov

Nichole Mallory - marketingnicholemallory@utah.gov Stefanie Michaelson - designer stefaniemichaelson@utah.gov

Check It Out!

Utah State Parks is partnering with 77 libraries statewide to make Annual

Park Passes free for checkout - Visit your local library and check it out!

Rockin’ Utah Search for desert animals, fish and fly kites at Yuba State Park, create your own pottery or discover archeology at Escalante Petrified For-est State Park. These are just a few of this year’s Rockin’ Utah events aimed at getting children and families off the couch and involved in educational and healthy activities in Utah’s state parks.

Rockin’ Utah programs are fun, interactive and educational. For $10 per family or group of up to eight people, you receive personal and pro-fessional instruction, hands-on experience, a take-home gift and great memories to last a lifetime.

More than half of the 2010 Rockin’ Utah programs are full, but great opportunities remain. Check out the Rockin’ Utah page for an updated schedule at stateparks.utah.gov/rockin-utah.

More and more children are spending less time outdoors, even here in Utah, which has more spectacular scenery and play areas than just about anywhere. In 2008, Utah State Parks joined a national move-ment to get children and their families unplugged from video games, television and other electronics and instead, exploring our great outdoors.

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