Gunlock State Park

State park in Utah, United States

37°15′13″N 113°47′4″W / 37.25361°N 113.78444°W / 37.25361; -113.78444Area548.5 acres (222.0 ha)^[1]Elevation3,600 ft (1,100 m)^[2]Established1970^[2]Visitors61,021 (in 2022)<^[3]OperatorUtah State Parks

Gunlock State Park is a state park of Utah, USA, adjoining the 266-acre (108 ha) Gunlock Reservoir that impounds the Santa Clara River.^[1] The park is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of St George. The reservoir dam was constructed in 1970 for irrigation water and flood control.^[2]

Gunlock State Park is a primitive area; there are facilities. The park offers camping, swimming, boating, and fishing. The park and reservoir are named after the nearby community of Gunlock. The town was named after William "Gunlock Will" Hamblin, its first settler.^[1] Hamblin was a Mormon pioneer born in Ohio who settled in the area in 1857. Gunlock Will was a good hunter and sharpshooter, and was skillful in repairing gunlocks, which are the firing mechanisms for muzzleloaders.^[2]

The county road to the park is the Old Spanish Trail used by horsemen and raiders from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California from the 1820s until 1849, when the gold fields of California became the destination and a shorter route was taken.^[2]

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the website of the Utah Division of State Parks.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Gunlock State Park Resource Management Plan" (PDF). State of Utah Natural Resources: Division of Parks and Recreation. October 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Gunlock State Park: About the Park". Utah State Parks. Archived from the original on March 16, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^ "Park Visitation Data". Utah State Parks. July 6, 2023.

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Gunlock State Park

Protected areas of Utah

Federal

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