Goosenecks State Park
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 Goosenecks in the San Juan River at Goosenecks State Park |
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Goosenecks State Park is primitive. The park offers vault toilets, picnic areas, primitive camping and an observation shelter but no drinking water. On the other hand, you get to look 1,000' down and 300 million years into the past. Goosenecks State Park is in an area along the San Juan River where eons of geological uplift (the Monument Upwarp) have forced the river to run steeper and be more erosive. The magnificent canyon that is laid out below you from the observation shelter is the result. The geologists call this an "entrenched meander." Goosenecks State Park is open 24/7/365. No amenities, no fees. Camping is allowed but there are no developed campsites. This is a good place to visit betwen October and April as it is a rather shade-challenged site. Goosenecks State Park is 10 miles north of Mexican Hat on SR 316. |
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For More Information: Goosenecks State Park c/o Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum 660 West 400 North, Blanding, UT 84511 435-678-2238 |
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| Photos of Goosenecks State Park are courtesy of Michael Rissi, GNU FDL, V1.3. Topo map courtesy of National Geographic Topo! Text is available for re-use under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. |
