Hyrum State Park

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Hyrum State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Hyrum Reservoir viewed from over the dam, September 2008
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Location of Hyrum State Park in Utah
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Hyrum State Park (the United States)
Location Cache, Utah, United States
Coordinates 41°37′13″N111°51′27″W / 41.62028°N 111.85750°W / 41.62028; -111.85750
Area264 acres (107 ha) [1]
Elevation4,700 ft (1,400 m) [2]
Established1959 [2]
Named for Hyrum Smith
Visitors146,212(in 2022) [3]
OperatorUtah State Parks

Hyrum State Park is a state park and reservoir in Hyrum, Utah, United States.

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Description

Hyrum State Park is in the northeastern part of Utah. It lies at 4,700 feet (1,400 m), and consists of 265 acres (1.07 km2) surrounding a 450-acre (1.8 km2) reservoir. The park is used for fishing, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, waterskiing, and swimming.

The park was named for Hyrum Smith, the brother of LDS church founder Joseph Smith. [2]

Hyrum State Park's facilities are located at the northern shore of the reservoir, and include 31 RV campsites, restrooms, showers, a ranger station, boat ramp, dock, and trailheads. [4]

The dam creating Hyrum Reservoir was completed in April, 1935, by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. [5] Prior to that, local settlers had dug a 9-mile (14 km) canal from the Little Bear River to the town of Hyrum to irrigate their crops. [2]

Fish in the reservoir include yellow perch, channel catfish, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, and bluegill. [6]

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References

  1. Utah.com. "Hyrum State Park". Utah.com LC. Retrieved February 8, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Discover". Utah State Parks. 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  3. "Park Visitation Data". Utah State Parks. July 6, 2023.
  4. "Hyrum State Park". Utah State Parks.
  5. "Dam details - Hyrum Dam - Bureau of Reclamation". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  6. "Hyrum Reservoir" (PDF). Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality. August 9, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2008.