Steinaker State Park

Steinaker State Park
Steinaker State Park
	Steinaker Dam and Reservoir
	Steinaker State Park Location within Utah Steinaker State Park Location within the United States
	Interactive map of Steinaker State Park
Location	Uintah County, Utah, United States
Coordinates	40°31′3″N 109°31′49″W / 40.51750°N 109.53028°W
Area	2,283 acres (924 ha)
Elevation	5,500 ft (1,700 m)
Opened	1964
Operator	Utah State Parks
Visitors	74,779 (in 2025)
Website	Official website

Steinaker State Park is a state park and reservoir in Uintah County, Utah, United States, located 7 miles (11 km) north of Vernal.

Steinaker State Park opened to the public in 1964. It lies at an elevation of 5,500 feet (1,700 m) in northeastern Utah, south of the Uinta Mountains. The climate is arid with hot summers and cold winters. Plant life at the park includes juniper, cacti, and sagebrush. Wildlife includes badgers, bobcats, coyotes, deer, and rabbits. Birds include golden eagles, hawks, bluebirds, vultures, owls, and osprey.

Steinaker State Park is named for John Steinaker, a member of a pioneer family of the region.^[1]

Park facilities

Steinaker is popular for swimming, fishing, boating, and waterskiing. Year-round park facilities include a sand beach, boat launching ramp, restrooms, 31 RV campsites, two group-use pavilions, and sewage disposal, and fish cleaning stations.^[3]

Steinaker Dam (40°30′12″N 109°33′10″W / 40.50333°N 109.55278°W / 40.50333; -109.55278) is a 162-foot-high (49 m), 1,997-foot-long (609 m) earthfill dam. The reservoir is fed by Ashley Creek and is part of the CUP-Vernal Unit project. It was constructed between 1959 and 1962.^[4]

1 2 3 "Steinaker State Park: Discover". Utah State Parks. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
↑ "Park Visitation Data". Utah State Parks. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
↑ "Steinaker State Park". Utah.com. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
↑ Bureau of Reclamation. "Steinaker Dam". U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 6, 2026.