Red Fleet State Park

Red Fleet State Park is a state park of Utah, United States, featuring a 750 acre reservoir and a fossil trackway of dinosaur footprints. The park is located 10 mi north of Vernal.

Geography
Red Fleet State Park lies at an elevation of 5500 ft in northeastern Utah, immediately south of the Uinta Mountains. The climate is arid, with hot summers and cold winters. Surrounded by red slick rock formations, the park got its name from three large Navajo sandstone outcrops that look like a fleet of ships as they jut up from the reservoir.

Plant life at the park includes juniper, various cacti, and sagebrush.

Wildlife includes badgers, bobcat, coyote, deer, and rabbit. Birds include golden eagles, hawks, bluebirds, vultures, owls, and osprey.

Park facilities
Year-round park facilities include a sand beach, boat launching ramp, restrooms, 29 RV campsites, a picnic area, sewage disposal, and fish cleaning stations. Recently a dinosaur trackway dating back 200 million years was discovered in the area. Nearby attractions include Dinosaur National Monument, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Steinaker and Utah Field House of Natural History state parks, and rafting and fishing on the Green River.

Red Fleet Dam
The Red Fleet Dam is a 161 ft, 1670 ft earthfill dam. The reservoir is fed by Big Bush Creek and is part of the CUP-Jensen Unit project. It was constructed in 1980.