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Categories: San Juan County, Utah | Utah state parks

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Goosenecks State Park is located near the southern border of the state of Utah in the western United States. It overlooks a deep meander of the San Juan River. Millions of years ago, the Monument Upwarp forced the river to carve incised meanders over 1,000 feet (305 meters) deep as the surrounding landscape slowly rose in elevation. Eroded by water, wind, frost, and gravity, this is a classic location for observing incised meanders.

Goosenecks State Park is largely undeveloped. Primitive campsites with picnic tables are scattered back from the edge of the cliff, and vault toilets are available. Campers are advised to bring their own water, food, and other necessary gear.

Panoramic view from overlook

Aerial view, Goosenecks of the San Juan River. Note cut-off meander at right center.

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Protected Areas of Utah

Federal

National Parks	Arches • Bryce Canyon • Canyonlands • Capitol Reef • Zion

National Monuments	Cedar Breaks • Dinosaur • Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument • Hovenweep • Natural Bridges • Rainbow Bridge • Timpanogos Cave

National Historic Sites	Golden Spike National Historic Site

Other Protected Areas	Desert Biosphere Reserve • Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area • Glen Canyon National Recreation Area • Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

National Forests	Ashley • Caribou-Targhee • Dixie • Fishlake • Manti-La Sal • Sawtooth • Uinta • Wasatch-Cache

National Wildlife Refuges:	Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge • Fish Springs • Ouray

U.S. Wilderness Areas	Ashdown Gorge • Beartrap Canyon • Beaver Dam Mountains • Black Ridge Canyons • Blackridge • Box-Death Hollow • Canaan Mountain • Cedar Mountain • Cottonwood Canyon • Cottonwood Forest • Cougar Canyon • Dark Canyon • Deep Creek • Deep Creek North • Deseret Peak • Doc's Pass • Goose Creek • High Uintas • LaVerkin Creek • Lone Peak • Mount Naomi • Mount Nebo • Mount Olympus • Mount Timpanogos • Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs • Pine Valley Mountain • Red Mountains • Slaughter Creek • Taylor Creek • Twin Peaks • Wellsville Mountain • Zion

State

State parks Northern Region	Antelope Island • Bear Lake • Camp Floyd • Deer Creek • East Canyon • Great Salt Lake • Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail • Jordanelle • Hyrum • Red Fleet • Rockport • Starvation • Steinaker • Utah Lake • Wasatch Mountain • Willard Bay

State parks Central Region	Fremont Indian • Goblin Valley • Green River • Huntington • Millsite • Palisade • Scofield • Territorial Statehouse • Yuba Lake

State parks Southern Region	Anasazi Indian • Coral Pink Sand Dunes • Dead Horse Point • Edge of the Cedars • Escalante • Frontier Homestead • Goosenecks • Gunlock • Kodachrome Basin • Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument • Otter Creek • Piute • Quail Creek • Sand Hollow • Snow Canyon

Other	Strawberry Reservoir