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Take Interstate 80 east to State Road 40 to Heber. Travel through Heber on this road past Duchesne and Roosevelt and on into Vernal. In Vernal, travel on State Road 40 (Main St.), to Vernal Ave. (State Road 191). Turn left at Vernal Ave. The park is located 13 miles north of Vernal off State Road 191.
Hiked to the Dinosaur tracks at the end of a beautiful late winter day. We had the trail to ourselves and seeing the many, many tracks was awesome. The park was also very scenic in the fading winter light.
Great little reservoir to spend the day on. I’d recommend camping at nearby Steinaker state park though. We decided to book our trip that way based on what the campground looks like online and am sure glad we did. The camping here at Red Fleet is akin to sleeping in a Walmart parking lot. Rows of paved stalls packed together like sardines. Not sure what the thought process was there.
The lake on the other hand was amazing. We spent two days here exploring. The first day we hiked in from the backside to the dinosaur tracks. Wear your swimsuit if you do. There’s a great spot to jump in the water at the end of the hike. The second day we brought our paddle boards back and launched them from the boat launch. We spent the day exploring the lake. The water even though very low was still cool and clear. As others have said it’s kind of like a mini lake Powell. We will be back.
Beautiful tinny reservoir. Warm water in August-September when we went. Very tiny. Great for paddle boarding, cliff jumping, etc. but I wouldn't recommend draging a boat there. Its tinny and very few to no beaches. you can access it from the Marina or a few other dirt roads, but with a long walk to the beach. The campsite hosts and DNR people there are super wonderful, happy, amazing people. I don't like people. But I really liked everyone I meet and talked too. We don't usually do parking lot camping. But it was still a lot of fun. If you could somehow camp on near the lake I would give it 5 stars. But lake access is not great. Lack of beaches further complicated that. However it's also part of what made it so amazingly beautiful
The Red Fleet State Park has dinosaur tracks, interesting geology, and a beautiful reservoir. I enjoyed hiking and exploring the area!
This place is awesome and is a must visit. It has dinosaur tracks, a fun reservoir for a swim, and it is a fun hike.
The dinosaur tracks are incredible. There are so many of them. They are also well preserved. I have not seen many places where you can see dinosaur tracks.
The reservoir is beautiful. As you can see from the pictures, you can jump off of the rock into the reservoir. There is a small cave that you can swim into. I also saw kayakers there too.
The hike did not seem long. There was so much to see and the scenery was so beautiful that the time flew by. This is a must visit.
