State Parks with Beautiful Scenery

State Parks should be considered when you are planning a vacation. They are the perfect place to visit if you are interested in beautiful scenery. When traveling in the western part of the United States, there are four state parks to visit that have outstanding scenery. They are Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah, Big Basin Redwoods State Park in California, Deception Pass State Park in Washington and Malibu Creek State Park in California.

The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation manage the 5250 acres that make up Dead Horse Point State Park. Visitors here have the opportunity to enjoy the views of the Colorado River Canyon as well as the Canyonlands National Park. This state park also has camping facilities with 21 campsites, electrical hookups, covered picnic tables, restrooms and a dump station. Camping is limited to two consecutive weeks per month. There are also day-use facilities with picnic tables and bar-be-que grills here for visitors to use. Dead Horse State Park also has an interpretive trail, hiking trails and evening programs to keep visitors busy. To get to this state park from Moab, Utah, take US 191 northwest 10 miles. Turn left on State 313 and travel 22 miles. Visitors can enjoy this park year round, 6 am to 10 pm. For more information, go to www.parks.state.ut.us.