East Canyon State Park Review!

East Canyon State Park Review!

Our Memorial Day weekend trip to East Canyon State Park was fantastic!

Nick and I got our RV last summer so it’s been our mission to explore new places with it during the warmer months. I realized last year that camping spots fill up super quick so I made a note in my calendar on when I could reserve certain places and jumped on it as soon as I could this year. (Most places start booking 4 months in advance!)

East Canyon State Park was on the top of my list! I didn’t know much about it but just looking at reviews, google images, going on the state park website, oh and it’s only 50 min from our house; I was truly intrigued! And let me tell you, it blew out our expectations!

This state park is tucked away in a little area in Morgan, UT. You drive through some narrow back roads, passing beautiful country sides, tons of farms and ranches, and then boom you go around a corner and the mountains and reservoir pops out!

The reservoir was super blue contrasting against the green mountainside and you find yourself in the most pristine state park. We pulled in, got to our RV spot, set up, and just admired our views!

We had a standard partial hookup spot-water and electricity only but there was a dump station on site and honestly there weren’t many sites (33 I believe) so it didn’t feel crowded or noisy at all. We could just hear the sheep's and lambs on the mountain side! Oh yes they have a wildlife management area so the animals are protected thus you feel like you’re in the rolling hills of Ireland all over again. We were also lucky enough to see prairie dogs, a badger, and an osprey while we were there!

The park has a great beach area, rental company for water crafts, a boat launch, yurts/tiny homes/wagons to rent if you don’t have an RV or want to tent camp, bathroom facilities, and hiking trails. We noticed that there were other areas to camp on that looked more primitive at the south end of the reservoir that you could reserve and lots of areas along the reservoir you could park at for the day and pay a small fee. 

The park is pet friendly which is a huge plus for us and our pups had the best time! We also checked out emigration canyon which was only 25 minutes from the park for more hiking adventures. We did big mountain and bald mountain trails in emigration canyon which I would highly recommend hiking! (Some of the best views I've seen out here in Utah)

On one of the days we also took our paddle boards out to enjoy on the reservoir. The water was so clear and actually not too cold. The air temps were warm so the crisp water felt great after some paddling. We stayed along the shore line and paddled around making stops along the way to rest and take in the views. Such a great paddle day to start the season!

So if you’re looking for a truly unique Utah State Park with all the great amenities and outdoor attractions check out East Canyon State Park in Morgan, UT ! Xoxo Kimmy