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Gunlock State Park

State park in Utah, United States

Field	Value
name	Gunlock State Park
iucn_category	V
photo	Gunlock State Park.jpg
photo_caption	Picnic table at Gunlock State Park, June 2009
map	USA Utah#USA
map_caption	Location of Gunlock State Park in Utah
relief	1
location	Washington, Utah, United States
coordinates
area_acre	548.5
area_ref
elevation	3600 ft
established	1970
visitation_num	61,021
visitation_year	2022
visitation_ref
operator	Utah State Parks
website	[Official website](https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/gunlock/)

Gunlock State Park is a state park of Utah, USA, adjoining the 266 acre Gunlock Reservoir that impounds the Santa Clara River. The park is located approximately 15 mi northwest of St George. The reservoir dam was constructed in 1970 for irrigation water and flood control.

Gunlock State Park is a primitive area; there are facilities. The park offers camping, swimming, boating, and fishing. The park and reservoir are named after the nearby community of Gunlock. The town was named after William "Gunlock Will" Hamblin, its first settler. Hamblin was a Mormon pioneer born in Ohio who settled in the area in 1857. Gunlock Will was a good hunter and sharpshooter, and was skillful in repairing gunlocks, which are the firing mechanisms for muzzleloaders.

The county road to the park is the Old Spanish Trail used by horsemen and raiders from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California from the 1820s until 1849, when the gold fields of California became the destination and a shorter route was taken.

References

(October 2006). "Gunlock State Park Resource Management Plan". State of Utah Natural Resources: Division of Parks and Recreation.
"Gunlock State Park: About the Park". Utah State Parks.
(July 6, 2023). "Park Visitation Data".

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