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| Day-Use | Fishing | yes | | | Picnicking | yes |
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Gunlock State Park
Nearby Parks:
Snow Canyon State Park
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| State Park Overview: |
 | In scenic red rock country, 15 miles northwest of sunny St. George lies the 240-acre Gunlock Reservoir where year-round boating, water sports and quality fishing for bass and catfish attract visitors. Facilities include boat launching ramp and pit privies. |
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Peaceful, serene, quiet
high desert and blue water - majestic
Written by Carolyn Gardner
15-Sep-2009
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| History of the Area: |
| The name Gunlock is the same as the small farming community one mile to the north. William Haynes Hamblin (nicknamed Will or Bill), a Mormon pioneer born in Ohio, settled in the present area of the lake in 1857. Gunlock Will was a good hunter and sharpshooter, and was skillful in repairing gunlocks, which are the firing mechanisms for muzzleloaders.
His brother, Jacob Hamblin, was actually the more well known of the two. He was a Mormon settler and a missionary to the Indians of southern Utah and northern Arizona, particularly the Shivwits tribe of the Paiute Indians, who still live in this area.
The county road to the park is the Old Spanish Trail used by horsemen and raiders from Sante Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles from the 1820 s until the gold fields became the destination after 1849 and a shorter route was taken.
A sparkling blue lake is rimmed with ponderosa pines, and a string of campgrounds follows the beginnings of the river to road?s end.
Gunlock Reservoir dam was constructed in 1970 for irrigation water and flood control. |
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| B&Bs / Inns | | Green Gate Village Historic Inn - Why stay anywhere else if there's room at the Inn? 1860s, beautifully restored, upscale pioneer village, restaurant & general store. Named Best Historic Inn in the Nation. National Historic Registe |
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| Directions: |
| 15 miles northwest of St. George via HWY 91, past Santa Clara and north on signed county road to park. |
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