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| Day-Use | Fishing | yes | | | Hiking Trail, miles | yes | | | Picnicking | yes |
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| State Park Overview: |
 | Starvation Reservoir offers 3,50-acres of fishing and boating fun four miles northwest of Duchesne on Highway 40. A 54 unit campground, sandy beach, modern rest rooms, showers, group-use area, and fish cleaning and sewage disposal stations are available. Primitive camping is allowed at designated areas around the reservoir. |
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| Fishing and Hunting: |
| The annual walleye fishing tournament has become a popular fishing event with trophy 10-plus pound fish being caught each year. The scenic beauty of 3,500 acres of park land, many coves, remote beaches and unusually blue water makes this a favorite of boating enthusiasts statewide." |
| History of the Area: |
| Starvation State Park was established in 1972, two years after the Bureau of Reclamation?s constructed the dam, which created the 3,495 surface acre reservoir as part of the Central Utah Water Project.
The name ?Starvation? has been credited to two legends. One saying that a group of mountain men caught in winter snows survived by stealing a cache of food belonging to local Indians and as a result the Indians starved. The other more often told legend, relates the opposite story of the Indians stealing the trapper?s cache of food leaving the trappers to starve. It is, however, very likely that neither legend, even if true, bears reference to the naming of the dam and reservoir.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, cattlemen and homesteaders tried to make a go of it along the banks of the Strawberry River in the area now occupied by the reservoir and dam. Their story is one of hardship, perseverance and facing near starvation in a very hostile and harsh environment. Winters were hard, long and extremely cold. Their cattle and livestock often froze during these winter months, and the short growing season was hindered by flooding, hailstorms, early frosts and other calamities. They nicknamed the area ?Starvation? and it was from this reference that the highway bridge, reservoir, dam and state park received their names. |
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| Starvation State Park | Utah.com - ... For updated information regarding facilities for the physically challenged, contact the park. Starvation State Park P.O. Box 584 Duchesne, Utah 84021-0584 (435) 738-2326 Information Courtesy of ... | | THINGS TO DO IN UTAH - STARVATION STATE PARK - Starvation Reservoir offers 3,500 acres of year-round fishing and boating fun four miles northwest ... Starvation State Park Description Starvation Reservoir offers 3,500 acres of year-round fishing ... | | THINGS TO DO IN UTAH - EASTERN UTAH - Things to do in Eastern Utah. ... The 2,800-acre lake offers excellent boating and year-round fishing. Starvation State Park - Starvation Reservoir offers 3,500 acres of year-round fishing and boating ... | | Starvation State Park in Utah - Detailed information about Starvation State Park in Utah. One of hundreds of parks and attractions covered by GO-UTAH.COM, Utah ... rafting and more! Starvation State Park Starvation Reservoir is ... | | Starvation Walleye Tournament - ... Classic on September 6 and 7, 2003, at Starvation State Park near Duchesne, Utah. Starvation Reservoir has held an almost mythical ... Duchesne City, Starvation State Park and Pure Fishing. For ... | | Utah Field House of Natural History State Park - DesertUSA - Comprehensive guide to Utah Field House of Natural History State Park, includes color photos, tours ... Ranch: 42 miles north. Starvation State Park: 63 miles west. Recreation & Wilderness Areas ... |
| Directions: |
| Take I-80 east to US40, Heber City Exit. US40 east to Duchesne. Four miles northwest of Duchesne. |
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