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Goosenecks State Park, Mexican Hat, UT

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Goosenecks State Park

A small Utah state park with canyon-rim views over a deeply entrenched San Juan River meander.

Mexican Hat, UT

About Goosenecks State Park

Goosenecks State Park sits on the rim of a deep canyon above a looping bend of the San Juan River, roughly 1,000 feet below. The park is known for its view of an entrenched meander that is among the most dramatic of its kind on the continent. The river's path has been shaped by uplift on the Colorado Plateau and by long periods of erosion from water, wind, frost, and gravity. The park is also a designated International Dark Sky Park, and it offers picnic tables, fire pits, vault toilets, and a primitive campsite.

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