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Lost Creek State Park (Utah)
Lost Creek State Park is a state park in northeastern Morgan County, Utah, United States, about northeast of city of Henefer and about northeast of the unincorporated community of Croydon, Utah. Description The park is located at the Lost Creek Reservoir and is currently under development. It is anticipated to include "modern campgrounds, restrooms, entrance, and trailheads". , "all areas of this park remain in an extremely primitive state". However, there are vault toilets at several locations and a concrete boat ramp on the south side of the Trail Creek/ Francis Canyon (southern) arm of the reservoir. One anticipated change to the area is that hunting will be limited to waterfowl. Access to the park is by way of Utah State Route 158 (via Exit 111 on Interstate 80), then by either North 5800 East or North 6900 East, in or near Croydon. (The former street becomes Lost Creek Road and the north end of the later street is at Lost Creek Road.) Lost Creek Road is asphalt pave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan County, Utah
Morgan County is a county in northern Utah, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,469. Its county seat and largest city is Morgan. Morgan County is part of the Ogden- Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City- Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area. History An early route of the Hastings Cutoff ran through the Morgan Valley and down through a narrow gorge in Weber Canyon. The Donner Party avoided going through the Morgan Valley in order to speed up their journey. However, their alternate route proved more time-consuming. In 1855, Charles Sreeve Peterson and his family became the first white settlers to take up permanent residence in the Morgan Valley after cutting a road through Weber Canyon. After others began settling in the rather limited planar areas of the mountainous territory, the Utah Territory legislature acted on January 17, 1862, to form a separate county from sections partitioned off Davis, Great Salt Lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
