Utah lake state park is the largest of 28 public access points at utah lake

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded $200,000 through the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources, effective July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2026. The primary objective is to enhance boating access and safety at Utah Lake State Park, the largest of 28 public access points at Utah Lake, which serves over 280,000 annual visitors. The funding supports critical infrastructure improvements including repair and replacement of aged and damaged asphalt in boater parking areas, installation of life jacket loaner stations to increase water safety, and construction of storage facilities for educational materials and personal flotation device (PFD) checkout equipment.

The Utah Lake Authority serves as the sub-awardee, contracting with Utah State Parks to oversee the execution of parking repairs and the installation of PFD checkout stations and associated storage infrastructure. These improvements are designed to provide safe and satisfying boating experiences while accommodating the high-volume visitation demands at this heavily-used recreational facility. By combining parking maintenance with water safety enhancements and educational outreach capacity, the project addresses both the physical infrastructure deterioration and the public safety needs associated with intensive recreational boating use.

Over the last three years IT has averaged over 280000 visitors annually. With this high traffic there is a need to maintain and improve the park and its boating facilities to keep up with visitation. This project will enhance the access of ulsp by repairing and or replacing damaged and aged asphalt increase water safety with life jacket loaner stations and provide storage for equipment used for education and outreach to boaters. Utah lake authority will work with utah state parks to oversee and contract for the repair of existing boater parking at utah lake state park. Quantities related to this work are outlined in the budget narrative attachment for this project. Additionally ULA will contract to install storage for educational materials and PFD check out materials and will construct a PFD check out stations. By improving boating facilities at utah lake state park this project will provide safe and satisfying boating experiences at a heavily used boater access site.