{{Short description|State park in Utah, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Yuba State Park | iucn_category = V <!-- images --> | image = Yuba State Park.jpg | image_caption = Sunrise at Yuba State Park, July 2008 <!-- map --> | map = Utah | image_map = | map_size = | map_caption = Location of Yuba State Park in Utah | relief = <!-- location --> | location = Utah, United States | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = {{coord|39|22|44|N|112|1|39|W|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = <!-- stats --> | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_acre = 15940 | area_ref = <ref name="Plan">{{Cite web | title = Yuba State Park Resource Management Plan | url = http://static.stateparks.utah.gov/plans/YubaRMP09.pdf | publisher = Utah State Parks | date = May 2009 | access-date = 2011-02-12 | archive-date = November 10, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101110140629/http://static.stateparks.utah.gov/plans/YubaRMP09.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> | elevation = {{convert|5100|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="About">{{dead link|{{Cite web | title = Yuba State Park: About the Park | url = http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/yuba/about | publisher = Utah State Parks | access-date = 2011-02-12}}|date=February 2018}}</ref> | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = <!-- dates & info --> | authorized = | created = | designated = | established = February 15, 1964<ref name="Plan" /> | named_for = | visitation_num = 120,829 | visitation_year = 2022 | visitation_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Park Visitation Data |url=https://stateparks.utah.gov/resources/park-visitation-data/ |website=Utah State Parks}}</ref> | governing_body = | administrator = | operator = Utah State Parks | owner = <!-- website, embedded --> | website = [https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/yuba/ Official website] | module = }}
'''Yuba State Park''' is a state park on the Sevier Bridge Reservoir (also known as Yuba Reservoir) in Juab and Sanpete counties in central Utah, United States.<ref>{{gnis|1436675|Yuba Lake State Recreation Area}}</ref>
==Description== The park is located approximately {{convert|25|mi|km}} south of Nephi. Recreational opportunities include camping, boating, swimming, fishing, and nearby off highway vehicle riding.
==History== Yuba State Park got its name from the individuals who built the dam. Local farmers and ranchers had to build the dam themselves or risk losing their water rights. The men working on the structure called it the U.B. Dam. As they worked they sang a song that stated they were damned if they worked and damned if they didn't. The phonetic sound of the reservoir's name was eventually spelled Yuba.<ref name="About" /><ref name="Plan"/> <!--Note: Although the above info came from the State Park website, it conflicts with an earlier newspaper article that provided more details (need to find the source). It was originally called U.B. (Utah's Biggest) reservoir, with the intent of giving it an official name after construction. It was never re-named. Residents called it UB (Yubee) which eventually was put on the map as Yuba. Original maps show U.B. Dam.-->
==See also== {{stack|{{portal|Utah}}}} * List of Utah State Parks
==References== {{reflist|22em}} {{UtahStateParks}}
==External links== {{stack|{{commons category|Yuba State Park}}}} * {{official website|http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/yuba}}
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Category:State parks of Utah Category:Protected areas of Juab County, Utah Category:Protected areas of Sanpete County, Utah Category:Protected areas established in 1964