Utah will consider adding a new state park in 2026, adding to a popular system that generated close to 13 million visits last year .

Gov. Spencer Cox unveiled his proposed 2027 fiscal year budget on Wednesday , which includes recommendations to fund all sorts of outdoor recreation-related items, such as $2 million to designate and build out Mantua State Park in Box Elder County.

“Demand for Utah’s outdoor recreation is growing. The state is working to meet this need by establishing a new state park and improved amenities at Mantua Reservoir,” his team wrote in the budget request.

Funding for the new state park is a little different from most of the items in his proposed $30.7 billion budget, though. The Utah Division of State Parks operates its budget from the collection of fees, an

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