Delta Gateway Park is the front door to the Provo River Delta, the roughly $53 million restoration that rebuilt the river's historic mouth into Utah Lake and opened more than 200 acres of new wetland to the public on October 26, 2024. The city runs the park; the delta beyond it is the payoff.
At a glance
- Address: 311 Lakeshore Dr, Provo (map)
- Size: 4.8 acres
- Pavilion: reservable (power, lights)
- Restrooms: seasonal
What's here
Play
- Playground
Picnics
- Picnic tables
- Pavilion
- Amphitheater or stage
Trails and nature
- Walking and bike path
- Provo River Trail access
- River access
- Fishing
- Wildlife viewing
- Boating
Facilities
- Restrooms
- Drinking fountain
- Dog waste station
Why the delta exists
The project was built for the June sucker, a fish that lives nowhere but Utah Lake and its tributaries and was downlisted from endangered to threatened in 2021. Rebuilding the delta gave its young a place to grow, and the public got trails, non-motorized boat launches, fishing platforms, interpretive signs and a wildlife observation tower in the bargain. If you fish, release every June sucker at once, and kill any northern pike you catch rather than releasing it.
Using the park
From the park, a pedestrian bridge links the original channel trail to the new Skipper Bay trail in a flat loop of about 3.8 miles, good for a walk, a run or an easy ride with lake and mountain views. The park itself has restrooms, a playground, picnic tables and a small amphitheater. As of September 2026 the fishing piers on the channel were fenced for reinforcement and the county's repaving of the trail toward Utah Lake State Park had not started, so check the latest before you plan around either.
On Provo.com
- Fort Utah neighborhood
- Provo River Delta: piers, ramps and repaving: the latest construction status
- Birdwatching at Utah Lake and the delta
- The Provo River Parkway trail
Parks nearby
Sources: Provo City park data, 2026-09-30. Hours and rules: the parks hub.