The park is used for fishing, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, waterskiing, and swimming.

[2] Hyrum State Park's facilities are located at the northern shore of the reservoir, and include 31 RV campsites, restrooms, showers, a ranger station, boat ramp, dock, and trailheads.

[4] The dam creating Hyrum Reservoir was completed in April, 1935, by the United States Bureau of Reclamation.

[5] Prior to that, local settlers had dug a 9-mile (14 km) canal from the Little Bear River to the town of Hyrum to irrigate their crops.

[2] Fish in the reservoir include yellow perch, channel catfish, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, and bluegill.