Red Rock State Park serves as an environmental education facility for the public and for school or private groups, and provides limited passive recreational opportunities.

Concerned about loss of public access along waterways, Babbitt researched the property and noted its potential for a full-fledged state park.

Since state law only provided for such exchanges within a county, the Arizona Legislature had to pass new legislation allowing trans-county trades.

[3] Development was slowed by budget cuts in the following years and a new land exchange with the federal government involving Red Rock and Lake Havasu State Park.

The park's visitor center contains interpretive exhibits, a movie theater, Junior Ranger Programs, and a gift shop.

From the park visitors can access mountain biking and horseback riding trails on adjacent U.S. Forest Service land.