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Great Salt Lake


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 82 attractions in Salt Lake City
Traveler Description:
This 20,000 square mile lake, the second saltiest in the world, is also a wildlife refuge attracting millions of migratory birds every year to the ten...... more » This 20,000 square mile lake, the second saltiest in the world, is also a wildlife refuge attracting millions of migratory birds every year to the ten islands within it. « less
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Attraction type: Lake, Scenic/historic walking area
Activities: Viewing wildlife
Address: PO Box 6658 Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Tel: 801-259-1898

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2 of 5 stars
blondkbs   1 contribution
Texas
Oct 23, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Me and my family were on a road trip with my dad's side of them family, but, me, my mom, my dad, and my sister were the only ones that stopped here. I would NOT recommend it. From the minute you drive in, it smells! I don't know what it is, but it smells SO bad! I liked the fact... more

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5 of 5 stars
Forgottensage   54 contributions
United States
Sep 15, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Loved LOVED this place. There was practically nobody there and it was the height of summer. Where can you go nowadays and not be accosted by crowds? I think it's because people from Salt Lake just aren't that interested in this place . . . which leaves it virtually empty. I would love to set up a tent near the... more

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4 of 5 stars
womey   19 contributions
Apex, NC
Jun 21, 2007
11
people found this review helpful

I think the views of the Salt Lake and surrounding Wasatch Range are best taken in at the Antelope Island located just miles west of Layton, UT (on Rte. 127) and 30 minutes north of Salt Lake City. 80% of Utah's wetlands exist within the Great Salt Lake surrounding Antelope Island. From this area of 42 square miles you can... more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Nov 2, 2005
29
people found this review helpful

It is very empty. A lot of the lake has eroded. Honestly, it was a little creepy. You see lots of bugs. I mean killer flies, just kidding. But huge flies, that make that scary noise. You see swarms of brine flies, and they are completely harmless but they are so tiny, and there are so many of them that... more

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4 of 5 stars
masaofc   10 contributions
東京
Jul 26, 2009

展示会で訪問した日が偶々年に一度の花火大会。その日は野球場で Salt Lake Bees(3A)とどこだかのチームの... more

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Great Salt Lake Address

PO Box 6658, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Tel: 801-259-1898