![]() ![]() ![]() It remains unclear whether recreational use of the canals is actually illegal, but users could be cited if they pass no-trespassing signs to get to them, the BLM says. Access requires crossing private land that may have “no trespassing” signs. The canals themselves cross multiple jurisdictions, including private land, state trust land and federal land. Visitors can walk out onto the salt flats from this area. State agencies seeking to put an end to canal paddling there include the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, the Department of Transportation and the Utah Highway Patrol.Ĭanal users have been parking along I-80, which is both dangerous and illegal. Location: Interstate 80, Milepost 10, Utah Significance: Views of the trail routes access to the salt flats MANAGED BY: Utah Department of Transportation Amenities 3 listed This rest area has a trails orientation map and information about the nearby Bonneville Salt Flats. It’s staffers have been confronting those looking to enter the canals, urging them to leave, according to recent news reports. ![]() A salt crust ranging from a few inches to 5 feet thick forms a perfectly flat, uniform, blindingly white crust as far as the eye can see. Intrepid Potash holds permits on federal, state and private lands to extract potash from evaporative ponds south of I-80. A 12-by-5 mile stretch occupying 300,000 acres of Utah’s pristine west desert, the Bonneville Salt Flats is like no other place on earth. Videos posted on YouTube and Instagram show people using kayaks and paddleboards to explore the canals north of Interstate 80, adding to the canals’ popularity just as social media posts have invited hordes into formerly hidden hiking destinations all over Utah. ![]()
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