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Where to Book Take in the Great Salt Lake:
Viator
The Great Salt Lake is the largest natural saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere. Containing 4.5 billion tons of salt, the Great Salt Lake is saltier than the ocean, making the water so dense that you can float effortlessly.
While you are at the Great Salt Lake, visit Antelope Island State Park, the lake’s largest island, one of the most popular places to enter the water at the Great Salt Lake. You can see deer, antelope, bighorn sheep, and free-ranging American bison on the island. Whether you want to paddle, hike, bike, or camp under the stars, you will have stunning mountain and lake views on Antelope Island.
Other options to enjoy the Great Salt Lake are to tour the lake by paddle – renting a boat, kayak, paddleboard, or pedal boat. If you are here later in the day, you can have a front-row seat to the most amazing, colorful sunset over the lake. Watching the sky change from red, orange, magenta, and lavender before becoming twilight blue is a fabulous experience, especially if you stick around even longer to enjoy the stars at one of the few remaining “natural dark sky” areas in the United States.
The Antelope Island State Park and the Great Salt Lake Marina have a fee but are covered under the Utah State Parks Pass.
Things we like:
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Go to the Great Salt Lake's Northern side for a lesser-smell experience. The freshwater flows in from here, so the smell is fresher -
There are no other fish in the Great Salt Lake; only brine shrimp are here, and they are small and harmless
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Saltwater is supposed to be good for skin conditions
Things we don't like:
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It is sad to see that the lake is drying up -
You will experience the smell of a dead sea, bugs, and salt sticking to your skin. A dead sea collects and stagnates water, producing a smell that attracts brine flies. The brine flies are found right where the water meets the land
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Any cut, scrape, or injury will sting in the saltwater
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There are no easily accessible showers or foot baths, so bring water to rinse yourself off
Where to Book Take in the Great Salt Lake:
Viator
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Things we like:
-
Go to the Great Salt Lake's Northern side for a lesser-smell experience. The freshwater flows in from here, so the smell is fresher
-
There are no other fish in the Great Salt Lake; only brine shrimp are here, and they are small and harmless
-
Saltwater is supposed to be good for skin conditions
Things we don't like:
-
It is sad to see that the lake is drying up
-
You will experience the smell of a dead sea, bugs, and salt sticking to your skin. A dead sea collects and stagnates water, producing a smell that attracts brine flies. The brine flies are found right where the water meets the land
-
Any cut, scrape, or injury will sting in the saltwater
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There are no easily accessible showers or foot baths, so bring water to rinse yourself off
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