Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve

access from Layton. (Directions below)

(801) 531-0999.

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Keep your feet dry yet still experience and learn about the Great Salt Lake wetlands. The Nature Conservancy dedicated a visitors center at the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve. Designed to emphasize the Lake’s ecological importance — particularly for millions of birds — the Visitor Center engages audiences of all ages. Key features include inspiring educational exhibits, a boardwalk trail through prime bird-watching habitat, and stunning vistas from a 30-foot-high viewing tower.

School and youth groups are welcome through the innovative Wings & Water Wetlands Educational program.

Open daily

April – Sept: 7 AM - 8 PM

Oct – Mar: 8 AM - 5 PM

Free admission

Directions

From Interstate 15 north:

• Take Layton exit # 330 and turn left onto Layton Parkway.
• Take a right onto Main Street.
• Take a left (west) on Gentile Street.
• Take a left on 3200 West.
• Drive to the end of 3200 West, which turns into a dirt road.
• The visitor center is located at the end of the dirt road.

From Interstate 15 south:

• Take exit # 331.
• Take Hillfield Road west to Main Street.
• Turn left on Main and follow it south to Gentile Street.
• Make a right on Gentile Street and drive to 3200 West.
• Take a left on 3200 West.
• Drive to the end of 3200 West, which turns into a dirt road.
• The visitor center is located at the end of the dirt road.