Salt Lake City, Utah
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Top Photography Spots in and near Salt Lake City
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Provo, Utah
Hike to Buckley's Abandoned Mine
4.63 mi / 200 ft gainOnce you reach the mine it's gated but you can slide in. Follow the main tunnel a hundred or so feet back and climb the 75 foot ladder up to the second level. You can then make your way back out to the cliff face where there is another gate to the outside. That gate is a little trickier to squeez...Read more -
Huntsville, Utah
Hike the Skull Creek Trail of Causey Reservoir
4.8 mi / 400 ft gainTo get to the trailhead from Ogden, Utah, take 12th street east up canyon and around Pine View Reservoir. When you get to Huntsville, turn right and continue to head east up the canyon. IN 8 miles you will come to a sign for Causey Road. Turn right here and follow the road to the dam. Turn right ...Read more -
Saratoga Springs, Utah
Photograph the Sunrise at Utah Lake
4.0Turn off Highway 68 onto a dirt road towards Utah Lake. You'll see a large sign on your left and a small hill with ATV trails in the distance on your right. Follow the dirt road straight down past the hill. After veering right you can park down fairly close to the water's edge. The dirt road is f...Read more -
Kamas, Utah
Backcountry Ski Mt. Watson in the Uinta Mountains
Mt. Watson is a beauty. It is one of the tallest peaks directly outside of the High Uintas Wilderness area and has a stunning East face that is very steep and littered with cliff bands. Many people hike around Mt. Watson in the summer, when the Mirror Lake Highway is open and the trailhead is eas...Read more -
Springville, Utah
Maple Mountain (aka Spanish Fork Peak)
10.56 mi / 4524 ft gainThe trail starts out very easy, but keep an eye out for the fork in the trail at the creek. It's easy to miss. It's right at the metal bench that will be on the left. Cross the creek and continue another quarter mile or so when you'll notice another branch to your left. Keep going straight here a...Read more -
Kamas, Utah
Hike to Round, Sand, and Fish Lake in the Uinta Mountains
9 mi / 2000 ft gainThe Dry Fork Trailhead at the end of Weber Canyon Rd is the starting point for the hike to Round, Sand, and Fish Lakes in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. In the early spring and summer, this trail can be wet due to snowmelt runoff, but by mid-summer, it dries out and is a fantastic hike. The trail i...Read more