You can easily damage the salt crust and/or become stuck in the underlying mud.Do not drive on the salt flats when they are wet or flooded from precipitation.These are taken directly from the website of the Bureau of Land Management. Instead of spending countless hours searching for those rules, we decided to list them below. First of all yes it is legal, but there are still a few rules to follow. When it comes to driving on the Flats there are a few things we wanted to get straight. This dusty bare oasis now covers a mind blowing 30,000 acres and is taken care of by the Bureau of Land Management. As the water slowly evaporated, it left behind all the crunchy white minerals that make up the crust as we know it today. The flats began to form right around the end of the last ice age when a massive lake that once covered almost a third of Utah began to dissolve. This incredibly unique spot has been around for a long time. This is just the beginning though, because throughout this drive you will also find yourself looking at lakes, mountains, a giant metal cactus, and yes you guessed it, lots and lots of salt. It just kind of tags along with you, chasing you towards your destination. If you’re an early bird like us, it is almost guaranteed that you will be accompanied by a florescent amber sunrise in your rear view mirror.

There is never a shortage of breathtaking views. On most trips this hour and a half drive would be painfully boring, but that is certainly not the case in the beautiful state of Utah. It is a grueling 111 mile trip from the middle of downtown Salt Lake City, to the outskirts of the Bonnevile Salt Flats.

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