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Antelope Island State Park Each Camping Permit Allows One Vehicle and Any and Modern Restrooms and include self-guided tours, exhibits, and restrooms. Operating Hours: Park Guidelines Special events are scheduled during summer months and The park is open year-round. Visitor Center is closed Antelope Island Marina Causeway Please observe the following park regulations to holidays. There is no drinking water available. Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. ensure everyone’s visit is pleasant. Day-use Area Visitor Center State Park Day-use Facilities - Bridger Bay offers a sandy beach, 5_ ] F Address Inquiries To: Camping - Camp only in designated campgrounds. Concession Park Office/Bison Corrals indoor/outdoor shower facilities, pavilion, picnic areas, 4200 Antelope Island State Park Each camping permit allows one vehicle and any and modern restrooms. Covered picnic areas are Bridger Bay 9 4528 West 1700 South attached recreational equipment. Recreational vehicles F available near the visitor center, and drinking water Campground 4785 Syracuse, UT 84075 should fill water tanks before coming to the park. is available at beach facilities and the visitor center. (801) 773-2941 Entrance Gate Interpretive exhibits along the eastside road describe Fires - Seasonal fire closures are posted. Fires are F 9 (801) 725-9263 Visitor Center island history and geology. White Rock Bay F (801) 721-9569 School group reservations allowed only in designated areas, and gathering 4960 Campground (800) 322-3770 Camping reservations firewood is prohibited. Trails – Trails within the backcountry system are non- or motorized and vary in length and difficulty. Please Parking - Park only in designated parking areas. Do Utah State Parks and Recreation consult trail maps or signs for more information. No not park along roadside. Horse trailers are limited to P.O. Box 146001 water is available along trails, please plan accordingly. designated trailheads. Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6001 Horseback riding, hiking, and bicycling are permitted F (801) 538-7220 only on established trails, which are designated with trail 5126 Pets - Pets must be on a maximum six-foot leash stateparks.utah.gov and under control at all times. Dogs and horses are markers. Trails may be closed in case of natural hazards, not allowed on the beach or the Frary Peak Trail. fawning or lambing seasons, and other circumstances. Utah State Parks Mission: Horses must remain in designated hitching areas To enhance the quality of life by preserving and providing Bridger Bay Campground - 26 primitive campsites include F when not on the trail. Horses are not allowed in natural, cultural and recreational resources for the enjoyment, picnic tables, fire pits/grills, and vault toilets. There is no 6596 ranch area. Dogs are not allowed on the Sentry Trail. education and inspiration of this and future generations. water, electricity, or shade in the campground. Wheelchair 4200 Plants and Animals - Wildlife, plants, minerals, accessible campsites are available by reservation. Two Your park fees provide for the care, protection cultural, and all other natural features within the vehicles and up to eight people and two tents are allowed and enhancement of this park. park are legally protected. It is unlawful to remove, per campsite. There is a fee for additional vehicles or alter, destroy or harass them. recreational equipment. Horses are not allowed. Fielding Garr Quiet Hours - 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. White Rock Bay Group Campground - 20 primitive Ranch ] F Scan the QR code with your mobile device to visit campsites and one group site are available by N the park website.generated at BeQRious.com Wastewater - It is unlawful to dump or drain water reservation. Picnic tables, fire pits, and charcoal grills from campers or trailers onto the ground. A disposal are located at each site. Vault toilets are available. station is available. No water or electricity is available in the campground. Horses are allowed. Facilities and Services F Hiking Antelope Island is open year-round and hours vary Marina - Boat slips are available for long-term or day-use. ] Visitor Center by season. Contact marina ranger for availability. 9 Camping Visitor Center - Open year-round. Amenities include Other Services – Concessions on the island offer a full 5 Picnic Area wheelchair accessibility, exhibits, publications, gift shop, service grill. Hours of operation vary throughout the restrooms, and amphitheater. A video presentation may year. Guided horseback rides, boat rentals, and cruises _ Restrooms be viewed upon request, and a Junior Ranger program on Great Salt Lake are available by reservation. Kayak Road Information contained in this brochure was accurate at the time of tours and rentals are available. printing. Policies, facilities, fees, hours and regulations, etc., change is available for young visitors. Trail as mandated. For updated information please contact the park. Fielding Garr Ranch - Accessible year-round. Many Gas, food, lodging and medical services are available in Printed on recycled paper 02/13 70M amenities are accessible to those with disabilities, Davis County, which is seven to 14 miles east of the island. Utah State Parks STATE PARK Oolitic sand is a unique feature of Great Salt Lake. Wildlife isit this largest island in Great Salt Lake, These round grains of sand are formed when mineral grains or brine shrimp fecal pellets are coated by ntelope Island has more than 40 major freshwater Vwhich offers camping, wildlife viewing, springs found primarily on the east side. The hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. concentric layers of aragonite, a form of calcium A carbonate. This is similar to how pearls are formed. springs produce 36 million gallons of water each year, Antelope Island is home to free-roaming supporting island wildlife and vegetation. herds of bison, bighorn sheep, mule deer, and pronghorn antelope. The island provides Bison are the island’s most famous residents. Twelve spectacular views of Great Salt Lake, the animals were introduced to the island in 1893 and Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake skyline, and were the foundation for today’s herd of 500 to 700. benches of ancient Lake Bonneville. An annual bison roundup is held each fall to assess the health of the herd and sell extra animals. The island’s namesake, Pronghorn Antelope, are Great Salt Lake native to Utah and to the island. These small, deer-like reat Salt Lake is the largest natural lake west animals are the fastest animals in North America and Educational Programs and Activities Gof the Mississippi River. The lake is a remnant can reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour. Like all of pre-historic Lake Bonneville, which covered more other animals on the island, they roam freely and can ngaging and educational programs are offered than 20,000 square miles during the Ice Age. Four be seen at various locations throughout the year. Eyear round at Antelope Island. These include guided hikes, Junior Ranger programs, bird walks, distinct shorelines from the lake may be seen from Mule deer and California bighorn sheep are the other astronomy programs and more. Programs help Antelope Island. large herbivores on the island. Predators include enrich the visitor experience by providing in-depth Great Salt Lake is currently 75 miles long by 28 coyotes, bobcats, badgers and numerous birds of prey ANTELOPE ISLAND ANTELOPE information about the island and its many unique Geology such as owls, hawks and falcons. miles wide covering 1,700 square miles. At this level, resources. maximum depth is about 33 feet. Size and depth vary ntelope Island comprises 28,022 acres, and is greatly with seasonal evaporation and precipitation. A15 miles long and 4.5 miles across at its widest School field trips are also offered. Subjects point. Frary Peak is the highest point on the island include Great Salt Lake ecology, plant and animal Water flows into the lake from four river drainages, at 6,596 feet above sea level. The island is part of a adaptions, geology, Utah history and more. For carrying 2.2 million tons of minerals into the lake basin and range mountain formation located between more information on any of these activities and each year. Great Salt Lake has no outlet; water leaves the Wasatch and Sierra Nevada ranges. events, visit the park website at stateparks.utah. only through evaporation. Because of this, high gov/parks/antelope-island. concentrations of minerals are left behind. The oldest rocks on Antelope Island are some of the History oldest found anywhere in Utah. The Farmington Canyon Salinity is too high to support fish and most other complex, at 1.7 billion years old, is the same age as rtifacts reveal prehistoric people inhabited the aquatic species. However, brine shrimp, brine flies, rocks found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. These Aisland more than 6,000 years ago. John C. and several types of algae thrive in the lake and are rocks, which are banded and contorted, comprise the Fremont and Kit Carson made the first known Anglo primary food sources for millions of migrating birds. southern two-thirds of the island. exploration of Antelope Island in 1845, and named Nearly 80 percent of Utah’s wetlands surround Great Tintic Quartzite, found on the northern one-third of it after observing several pronghorn antelope Salt Lake, making its ecosystem one of the most grazing on the rangelands. the island, is 550 million years old and was deposited important resources in North America for migratory in a shallow marine environment. Quartzite, which is Fielding Garr established the first permanent and nesting birds. The area hosts 250 bird species metamorphosed sandstone, can be seen around the residence on the island in 1848, which is Utah’s each year, which represents a significant part of the visitor center. The youngest rocks on the island are tufa, oldest Anglo-built structure still standing on its existing six to nine million migratory birds passing through deposited by Lake Bonneville only 10,000 to 15,000 foundation.
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