The places.

The Great Salt Lake, off Syracuse · Valley or range

Antelope Island

The state park on the island in the Great Salt Lake, reached by the causeway from Syracuse. Bison, Frary Peak, the ranch, and gnats from April to June. Open six to ten every day but two.

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The South Fork, above Huntsville · Reservoir

Causey Reservoir

A narrow reservoir in a canyon fifteen miles northeast of Ogden, no motors allowed, where people paddle, swim and fish for kokanee and trout. The Forest Service is rebuilding its roads and lots through 2027.

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SR-39 east of Huntsville · Valley or range

Monte Cristo

The high country SR-39 climbs into east of Causey, aspens on the way up and snow that closes the road: UDOT shuts the gates from milepost 37 to 56 for the winter. The gate dates are the whole question up here.

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Eden · Ski resort

Nordic Valley

The small resort in Eden, sixteen miles from Ogden, that calls itself Utah's place to learn how to ski: five lifts, forty runs, 1,700 feet of vertical, and a free pass for kids twelve and under.

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Liberty, Ogden Valley · Campground

North Fork Park

Weber County's park at the top of Ogden Valley: about 132 campsites, first come, a Dark Sky Park since 2015, trails for feet, bikes and horses in summer, and Ogden Nordic's groomed trails in winter.

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Huntsville, Eden and Liberty · Valley or range

Ogden Valley

The valley over the hill from Ogden, with Pineview in the middle, three ski resorts on its rim and two roads in: SR-39 up Ogden Canyon and SR-167 over Trappers Loop. What the roads are doing decides the day.

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Ogden Valley · Reservoir

Pineview Reservoir

The reservoir in the middle of Ogden Valley, up the canyon from Ogden: beaches and ramps in summer, ice in a normal winter, and this fall drawn almost empty while Ogden City lays a pipeline across its bed.

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Above Eden · Ski resort

Powder Mountain

The resort at the top of SR-158 above Eden, more than 5,000 acres by its own count, with a new lift into Wolf Creek Canyon and a faster Sundown expected for the 2026 to 27 season. The road up has seven slide paths and closes for avalanche work.

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Above Farmington and Bountiful · Valley or range

Skyline Drive

The gravel ridge road above Davis County, up Farmington Canyon past Bountiful Peak Campground at 7,500 feet. Winding, not for long trailers, and gated at the top of the canyon in winter.

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Ogden Valley · Ski resort

Snowbasin

The resort up SR-226 off Trappers Loop, where the 2002 Olympic downhill ran. Free parking with no reservations, a gondola that runs in summer for hiking and biking, and a road that goes under the traction law when UDOT calls it.

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The Ogden bench · Trail

The Bonneville Shoreline Trail

The trail along the old lake's shoreline above Ogden, 23 miles of it from Pleasant View to I-84, reached from trailheads at the end of the numbered streets. Dirt, and open to feet, bikes and horses.

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Pineview Dam to the Weber · River

The Ogden River

Out of Pineview Dam, down Ogden Canyon beside SR-39 and through the city to the Weber. The stretch downtown was rebuilt into a Blue Ribbon fishery, and the Ogden River Parkway runs the length of it, paved and free.

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Morgan County to the Great Salt Lake · River

The Weber River

The river that comes out of the Uintas, drops through Weber Canyon beside I-84, meets the Ogden River in Ogden and ends in the Great Salt Lake. Regulated by Echo and three more dams, fished for browns and whitefish, walked and ridden along the Weber River Parkway.

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Off the Great Salt Lake, Willard · Reservoir

Willard Bay

The freshwater bay walled off from the Great Salt Lake below Willard Peak: two marinas, three campgrounds, sandy beaches in summer, and eagles in winter. Utah State Parks runs it and posts the level and the ramps on its conditions page.

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The Journal.

The founding offer: your first month of Stay Clean visits, free.

Where to park for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in Ogden.

The stocked ponds near Layton, and when the trucks come.

Parking for Ben Lomond in winter, from the Divide and from North Fork.

Hiking with the dog near Ogden: the rules we could confirm.

Where to get on the lower Weber, Morgan to Riverdale.

When the Monte Cristo gates close and open.

Ogden Valley roads today.

Ice fishing Pineview, and why this winter is a question.

The South Fork of the Ogden River, Causey to Pineview.

The Pineview loop ride: what's path, what's road.

The traction law on the Snowbasin and Powder Mountain roads.

Wet ski gear, boot smell, and the car that carries both.

What the Bonneville Salt Flats do to a vehicle.

Willard Bay in winter: the eagles, the ice rule, and the $10 gate.

The places.

Antelope Island

Causey Reservoir

Monte Cristo

Nordic Valley

North Fork Park

Ogden Valley

Pineview Reservoir

Powder Mountain

Skyline Drive

Snowbasin

The Bonneville Shoreline Trail

The Ogden River

The Weber River

Willard Bay

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