"Bonneville Salt Flats" Top 5 Page for this destination Utah Things to Do Tip by Segolily

When the giant prehistoric Lake Bonneville began disappearing the salt content of the water became concentrated in the north end. Eventually all that was left was the Great Salt Lake. But in the flat land to the west of the lake the salt had nowhere to go and so it stayed behind. Miles and miles of white crystalline sodium cloride. In the winter the land may soak in water, but come the hot, hot days of summer and the water evaporates and again the salt flats are left behind.

It is then the the cars show up, hoping to test themselves to see just how fast they can go. The flat and barren land is perfect for speed.

Directions: Access is from Wendover. There is also a rest stop a little further east.