Wildlife

Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve

Davis County, UT

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

Roughly 4,400-acre Nature Conservancy preserve of salt and freshwater marshes, mudflats, and uplands on the Great Salt Lake’s eastern shore in Layton. A mile-long boardwalk, open-air pavilion, and 30-foot observation tower frame one of the Western Hemisphere’s most important shorebird stopovers—American avocets, black-necked stilts, white-faced ibis, and heavy waterfowl use when water is present. Formerly the Layton Wetlands Preserve; sits between Farmington Bay WMA and the Antelope Island causeway corridor.

Facts

RegionDavis County, UT
Coordinates (approx.)41.0422, -112.0264
CountyDavis
ManagerThe Nature Conservancy (first TNC preserve in Utah)
Acreage~4,400 acres
FacilitiesBoardwalk, pavilion, observation tower, audio tour
PetsNot permitted

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