Antelope Island State Park
Subnational Park · Syracuse, Utah
The largest island in the Great Salt Lake, reached by a seven-mile causeway from Syracuse, and the place almost everyone actually means when they say they are going to see the lake. It carries a free-roaming bison herd of several hundred, along with pronghorn, bighorn sheep and coyotes, and its beaches, trails and overlooks are the only developed access to the lake anywhere. The island is also where the scale of the lake's retreat is most visible from the ground.
4528 West 1700 South, Syracuse, Utah, United States
Open daily year round, reached by a seven-mile causeway from Syracuse. A Utah State Parks day-use fee is charged per vehicle, typically about $10-$20, with the state parks annual pass accepted; camping is booked through Utah State Parks and fills on spring and autumn weekends. ⚠ BISON ROAM FREELY AND ARE DANGEROUS — stay in your vehicle when they are on or near the road, never approach on foot, and keep dogs firmly under control. ⚠ THERE IS NO SHADE ANYWHERE ON THE ISLAND and no drinking water on the trails. ⚠ BOAT RAMP AND MARINA ACCESS HAS BEEN CLOSED IN RECENT YEARS as the lake level fell, and the walk to the water changes season to season — check with the park before travelling for the shoreline. The annual bison roundup, usually late October, closes parts of the park. Brine flies are abundant in season; they do not bite.
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