Great Salt Lake State Park
Great Salt Lake State Park is a state park in Davis County, Utah. Campsites cost Water/electric hookup $40; full hookup $60; primitive walk-in tent $20. Day use costs $10 per vehicle (up to 8; senior $5). Hours: Sunrise to sunset.
Great Salt Lake State Park map
Great Salt Lake State Park boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Utah Fire Info, Utah DNR's interagency fire information hub, keeps the Utah fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Utah fire map of active fires.
Common questions
- Camping costs Water/electric hookup $40; full hookup $60; primitive walk-in tent $20. Sites can be reserved in advance. 5 sites have utility hookups.
- Entry to Great Salt Lake State Park costs $10 per vehicle (up to 8; senior $5). Hours: Sunrise to sunset.
- Yes, 5 campsites at Great Salt Lake State Park have utility hookups.
- Drinking water available. Electric hookups available. RV dump station on site. Showers available. Flush restrooms.
- Mon-Thu 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri-Sun 9 a.m.-7 p.m (as of September 28, 2026).
- Yes, Great Salt Lake is open to swimming at Great Salt Lake State Park.
- No, Great Salt Lake State Park does not have cabins available.
Before you go
- Drinking water available
- Electric hookups available
- RV dump station on site
- Showers available
- Flush restrooms
Camping at Great Salt Lake State Park
Camping costs Water/electric hookup $40; full hookup $60; primitive walk-in tent $20. Sites can be reserved in advance. 5 sites have utility hookups.
Trails
- Black Rock trailhead walk From the trailhead to Black Rock in the lake
- Sunset Beach to Black Rock Shore walk inside the park when entering via Sunset Beach
What to see
- Rock formation Black Rock Large lake rock reachable on foot from the dedicated trailhead
- Historic site Saltair Resort remnant Modern structure symbolizes the historic lakeside Saltair pavilion
Swimming
- Great Salt Lake
Fishing and water
- Bountiful Pond fishing (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Willard Bay Reservoir fishing (0.5 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Great Salt Lake State Park
- State parkGreat Salt Lake State Park borders Antelope Island State Park.
- National wildlife refugeGreat Salt Lake State Park borders Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, a national wildlife refuge.
- State parkGreat Salt Lake State Park borders Willard Bay State Park.
- National forestUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is 1.4 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/great-salt-lake/ (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Utah_state_parks (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/great-salt-lake/park-fees/ (accessed 2026-09-28)