|
Popular Birding Places Tooele County |
||
 |
||
| Lake Point by Ryan
Houston
İRyan Houston |
||
(To print a county map along with this information,
go to the Print
Center) |
||
Directions: Go south of Wendover, Nevada on NV Alt-93 about 17 miles and turn east on the graveled road to Blue Lake, about 5 miles away at the end of the road. |
||
|
Directions: Go west of Rush Valley on UT 199 about 3 miles. The road follows the creek about 2 miles to Clover Spring. |
||
|
Directions: This shallow reservoir is located between Vernon and Stockton just south of the UT 36 and UT199 junction on the west side of the road. It is only present during spring and summer of wet years.
|
||
|
Directions: Go west of Rush Valley on UT 199 about 5 miles.
|
||
|
Deep Creek Mountains (northern part) Directions: Go south of Wendover, Nevada on NV Alt-93 about 30 miles and turn east on the road to Ibapah, Goshute and Gold Hill. Go to the intersection that goes left to Gold Hill and right to Ibapah. You can bird the road-triangle from this intersection to Gold Hill and to the intersection 4 miles north of Ibapah. Specialty Birds: Not well known, but you could expect some unusual birds during winter and migration times. |
||
|
Directions: Just south of the bend of Highway 36 in Vernon, take the dirt road signed for Benmore. Go about 4 miles (south) until you get to a "T" in the road at Benmore (a couple of buildings -- don't expect too much).. Turn right (there's a sign indicating the direction to Bennion Creek and Harker Canyon). Go about 2 miles passing one cattle guard and turn left just before the second cattle guard. After traveling 2 miles on this road, you'll be at the mount of the canyon.
|
||
|
James Walter Fitzgerald Wildlife Management Area Directions: 1. North entrance: Go south of Tooele on UT 36
about 24 miles. Look for the refuge manager's home on the left and take
the dirt road to the south of the home to Astherly Reservoir in the management
area.
|
||
|
Directions: Go south from Tooele on UT 36 about 11 miles and turn left on UT 73. Go 5.6 miles and turn left on Ophir Canyon 'Road. |
||
|
Raptor Loop, (a 60 mile loop in Tooele & Utah Counties) Directions: Take Exit 99 on I-80 (about 25 mile east of Salt Lake City) and go south on UT 36. Turn East about 5 miles past Stockton on UT 73 and to to Lehi and I-15.
|
||
|
Directions: Go south on 400 West in Grantsville and go about 5 miles. Turn right on South Willow Road which goes through South Willow Canyon and ends after 8 miles.
|
||
|
Directions: Take Exit 99 on I-80 (about 25 mile east of Salt Lake City) and go south about 4 miles on UT 36. Turn right on UT 138 and go about 0.5 miles and turn left into Stansbury Park. |
||
|
Directions: Take Exit 84 and turn south onto the frontage road. Immediately turn right across the railroad tracks and got about 2 miles to a fork in the road. Take the left fork for about 3 miles to the gravel pits. |
||
|
Timpie Springs Waterfowl Management Area Directions: From I-80 about 40 miles west of the Salt Lake City International Airport, take Exit 77 going north (south goes to Dugway on UT 106) and immediately turn left (west) and go about 1/3 of a mile and turn right. Take the right fork which is the road going into Timpie Springs WMA. |
||
|
West Canyon, Stansbury Mountains Directions: Go west of Grantsville on UT 138. About 0.6 miles after the road turns north, turn left on West Canyon Road. About 5 miles up this rough road is the West Canyon Trailhead. Specialty Birds: Prairie Falcon, Gray Flycatcher, Dusky Flycatcher, Hammond's Flycatcher |
||
|
|
||
