Bonneville Salt Flats
BLM
Write a Review Leppy Pass Rd. Wendover, UT 84083 801-977-4300 Official WebsiteGPS: 40.7723, -113.9812
Overview of Bonneville Salt Flats
No overnight camping on the salt flats, camp on durable surfaces only. No driving on the salt flats when wet or flooded, vehicles can easily damage the salt crust and/or become stuck in the underlying mud. Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads. Learn more: Boondocking 101
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Lacy on 4/16/2022
Longest RV Reported: 39 feet (Class A)
Reported by Funske on 9/9/2020
Elevation 4,265 ft / 1,299 m
Tent Camping Yes




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Reviews of Bonneville Salt Flats 42 people have reviewed this location.
“Nice free site close to salt flats ”
Reviewed 4/16/2022
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Camped here in our 35’ Fifthwheel for 2 days in mid April. Once you take a right off the main road onto the dirt road follow the road to the right past the “Silver Mountains” sign and you will come to another blue sign on the left. Turn left there and there are several large sites where you can just pull through. Road is fine. We stopp... more
Camped here in our 35’ Fifthwheel for 2 days in mid April. Once you take a right off the main road onto the dirt road follow the road to the right past the “Silver Mountains” sign and you will come to another blue sign on the left. Turn left there and there are several large sites where you can just pull through. Road is fine. We stopped at the first sign and then regretted it later when we saw these other sites.
Lacy would stay here again
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“Beautiful, quite, clean, and free”
Reviewed 3/25/2022
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 7 |
You definitely can’t beat this spot. There’s plenty of room for people to camp and hike!
aaron0202 would stay here again
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“Night before Salt flat”
Reviewed 12/27/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Only few min away from the SaltFlat.. very quiet, clean, and flat. Nice view and great sunrise.
RisingSun would stay here again
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“Place to Stay for the Salt Flats”
Reviewed 10/5/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
This area is right off I-80 about 10 minutes from the Bonneville Salt Flats. No camping on the salt flats so this is one of the closest spots. It's a very washboarded road leading off to the east from the paved access road and following along the bottom of the hills. There are side roads leading off to flat areas for camping. My ad... more
This area is right off I-80 about 10 minutes from the Bonneville Salt Flats. No camping on the salt flats so this is one of the closest spots. It's a very washboarded road leading off to the east from the paved access road and following along the bottom of the hills. There are side roads leading off to flat areas for camping. My advice is to park far from the road. There is traffic and it throws up clouds of dust. Also make sure not to block one of the many 4wd trails that lead back into the hills.
Our site needed a bit of leveling, but overall it wasn't too bad. There does appear to be a garbage and human waste problem here, so step carefully. I would only stay here to visit the salt flats, but it is close to Wendover so others may enjoy that.
Beerboy would stay here again
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“Can’t beat FREE”
Reviewed 9/28/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Close to I 80 and the Casino’s in West Wendover. Lots of room on different height levels. Good cell phone reception for ATT 5G. Fairly windy when we were there in late September.
Any size rig will work here. Might have to do a bit of leveling but all in all not bad.
Joe would stay here again
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“Excellent spot for the night”
Reviewed 7/3/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Stayed here while traveling between SLC and Las Vegas. Quiet, secluded, easy to access with great sunset and sunrise. Road noise was very faint in the distance. We were concerned about the temperatures overnight but that turned out to be a non issue since there was a steady breeze blowing throughout. Road was easy to navigate i... more
Stayed here while traveling between SLC and Las Vegas. Quiet, secluded, easy to access with great sunset and sunrise. Road noise was very faint in the distance.
We were concerned about the temperatures overnight but that turned out to be a non issue since there was a steady breeze blowing throughout.
Road was easy to navigate in our 2WD ProMaster and there are many spots to pick from.
Only three camped out in visible range but there were some cars farther out.
Would definitely stay here again.
EggoDiego would stay here again
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“Great spot to boondock”
Reviewed 6/14/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
We stayed a night here in our way out west and loved it! Quit, easy access and the sunrise is breathtaking. Highly recommended it! Note that you can’t camp on the salt flats, this area is directly adjacent to it.
Eric Rauch would stay here again
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“Great spot close to the salt flats”
Reviewed 5/24/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
About a 15 minute drive from the salt flats. There’s a large open area with three sections to choose from. There were a few other campers with us in the area but it still felt private. It was clean but there are no trash cans so you need to take what you brought.
nikkia would stay here again
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“Great spot to camp overnight ”
Reviewed 5/14/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
This lot is fantastic for anyone who wants to camp near the salt flats in privacy & with close proximity to the flats. At the fork in the road, instead of heading towards the entrance/speedway, you go left and continue driving you will see large parking area on your right. It does get windy here but we’re camping in our car so does... more
This lot is fantastic for anyone who wants to camp near the salt flats in privacy & with close proximity to the flats. At the fork in the road, instead of heading towards the entrance/speedway, you go left and continue driving you will see large parking area on your right.
It does get windy here but we’re camping in our car so doesn’t bother you then.
nim would stay here again
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“Great experience. Privacy and wonderful view.”
Reviewed 4/12/2021
Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Camped here in our travel van. Only a few off road vehicles during the day light. At night we were all alone. Very quiet and peaceful. Amazing views. Highly recommend.
Julie Tom would stay here again
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