Exploration 1: The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve

We don't get out enough and there are so many fun things that we aren't taking advantage of in Utah. We've decided to try and do a small outing each weekend. We may miss some weeks . . . we may go through a dead spell of a few months, but we're going to do this! And we'll post about each thing to help hold ourselves accountable. So, here goes #1.

The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve

Location: 41 South 3200 West Layton, UT 84041
Cost: Free
Kid friendly: Very
Time Spent: 1-1.5 hours
Worth going back: Yes
Things to bring:

• water
• snack
• binoculars
• mittens
• stroller 

Our sister-in-law told us about this place out in west layton. It's really cool! There's a 1 mile boardwalk loop through the cat tails and wetlands on the edge of the salt lake. There are two cool structures out there: One is a pavilion sort of thing with information and stuff and the other is a tall observation tower. 

The kids loved walking on the boardwalk. It was fun for Peter to see the tower off in the distance and follow the boardwalk out to it. There are some informational things here and there where you can read a fact or two about the birds or the lake. 

The kids got tired of walking, so we had to carry them for the last 1/2 mile (should've brought a stroller). All in all it was a 1.5 hour thing and very fun and refreshing to get outside. We recommend it!