Antelope Island State Park (Salt Lake City, USA) Reviews
Newest Review: ... are gifts and books on sale and we were able to watch a video presentation about the island and its formation geologically as well as some of the birds that are resident and that visit the island each year. TRAILS: There are a large number of walking trails and on some of the trails you can ride on horses or bikes. The day we visited we were surrounded by midges as soon as we got out of the car so walking anywhere was not an option. We spent about three minutes outside the car before running back as we were covered in these horrid bitey things. CAMPING: You can camp in designated areas only and you need to get a permit in entering the p... more
Customer Antelope Island State Park (Salt Lake City, USA) Reviews (1)
by - written on 05/08/11 (Very useful, 54 readings)
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Antelope island State Park Utah WHERE IS THIS ISLAND? Antelope Island is in the Great Salt Lake and because of the 11 km causeway from Syracuse on the mainland to the island it is very easily accessible. The Great Salt Lake is as its name says very high in salt content because its only outlet is evaporation. Because of its high salinity few animals can live in the lake apart from the tiny brine shrimp, brine flies and several types of algae. This brine shrimp and brine flies tolerate the salt and feed on the algae which in turn are a highly desirable food to many birds and so the lake shores attract millions of native and migrating birds and ... Read the complete review
