Bonneville Salt Flats
A blinding-white salt plain and land-speed mecca
A dead-flat sheet of salt stretching to the curve of the earth west of the Great Salt Lake — surreal underfoot, and the fastest piece of ground in the world during Speed Week. After a thin rain it turns into a mirror that doubles the sky.
The shot
The mirror after rain — or Speed Week’s long black tracks.
Nearby & worth pairing
- Wendover
- Great Salt Lake
- Spiral Jetty
- Speed Week (August)
Access, fees, permits, and tour availability change with the season and the managing agency (tribal park, state park, BLM, or NPS) — confirm current rules and reservations before you go, tread lightly on sacred and fragile sites, and pack out everything you bring.
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