Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Utah Scenic Byway 14 mi in Utah.
About the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is referred to as a “urban forest” due to its close proximity to Salt Lake City. The mountainous terrain provides recreation opportunities for more than a million people in less than a 30-minute drive. Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway begins at the mouth of the canyon and goes east on S.R. 190. The canyon narrows almost immediately to dramatic alpine scenery as you enter the forest. On this 15-mile scenic byway, visitors can hike through the mining country of the Old West or enjoy rock climbing, wildfower photographing, picnicking, camping or fshing. The major ski resorts of Solitude and Brighton are near the top of the canyon and in the summer months, travelers can continue through to Park City via Guardsman Pass.
Utah Office of Tourism, Utah Scenic Byways guide's own description, in its words. Utah Scenic Byways guide (PDF).
Designations: Utah State Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 5 · 4.2 mi offTanners Flat · Forest Service · 48 sites · reservable
- Mile 10 · on the roadJordan Pines · Forest Service · 5 sites · reservable
- Mile 10 · on the roadSpruces - Big Cottonwood · Forest Service · 110 sites · reservable
- Mile 13 · on the roadRedman Campground · Forest Service · 47 sites · reservable
- Mile 14 · 2.8 mi offAlbion Basin · Forest Service · 34 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.