Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Utah Scenic Byway 11 mi in Utah.
About the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Few places so near an urban area are so rich in natural diversity. The granite cliffs are a paradise for both rock climbers and the mountain goats you might see as you drive the byway. Little Cottonwood Canyon is so named because its length and width are “littler” than its big neighbor to the north; however, it is an equally glorious natural playground that features year-round recreation from winter downhill at Alta and Snowbird to summer wildfowers at Albion Basin. At the mouth of the canyon is the site where Mormon pioneers quarried massive granite blocks used to construct the Salt Lake Temple and the LDS Conference Center.
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 4 · on the roadTanners Flat · Forest Service · 48 sites · reservable
- Mile 8 · 3.3 mi offSpruces - Big Cottonwood · Forest Service · 110 sites · reservable
- Mile 8 · 3.8 mi offJordan Pines · Forest Service · 5 sites · reservable
- Mile 9 · 2.3 mi offRedman Campground · Forest Service · 47 sites · reservable
- Mile 11 · on the roadAlbion 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.