ANTELOPE ISLAND ~ tour de Island

ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK

CAUSEWAY

God cares for us. God blessed us with a beautiful sunny day and a picture perfect blue sky. It was wonderful seeing the wildlife he created; and the beautiful Great Salt Lake. We had an enjoyable Spring outing, riding around Antelope Island State Park. 

GREAT SALT LAKE

At 10:15am, we paid our entrance fee, prayed, and rode the 7 mile causeway. This is fun seeing water on both sides of the road and it is an easy stretch with no elevation gain.

Entering the Island, you'll pass a Memorial, and marina. 

VISITOR CENTER

Traveling on pavement, we pedaled up to the visitor center to take a 10 minute break. 

FUN BIKE RIDE

Some of us saw Jack Rabbits. Coasting down to the beach, we rode over sand covered pavement. We saw tourists wandering out to the Great Salt Lake. We saw bison, on our climb up to Buffalo Point. We found a picnic table along the roadside, and had our lunch. 

Speeding down the road, we stopped at looked at some antelope by the road. They were grazing, and a couple of them were butting heads. Back on the causeway, it was 7 miles back to our cars. What a wonderful day, that God has made!  We got back at 2pm. 

"tour de Island" is a 21.7 mile bike ride. 

Direction to Antelope Island State Park from SLC: drive north on I-15, take exit 332 "Antelope Drive," (one exit past Layton Hills Mall) turn left on Antelope Dr. and head west to the Great Salt Lake, turn left into large parking lot, before state park entrance booth. 

Drive time from SLC: 1 hour

Ratings: MODERATE  

Gear: helmet, gloves, dress in layers, sunglasses, sunscreen, water, energy snacks, first aid, pump, extra tube, tools to change flats, camera, bike lock, binoculars, and spending money for visitor center or snack bar.