

While it is both legal and exhilarating to race on the Salt Flats, the practice has not come without controversy. For fans of auto racing, the Bonneville Speedway is a mecca- land speed records have been set and broken there dozens of times and the driving conditions are second to none. The world-famous Bonneville Speedway is situated in the far western portion of the Salt Flats just east of the Nevada border. One highly disputed yet widely popular draw for Salt Flat visitors is auto racing. Thanks to their seemingly extraterrestrial appearance, the Bonneville Salt Flats’ draw an incredible number of tourists annually for photography and guided tours.

This natural phenomenon was formed after Lake Bonneville dried up and left a sprawling, salt-surfaced, flat-plain void of vegetation.

Located approximately 110 miles west of Salt Lake City, the Bonneville Salt Flats is one of the most geographically unique features in the United States.
