Antelope Island State Park is a beautiful park and recreation area on a 42-square mile island in the Great Salt Lake. The largest of ten islands in the lake, Antelope Island State Park lies in the southeastern portion of the lake near Salt Lake City and becomes a peninsula when the lake is at extremely low levels. The lake has extremely salty that do not support fish but is home to large numbers of brine shrimp which attract a variety of waterfowl, making for excellent bird-watching. Antelope Island is renowned for its scenic beauty with majestic mountains and rolling hills, pristine beaches, and shimmering waters, particularly at Buffalo Point and White Rock Bay. Activities in the park include swimming, sunbathing, kayaking, canoeing, bird and wildlife watching, visiting the historic Fielding Garr Ranch, horseback riding and photography.
Antelope Island State Park, 4528 West 1700 South, Syracuse, Utah 84075, Phone: 801-773-2941, Map