The views and the lake are amazing but if you want avoid potentially damaging your car don’t drive the last 0.5 miles to the visitor center and museum there is a free parking just before you enter the pot holes ( not much road just pot holes in places ). You can walk to the beach then along to the visitor center. Worth a visit but they really need to do something with that road The other issue is you may be shocked but at this time of year there is the normal smell from the marsh and brine but there are 100’s of dead birds on the beach from a virus problem,

I couldn't come all the way to Salt Lake City and not see the lake from the land rather always by the air. Dragged my sister the opposite direction we were heading so that I might say been there done that. It was a lovely morning and so interesting. Worth the time!

So excited to see the Great Salt Lake…the second saltiest body of water in the world, but it was sad and disappointing. The lake is drying up and is surrounded by small muddy puddles and salt flats. The brine flies were unbearable. No doubt you will swallow some if you Venture towards the water. It was a beautiful day the day that we visited, yet not a single boat on the water or not a sole swimming. None the less, I am glad I took the opportunity to see it.