The Bonneville Salt Flats

The Bonneville Salt Flats is a salt pan in northwestern Utah, United States. A remnant of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, it is the largest of several salt flats west of the Great Salt Lake. It is public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and is known for the land speed record at Bonneville Speedway. Access to the flats is open to the public. According to Geologist the lake existed 32,000 to 14,000 years ago, but as the climate changed , becoming warmer and drier, it dried up .Salt flats are covered with salt and other minerals and they oftentimes look white because of the salt presence. These areas of land generally form in deserts and other arid places where large bodies of water have dried up over thousands of years and the salt and other minerals are the remnants.

This area is very famous for all the roadhogs, especially those who want to drive their vehicle at the speed of light, which means super fast speed. Usually,  every year, people organise functions here where anyone can drive their vehicle to test its speed. Since 1914, this majestic landscape has served as the racing grounds for generations of land speed racers from around the world. The Bonneville Salt Flats are perfect for speed. Every year, cars and motorcycles break land speed records on the flat expanse of the Bonneville Salt Flats. It’s been a tradition for more than a century, and racers have built a thriving community around the salt races.

Currently, all the top land speed records in the world come from this region. Top 1 One Attack in 2010 has broken all the previous records and has set a new record for land vehicle speed, which is 376.363 kmph.

Visiting and driving on the Salt Flats is free, unless there is a permitted event. No overnight camping on the salt flats. No driving vehicles on salt flats when wet or flooded. Overnight stays are prohibited on the salt flats. Camping is encouraged on surrounding public lands. Private campgrounds and hookups are available in nearby Wendover, ten miles west of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Other accommodations and services are also available in Wendover. Go to: https://www.blm.gov/visit/bonneville-salt-flats for more information.

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