So you want to travel and FINALLY WITNESS the PINK LAKE you’ve heard about!!!

My personal advice master list to keep in mind if you are planning to visit this STUNNING landmark:

1. There are only maybe 2 months of the entire year where this location is actually pink!
   • Due to the biological state of the Salt Lake, that’s what will determine if it is pink or not. This short timeframe (depending on the year) usually resides between the months of late July to the latest in early September. ***I got lucky honestly, this photo and my visit was 2 weeks into September***
2. There are no bathrooms once you turn off the main road going Westward so use it before wandering out to the location!
3. From Salt Lake City it is about a 2+ hour drive to this exact location.
   • P.S. after about an hour and a half, you’ll be driving on gravel and some dirt mostly so bring a higher clearance vehicle
4. There is none or hardly any service once you are about 45 minutes away from the I-5 freeway Westward.
   • Download offline maps and make sure somebody not going with you knows where you’ll be and when to expect to hear back from you! Safety is important.
5. Depending on the rainfall the winter and spring prior in Utah, the waterline may be 20 feet away from where you park, or it might be a 20 minute walk on rough sand out to the lake.
   • It took FOREVER to walk all the way out to the water, and we couldn’t even tell if it was actually pink colored until we got maybe 50 feet away haha.
   • Therefore, plan to “hike” honestly.
6. Bring extra water to rinse your feet/legs/body off when you get back to your car, if you plan to get in because the salt dries your skin up and everything gets really salty and dirty.
   • Kind of like mud but with rough salt.
7. Bring lotion to put on after you get to the car. Your skin and the sensory part of your brain will thank you. At least I’m picky about that, and Utah is already super dry.
8. When you walk out to the Spiral Jetty, bring lots of water bottles, depending how far you walk as well, you will be dying of thirst. Trust me. It is hot and you will probably sweat quite a bit.
9. HAVE FUN! It is so FREAKING COOL and looks like a totally different planet and you will love it!

If you have any questions, comment below, I’d love to answer and interact with you!

XX Elena