Destinations · Utah
UT · 40.7596, -111.8882
Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway and Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway are 2 of 5 signed byways within 30 miles of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Understand
Notable neighborhoods in Salt Lake City include: Downtown, the financial core and home to Temple Square (a two-block complex that includes the LDS church headquarters, the Salt Lake Temple, and various other sites related to Mormon history and culture) Central City, a mostly residential area from approximately 400 South to 900 South Sugar House, a commercial/residential district in the southeastern corner of the city, known for its funky shops The Avenues, a historical neighborhood with many old buildings, northeast of downtown University, the area around the sprawling University of Utah
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Salt Lake City. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
State scenic byway · 6 mi out
Runs through Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
State scenic byway · 9 mi out
Runs through Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
State scenic byway · 11 mi out
Runs through Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
State scenic byway · 14 mi out
Runs through Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
State scenic byway · 28 mi out
Runs through Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 1 · 4 h window · 125 mi
3 h 39 loop · 4 stops · back by 7:38 PM. Rides the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway (+10 min).
Touches Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway, Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway, Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Byway's engine bakes one loop from Salt Lake City: 4 h, 125 miles, 4 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 4 h loop stops at Devil's Slide, Aquarium Fin/Wave, Classic Fun Center and Fear Factory. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.