14 Activities
Historic Mining Town, WWII Internment Camp, and Red Rock via Salt Lake City
Starts from
Salt Lake City
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
14
Duration
2 days
Length
188 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Salt Lake City
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
2 days
Length
188 mi
Britnee Johnston
Travel Expert
- Explore a historic mining town in Eureka.
- Learn about a WWII Japanese Internment Camp at Topaz Museum.
- View red rock at Devils Garden on the Nebo Scenic Byway.
This is a great weekend trip to explore the Great Basin's history with historic railroad sites and mining towns. You'll even get to explore the site of a World War II Japanese Internment Camp and learn more about this unusual piece of history at the Topaz Museum in Delta.
Your route also includes a scenic drive along the west side of Utah Lake and on the Nebo Scenic Byway. On this byway, you'll see red rock formations at Devils Garden and take a short hike to the Grotto Waterfall before heading back to Salt Lake City.
Your route also includes a scenic drive along the west side of Utah Lake and on the Nebo Scenic Byway. On this byway, you'll see red rock formations at Devils Garden and take a short hike to the Grotto Waterfall before heading back to Salt Lake City.
This is a great weekend trip to explore the Great Basin's history with historic railroad sites and mining towns. You'll even get to explore the site of a World War II Japanese Internment Camp and learn more about this unusual piece of history at the Topaz Museum in Delta.
Your route also includes a scenic drive along the west side of Utah Lake and on the Nebo Scenic Byway. On this byway, you'll see red rock formations at Devils Garden and take a short hike to the Grotto Waterfall before heading back to Salt Lake City.
Your route also includes a scenic drive along the west side of Utah Lake and on the Nebo Scenic Byway. On this byway, you'll see red rock formations at Devils Garden and take a short hike to the Grotto Waterfall before heading back to Salt Lake City.
Britnee Johnston
Travel Expert
- Explore a historic mining town in Eureka.
- Learn about a WWII Japanese Internment Camp at Topaz Museum.
- View red rock at Devils Garden on the Nebo Scenic Byway.
Travel itinerary
6 Activities
Day 1
64 mi0.1 mi
Journey to Delta: Historic Railroad and Mining Sites
Today you will journey to Delta with stops in Eureka and Silver City to see historical remnants and landmarks of the Tintic Railway and Tinitic Mining District.
19:00
8 Activities
Day 2
124 mi0.2 mi
Topaz Historical Landmark and the Nebo Scenic Byway
On your final day of this route, you'll explore the Great Basin Museum, which describes life in the Western desert, and Topaz Museum that provides a historical look of Utah's Topaz Internment Camp during World War II that housed people of Japanese descent. You'll also drive through the Nebo Scenic Byway to see red rock and hike to a waterfall.
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