Bonneville Utah Salt Flats: Know Before You Go! | Utah Travel Video

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[@RobbZipp]

I had a Pontiac Bonneville and the thought of tearing it up there makes me chuckle. Maybe one day I’ll visit.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Cool! If you are in the area, it is worth checking out 😎

[@paulthompson8613]

Hope you make it one day

[@UnclassicRoadTrip-hj5pv]

Greetings from a Bonneville Salt Flats fan. I recently did a video of our visit to this remarkable place. I am amazed by it. Love your video and appreciate your hard work. I started my own travel channel in January and look forward to hitting 1000 subs and the 4000 watch hours. I love the challenge and especially enjoy sharing this gorgeous country with as many people as I can. I have gobs of information and experience because I’ve traveled this country fulltime for over 31 years and been to over 250 National Parks and hundreds of State Parks and other public hiking locations. Safe travels to you and yours. Edit on!

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Thanks for sharing your passion for travel! Safe travels to you too! What are a few of your favorite national and/or state parks?

[@UnclassicRoadTrip-hj5pv]

@@GoTravelOnTheCheap Death Valley is my #1. Yellowstone #2. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site is my favorite small park. It is in Colorado. Custer State Park in South Dakota is the best state park in my opinion. The Everglades National Park is wonderful in January, but not so great in the summer. Learned that the hard way. All the Boston heritage related parks are amazing. Edison's in New Jersey was MONUMENTAL! I love walking where famous people lived, worked, and made history. How about you, what ones do you like most?

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

@@UnclassicRoadTrip-hj5pv Very cool! We have yet to visit Death Valley, but it is on our list. We love Custer State Park! Have you been able to attend the bison round-up? We will Bent's and Edison's to our list; thanks. We love Capitol Reef and Lassen Volcanic National Parks--we thoroughly enjoy those that are not so crowded. We love Franconia Notch State Park in NH in October and Bannack State Park in MT for their Bannack Days in July. Have you been to Kodachrome here in UT yet?

[@nynthworld4152]

The view of the stars at night there must be amazing.👍

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

There is a little bit of light pollution near the horizon, but yeah it is pretty great. Thanks for watching our video & commenting!

[@sophylong5940]

You guys are a super cool couple. Make us feel part of the adventure.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Awe, thank you so much! 😊 It made our day to read your comment! This is exactly what we strive to do! We invite you to watch more of our videos, if you'd like... Take care!

[@captainmacoy]

That place is pretty cool, I never thought there's a place like that, a big land covered with a salt. is there a salt mining there ?

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

There is a salt factory in the area...

[@roebucksadventure]

I'm planning a motorcycle trip to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Where is the best place to enter to ride on the flats? Thanks for the video!!!!

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

If you are going west from Salt Lake City, take the exit for the Speedway after the rest area. You will want to wash your bike soon after, but you probably already know that 😎 Thank you for watching; have fun!

[@roebucksadventure]

what time of year did you go @@GoTravelOnTheCheap

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

@@roebucksadventure End of April

[@arfriedman4577]

I would love to go to Bonneville salt flats. I'm a former quarter midget race car driver.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Very cool! You would love it there. Hopefully someday you will get to go! 😎

[@geoffr72]

Just out of curiosity did you see any Grain elevators out there anywhere?

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

No... How come you ask? 😇

[@geoffr72]

They have that treasure chest that is hidden somewhere in Utah.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

@@geoffr72 Ah yes, we recently heard about this... Good luck in finding it!

[@dwnnn7390]

Hello This was good it shows the vast Salt Flats .First time I raced tgete I stepped out of my van an said ..Here we stand on the moon. An I have a Ducati 1000cc not as easy to just rip.. It tome some of my best throttle control to go 155 mph Thx.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Yes, it is moon-like. Oh wow! Does riding your Ducati on the salt flats feel like it's going to slide out from under you?

[@smartshrek5610]

Does the place close or is it open 24/7? Edit: Never mind, I just got there and it’s open 24/7

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Yep! Sorry for the delay...we are busy with April's son's wedding 😇 Thanks for watching! how did you enjoy the flats?

[@smartshrek5610]

@@GoTravelOnTheCheap Thank you for the response. It felt like I was in the middle of nowhere.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

And what a wild feeling that is, yeah?!?

[@RAZRMOTOV2]

Yooooo..... True story, I did the same thing as you guys did back in '91 as I exited the military in Northern California. I left the freeway, went onto their property, and tried to break a land speed record in my brand new Hyundai Excel 4spd...then it occured to me that I was pre-cellular, pre-sat nav...ie, pre-technology, perchance I experience

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Sounds like a fun adventure, haha! Great story; thanks for sharing. Do you know about how far you went before you turned it around?

[@emp0rizzle]

The grand grimoire is buried somewhere out there on the salt flat

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

What is that exactly?

[@emp0rizzle]

@@GoTravelOnTheCheap The Devil's Bible. It endow anyone who reads it with unbelievable dark magic and to cast whatever spells and curses and can unmake creation by destroying the universe and possibly many lives by being read out the forbidden True Name of God.

[@emp0rizzle]

@@GoTravelOnTheCheap salt repells witches and warlocks so that's why it's buried in the salt.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Gotcha. Thanks for watching our video & commenting!

[@americandronecompanyllc4268]

How far into the salt flats can you drive? Any recommended spots to capture the Milky Way at night?

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

If you are at the Speedway, you can drive rather far since that is where they do land-speed testing. For the Milky Way, it would depend on what direction you are heading...? (Bryce Canyon and/or Capitol Reef are two of our most favorite spots for the night sky)

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I had no idea there were salt flats in Utah. You got some pretty awesome drone shots of the car driving across them! The pieces of art are really cool. April looks pretty excited to be on the flats at 2:39! Yeah it would be cool to ride a motorcycle across there.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Glad we got to help ya learn a blip about there being salt flats here! 😀 LOL, April was being a goof--which she does often, but sometimes Wayne cuts it out in his editing process... Thanks for watching!

[@EllaMcKendrick]

@@GoTravelOnTheCheap I think it's awesome to see more personal elements in videos. I like to connect with the presenters, haha!

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

@@EllaMcKendrick We do too!

[@Svenywhere]

Strange to see those drone shots of salt flats. The tree of Utah seems a bit out of place. I didn't watch that movie. Did you use any of the salt for cooking in the end?

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Yes, the Tree of Utah is very random, especially as you driving along the highway with nothing really, and then BAM--there it is! We used a little bit of the salt for exfoliating...made our skin softer! 😊

[@karteekgva]

Planning to go salt flats tomorrow - can I drive on salt flats with my 2020 Subaru legacy (tires are ok okayish, decent but not great) ? I have an infant and in-laws, so wanted to check if it is really safe. Also what route should I be taking if I am coming from Salt Lake city to get best view ? Thanks in advance

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

You should be fine with your car, as long as you take appropriate precaution. Do not pull onto the salt flats anywhere off of I-80 because some parts of the flats are not unstable. Coming from SLC, you want to get off at the Bonneville Speedway exit, which is after the rest area. You'll want to get your car washed shortly thereafter though, rinse your undercarriage. Have fun, and let us know if you have any more questions!

[@xXRsownage]

How did it go? Any advice?

[@oui.monsieur]

Hey what time of the year was this shot? Was there any water on the salt like a shallow lake? Thanks in advance

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

This was near the end of April. Not much water, if any, when we were there. When do you hope to visit?

[@oui.monsieur]

@@GoTravelOnTheCheap Nye but normally its about 30 degrees that time of year so any water I would assume will be frozen 🥺 thanks for the quick reply

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Because it's salt water it lowers the freezing point.

[@brittanyderriso4526]

Y’all are awesome!

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Aw, thank you so much! 😊 And thanks for watching 😁

[@이동규-p6j]

Hi, friends! Great Video! Is this salt flat dry now today 9 june? I am heading for SLC today.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Thank you for watching! It should be dry, yes. Make sure to pull off the road in designated areas though. Enjoy! 😊

[@babetravelling]

About to go here this coming weekend 😍

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Hope you enjoy it! You'll get some great photos 📷 Thanks for watching & commenting!

[@xXRsownage]

How did it go? Any advice?

[@babetravelling]

@@xXRsownage 1. Have fun 🤩 2. Rent a fast car and go fast and do donuts

[@KLNYC]

i want to come here this fall. Thanks for the video.. your camera is acting up, and not focusing.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

We hope you get to! You're welcome; thank you for watching 😀 Yes, Wayne is eager to get a new camera...still saving... 😎

[@TheRickReaction]

Looks like a dog park with a statue lol and it's the first time I ever heard of this place (and found out about it on accident watching a video about a camera tripod lol)

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

😆 We can see that now that you point it out... Oh, interesting. Well, thanks for watching our video 😁

[@ashtonmarrero7932]

Hey you guys! who came up with that saying originally?

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

“Hey You Guys” originated from the 1970s PBS show The Electric Company. But we are Goonies at heart. Our question for you is, should we keep doing the Hey You Guys or get rid of it?

[@ashtonmarrero7932]

Ah yes, I remember. I was born in 1970. Count Dracula, and letter man

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

@@ashtonmarrero7932 We were born in the 1970s also. If it weren't for the Electric Company company in Sesame Street, that's was all I was allowed to watch. 🤣

[@jhonatanportillo9856]

Any rules? Can I just get off the free way and let my car rip? Or do races? Always wanted to test how fast my car can go, safety of course

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Our suggestion is to go to the Bonneville Speedway instead of the area right by the rest stop. There is much more area you can cover by the Speedway. Parts by the freeway can be very soft. Of course, we highly suggest exercising extreme caution before going too fast--making sure no one is anywhere around, etc. What kind of car do you have?

[@SKS8080]

If it safe to drive a rental car through there?

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

If you choose to do so, make sure to use extreme caution and wash the car--including the undercarriage--thoroughly afterwards. Only drive on the salt flats at the Bonneville Speedway area, NOT just off the interstate as there are spots that may look safe enough to drive on, but are extremely soft and the car will start to sink. Hope ya have fun, whatever you decide to do! 😀

[@tastemakerguidie]

can i walk without breaking the land speed record ; darn

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Hahaha

[@owenpeller6471]

You probably could have passed on this one

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

Thanks for watching anyway 😇

[@thomasallen4340]

Best place to speed test a car

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

We totally agree! How fast have you gotten up to there? 😎

[@mynamemylastname7179]

Wow Look at That Flat Earth, Doesn't Curve into a Ball at All. 😯

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

It is really cool looking! You can see why they do the land speed records out there...