Bison & Bikes: Riding Utah's Wildest Island. Antelope Island State Park

Trailhead parking: 41.02528° N, 112.24015° W

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Entrance Fee: there's a day-use entrance fee, typically $15 per vehicle (up to 8 people) or $10 for seniors (65+), plus a separate Davis County Causeway fee.

Antelope Island is an island in on the East side of the Great Salt Lake in Northern Utah. Antelope Island is accessed by a causeway. It is 7 miles across yet feels 150 miles from civilization when you actually get there.
Bison, big horn sheep, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, jackrabbits, chukars, owls, hawks and coyotes are just a sampling of the wildlife found on the island.
Antelope Island is best ridden between late fall and early spring. As soon as the biting flies, gnats and mosquitos hatch it is no bueno on the island.
Snow melts off quickly and the trails dry up so it is ridable most of the season.
There are a lot of trails that can be linked together to create “new” trails all the time. In this video I will show you a few of my favorites.
One note; Bison are plentiful on the island and have no natural predator and have lost their fear of humans so it is advised to use caution when you see them. The Island recommendation is to give them 100 yards buffer.

In this Video:
00:00 - Title Page
00:05 - 5 Island “must sees”
00:21 - The gate to the backcountry AKA “adventure”
00:40 - The 1st fork - I prefer to go right
02:50 - Bison encounter
03:27 - “Those are not fuzzy cows”
05:59 - Fork at Antelope Island Road - I go right
06:44 - Let er rip!
08:01 - One Tree Hill Climb
09:28 - Elephant Head Spur - Out and Back
13:13 - Elephant Head Overlook / Viewpoint
16:02 - Split Rock Downhill
18:14 - Split Rock Switchbacks Climb
20:31 - The Stone Corrals
20:48 - Milkshake Corner
23:41 - One Tree Downhill
25:15 - Bone Road Junction - Go Right (Straight)
29:48 - Warp Speed Downhill
31:47 - Junction - Go right to go back to the parking lot

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