The Mule Hollow Mine Trail in Big Cottonwood Canyon is a short trek for adventure lovers. Mule Hollow Mine Trail has surprises in store: It’s shady, uncrowded and close to Salt Lake City.

Silver Lake. The Silver Lake Loop is a short trail that follows a boarded walkway near the Brighton Ski Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon. The trail is family friendly and great for young children ...

Big Cottonwood Canyon is ranked #15 out of 24 things to do in ... About 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, Big Cottonwood Canyon, ... Several hiking trails can be found at Brighton, leading ...

Pay to play is coming to Wasatch trails, including Big and Little Cottonwood canyons The Forest Service has proposed recreation fees at 119 sites across the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

The area was mined for gold and silver, and the last active mine in Big Cottonwood Canyon was closed in the 1950s. Old mining cave at Lake Solitude. Photo credit: Faith Heaton Jolley, KSL ...