Pony Express Trail National Back Country Byway
Places to Visit
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Boyd Station, named after station keeper Bid Boyd, was a relay station on the Pony Express Trail. Aside from the station keeper, a spare rider and blacksmith remained nearby to aid the riders.
Location: Along UT-73, a few miles west of Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge.
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Camp Floyd was once used by travelers of the Pony Express Trail. Here, you'll find interpretation for the Pony Express Trail.
Location: Fairfield.
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Originally located in Overland Canyon, Canyon Station was built in 1861, comprised by a log house, a dugout for meals, a stable, a corral, and a blacksmith shop.
Location: Along UT-73, about 20 miles east of Ibapah.
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Faust Junction, one place that offers interpretation for the Pony Express Trail, was once a place for switching riders and mail stage stops. Here, you can see site marker built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939 to pinpoint the original trail.
Location: At the junction of UT-73 and UT-36.
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Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge (UT)
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1959, covers 17,992 acres with a 10,000 acre marsh system. Five major springs and several lesser springs and seeps supply water to the refuge, which offers a vital habitat for migrating wetland birds.
Location: Located on the south edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert, 104 miles southwest of Tooele, and 78 miles northwest of Delta, Utah.
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Simpson Springs Station, one of the region's most reliable watering places in the Utah desert, was once a mail station for the Pony Express Trail.
Location: Along UT-73, about 60 miles west of Lehi.
