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Tooele Vacation Resorts

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Special Events
Tooele Arts Festival - [June] Since 1985, the Tooele Art's Festival has drawn visitors from around the country who are looking for one-of-a-kind artwork, including paintings, jewelry, ceramics, photographs, sculptures, and much more.

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Salt Lake City Business Guide - Weblinks to major local businesses, local employment directories, realtors and home improvement services.
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Tour Park City
This mountain community is home to three world class ski resorts and hosted several alpine venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The historic district is a bustling year-round draw for vacationers.


Tour Southern Utah
Visit country famous for several scenic national parks - Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Grand Staircase, Lake Powell and Zion Canyon.

    Kennecott Bingham Copper Mine
    Public Affairs Department, P.O. Box 6001, Magna, UT 84044-6001; (801) 252-3234; Kennecott Website;
    Visitor Center Open Daily : 8AM-8PM (Apr 1 - Oct 31 / Weather Permitting);

    Standing at the overlook within the Bingham Canyon Mine, you can see, hear, and feel the breathtaking and awesome magnitude of the largest man-made excavation on earth. While you watch the action in the mine, a descriptive narration recorded in several languages explains the operations. From the overlook, you can watch 240 and 320 ton capacity haulage trucks deliver copper ore to the in-pit crusher, where the material is reduced to the size of soccer balls before being loaded onto a five-mile conveyor that carries the ore to the Copperton Concentrator.

    Historic Benson Grist Mill
    325 State Rd 138, Stansbury Park, UT 84074; (435) 882-7678; Mill Website;
    Open: Mon-Sat 10AM-4PM;
    For those of you who like to take a step back in time, Tooele County's Benson Grist Mill is the sight that can't be missed. Now more than 150 years old, the mill was hailed as the most signifigant structural landmark between Salt Lake City and Reno, Nevada when it was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 1972. Facilities include blacksmith shop, pioneer home, country store and museum.

  • Benson Mill Pageant - Mid August Weekend Event

    Tour Bonneville Salt Falts
    Thousands of visitors, commercial filmmakers, high speed auto racers, make the Bonneville Salt Flats a world famous destination. Since the first speed record attempts in 1914, hundreds of records have been set and broken in a variety of automotive and motorcycle classes.
    World of Speed - Racing Event held every September.

    Oquirrh Hills Golf Course - Public Course
    7th St & Edgemont, Tooele, UT 84074; (435) 882-4220;
    Great beginners course.
    9-hole / par-35 / 3,200 yards. Public Course.

  • Western Hills Pro Am - April Golf Tournament
  • Western Utah Amateur - May Golf Tournament

    Motor Vu Theater
    4055 N. Highway 36, Erda, UT 84074-9426; (435) 882-2273;

    Westates Theatres Tooele Cinema 6
    1600 North Pine Canyon Road, Tooele, UT 84074; (435) 843-5800; Theater Website

    Ritz Theatres
    111 North Main Street, Tooele, UT 84074; (435) 882-2273;


Adventure Overview Vacation Resorts - Tooele Utah

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    Tooele Best Western Inn
    365 North Main, Tooele, UT, 84074
    We Are a Small Unique Motel With a Very Friendly Atmosphere. Our Rooms Include Corporate Suites, Jacuzzi Suites and Two Honeymoon Suites.

    Tooele Comfort Inn
    491 S. Main St., Tooele, UT, 84074

    Tooele Hampton Inn
    461 South Main Street, Tooele, UT, 84074
    The Hotel is Designed in a Very Attractive Transitional Decor. Each Room Features the New Hampton 2000 Design Which Includes a Large Well Lit Work Area With Ergonomic Desk Chair and Data Port.

    Comfort Suites - Salt Lake City Salt Lake Airport Comfort Suites Hotel
    171 North 2100 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
    Close to airport and downtown with 24 hour complimentary courtesy car. Free full hot breakfast. Off-site restaurant, room service, business center, High Speed Internet, indoor pool, hot tub, and fitness center.


Adventure Overview Tour Deseret Peak Complex


Tour La Jolla
This scenic resort community is located on the coast north of San Diego It is an exciting mixture of sea caves, tide pools and wide beachfronts. Look for the famous La Jolla Cove which recently has become a popular retreat for California Sea Lions and other marine life. With its striking Mediterranean influence La Jolla has gained a well-deserved reputation as one of the most beautiful vacation destinations imaginable.

    Deseret Peak Complex
    2930 West Highway 112, Tooele,Utah 84074; (435) 843-4000; Venue Website;
    Nestled in the heart of Tooele County, Deseret Peak Complex features an impressive array of venues ideally suited for the attraction of a wide range of events and activities. The complex opened in 1999 and has brought many exciting events to Tooele County.

  • Archery Park & Range - One mile-long Field Course with Paved Pathways with 28 targets
  • Aquatic Center - Featuring an eight lane Olympic size pool and a wading area with three water features and a water slide.
  • Concession Stands, Pavilions and Playgrounds
  • Demolition Derby Arena - home to fun-crunching action every summer.
  • Horse Race Track - The 3/4 mile track hosts a variety of equestrian events. Overnight stable rentals available.
  • Motocross Track - Hosts Motocross and BMX racing events.
  • Oquirrh Mountain Mining Museum - The exhibits feature old mines, current mines, and reclamation practices. The museum is open to the public for guided tours by appointment only.
  • Softball Complex - Four fields open to public league play.
  • Utah Firefighters Museum - The museum houses vintage fire apparatus and a diversity of interpretive displays. It captures the history, dangers and rewards of the firefighting profession in Utah. Guided tours are available by appointment only. ValueKard Banner

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    There are several installations of the US Department of Defense located in the Great Salt Lake Desert near Tooele.

    Deseret Chemical Depot
    The primary mission of the DCD is storage of a large percentage of the United States stockpile of chemical munitions. The depot also supports weapons demilitarization including research and development activities. The Rapid Response System, a mobile system designed to support the non-stockpile program, is also being developed at DCD.

    Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
    The mission of TOCDF is to destroy the aging chemical munitions stockpile in storage at the Deseret Chemical Depot. The Chemical Demilitarization Section of the Utah Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste regulates this process through a RCRA Part B Permit. The Chemical Demilitarization Section also has an oversite program to ensure compliance with all permit conditions.

    Dugway Proving Ground
    Western Tooele County; DOD Website;
    Dugway Proving Ground was authorized in 1942 to fill the need for testing weapons and defenses against chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. Dugway Proving Ground now covers 798,855 acres. In addition to chemical and biological defensive testing and environmental characterization and remediation technology testing, Dugway is the Defense Department’s leader in testing battlefield smokes and obscurants.
    DPG Survivors Network - Aiming to expose and highlight the problems of the military personnel who participated in the US Army's atmospheric testing of chemical, biological and radiological warfare agents.

  • Utah's Favorite Hiking Trails
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  • Desert Sojourn : A Woman's Forty Days and Nights Alone
    by Debi Holmes-Binney / Paperback - 208 pages (July 2000)
    At 31, breaking from a loveless marriage, Holmes-Binney chose to spend 40 days in the Great Salt Lake Desert by herself. What follows is an amazing tale: first, because although she had much camping experience, she was so unprepared; second, because her dark introspection, which begins as merely annoying, transcends her story to become genuinely involving; and third, because of the power of danger and hardship to transform.

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