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Oquirrh Motor Inn - Lake Point in Tooele
County, Utah
The
Oquirrh Inn is conveniently located only minutes from the new
Miller Motorsports Park, plus Salt Lake City and the
Salt Lake City
International Airport. Most of Utah's
famous ski resorts
can also be reached in less than an hour, and
Wendover's casinos are only 90 minutes away to the west on
Interstate 80.
What to do while visiting Tooele County, Utah
Sightseeing and recreational opportunities abound.
Golf is available at
nearby Stansbury Park with excellent hiking and mountain biking trails in the
Oquirrh and Stansbury Mountains that rim Tooele Valley.
There are several historical attractions to see like the nearby
Benson
Gristmill, which is a nationally registered landmark and the only mill of its
kind west of the Mississippi River. There's also the
Donner-Reed Pioneer Museum
in Grantsville, which exhibits artifacts retrieved from the Great Salt Lake
Desert.
There are seven other museums in the county to experience, plus scores of
other historical markers and interpretive displays, such as the
Pony Express
Trail in nearby Rush Valley.
History of Lake Point in Tooele
County, Utah
When
Mormon Pioneers first entered Tooele Valley in 1847, they passed
through today's Lake Point. So did the Donner Reed Party on its way
to California in 1846, as did the Lincoln Highway, America's first
transcontinental roadway in 1914. Lake Point and the nearby
shoreline of the Great Salt Lake were popular retreats during the
1800's, featuring several beach resorts, such as the
Saltair Resort, that allowed swimmers to
experience buoyancy the lake's salty water.
Besides its rich history, Lake Point offers Oquirrh Motor Inn guests
front row seats for watching one of northern Utah's legendary
sunsets. After the sun dips below the horizon, a gaze to the east
shows the lighted TV and radio antenna arrays atop the Oquirrh
Mountain's
Farnsworth Peak, which was names after Philo T. Farnsworth,
inventor of the television set. |