But bundle up at other times of year, and be sure to bring comfortable shoes or sandals suited to sand and water, a change of pants (just in case), some fresh water in a container to use for both drinking and rinsing off the salt, and a towel.Īfter walking the jetty, head up the hill about 300 feet to the official site plaque-the view is jaw-dropping and photos taken from that vantage point will be equally breathtaking!Īll parts of the Spiral Jetty are visible and accessible now, so leave civilization behind and go experience its unique beauty while you can. In summer, the water is warm, so you won’t need extra clothing.
Photo credit: you arrive and walk the jetty, you’ll experience what exquisite remoteness and tranquility feel like and you’ll see rosy-hued waters the likes of which you’ve probably never seen before-the rare color stems from the salt-tolerant algae that thrives in this part of the lake.Įxpect to get wet and salty as you walk around. The 15.7-mile dirt road that leads to the site from the Golden Spike National Historic Site Visitor Center is rocky and bumpy-take it slowly, at no more than 25mph. The Effect of the Iconic Utah Landmark on Visitors As humans and climate change exact their heavy tolls, it’s possible to envision the work eventually coiling through a waterless lakebed, lapping sounds fading into memory. His Spiral Jetty definitely bears striking testimony to the effects of time. He’s said to have had a deep affinity for the erosive powers of nature and physical disorder.
This disappearance and reappearance cycle resulting from unpredictable natural elements is a potent fulfillment of Smithson’s vision of shaping a dynamic interchange between his manmade works and their natural surroundings. The water level didn’t recede again until 2004, when another drought struck at this point the artwork reemerged from the depths. Over time, salt and other minerals in the lake water encrusted the jetty’s surfaces, adding visual components to the original work.Īmazingly, Spiral Jetty was built during a serious drought and, not long after, the waters started to rise, causing the whole structure to disappear for close to three decades. He acquired land rights and then hired a contractor to work with him to form the jetty using 6,650 tons of black basalt rock, crystals and earth taken from the site and hauled into the lake by dump trucks, a tractor and a frontend loader. Smithson selected the site for his pioneering work on the basis of its desolate beauty and nearby industrial remains from Golden Spike National Historic Site. This monumental, meditative earthwork, created in 1970 by acclaimed land artist Robert Smithson, provides a fascinating on-foot approach to an otherworldly landscape-the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.Ĭome to the Great Salt Lake to observe and contemplate the ever changing terrain around this giant work of art that lives at the juncture of nature and human creativity, then dig in to more active (and typical) outdoor offerings at nearby Antelope Island State Park.
About two hours from Salt Lake City, in Corinne, Utah, Spiral Jetty, a 1,500 feet-long by 15-feet-wide coiling path winds counterclockwise off Rozel Point on the northeastern shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
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