Albion Basin — Local services in Alta

Albion Basin is such a beautiful place to visit with family. The wildflowers are just to die for! Especially at the end of July when they are in full bloom. When there is an early ski season and the snow melts quickly your best bet is around the second week in July. Stay on the trails as there are moose and you want to avoid them at all costs.

Update** There is a new $6 "amenity" fee to drive your car up to the Sunnyside Parking/Catherine's Pass Trailhead. The road is still the same really bumpy road and there is not very much parking. I'm not sure what the fee is going towards. ...

Albion Basin is perhaps the most spectacular venue that can be easily visited by car in Salt Lake County. Meander through the highly flowered Alpine meadows that are at the pinnacle of Little Cottonwood Canyon, and then have a view west that provides the best of Rocky Mountain Sunsets. All of this can be yours for the price of a saunter guaranteed not to take...

Hike this the 2nd week in July! Very lovely views, went on a Sunday morning and it was very busy in terms of people hiking that day.

Parking was busy as well.

The flowers were absolutely lovely! The hike itself is steep in places I would rate it moderate to hard (for some demographics if you are not fit or used to quick...