🇺🇸 8/31 Mirror Lake • Utah 🏔️💦

Salt Lake City → Mirror Lake SUP + Hiking Guide 📍 Key Tips: CASH! WARM CLOTHES! NO SIGNAL! 💸🧥❌📶 Itinerary Depart from Salt Lake City and navigate to Mirror Lake Scenic Byway (via Kamas). The drive takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes. 🚗💨 Must-Bring Items • Cash: Bring at least 40–50 in change! 🤑 Campground fees are 31, parking is $6–10, and self-payment machines don’t give change. • Warm clothes: The elevation is around 3,100 meters (10,000+ ft), and nights get FREEZING ❄️—pack a heavy jacket or down coat! • SUP gear, life vest, and safety leash (safety first! 🛶🌊). • Offline maps: Absolutely no signal out there—download maps in advance! 📲⬇️ • Water, snacks, sunscreen: UV radiation is intense at high altitudes—don’t end up with panda hands like I did! 🐼🧴 Campsite Moosehorn Campground ($31/night) Usually requires advance booking on Recreation.gov, but if you’re lucky (like we were! 🍀), you might snag a first-come-first-served spot! Awesome Experience The next morning, take a 45-minute walk along the lakeside trail 🌄🥾. The lake was mirror-calm, the mountains hazy and dreamy, and the whole world so quiet you could only hear birds and your own footsteps. It was incredibly peaceful—highly recommend! 😌✨ We didn’t bring enough cash and had to ask a family by the lake for 8. No one had any… until suddenly the dad pulled out his wallet and handed me 8! I asked for his Venmo, but he said he didn’t use it and told me to find his wife. As soon as I got home, I sent her $10 via Venmo—faith in humanity restored! ❤️🙏 ✨ Final Takeaways Book early! Bring enough cash! Bundle up like a bear! 🐻 Don’t miss that early morning lakeside walk—soak in the peace and beauty, then enjoy the stunning views to the fullest! 🌲📸 #Utah #SaltLakeCity #Camping #HappyTimes #LaborDay #LaborDayWeekend #SUP #Hiking #NatureLovers #OutdoorAdventure #MirrorLake #TravelTips #Wilderness #MountainLife #LakeVibes