The History of Utah's 'Little Sahara'

                                            Youth playing in sand at Little Sahara.

THE Little Sahara is an ATV and sand lovers paradise in central Utah. But when did the recreation area begin?
According to the Garfield County News of March 4, 1976, the Little Sahara Recreation Area was dedicated on April 17 of that year.
The Bureau of Land Management created the 60,000-acre site. located 35 miles north of Delta. An estimated 100,000 people were already visiting the area before it was designated as an official recreation area.
Sagebrush flats and juniper covered hills, plus sand dunes dominate the area.
Sand lovers can thank ancient Lake Bonneville for its origin, as the prehistoric lake's southern shore was a dumping site for sand. Winds then pushed the sand some 150 miles for the original sandbar location to where Little Sahara is today.