Garfield Resort
Garfield was the premier resort on the shores of the Great Salt Lake between 1875 and 1893. It had a railroad station, a three story hotel, restaurants, a dance hall, bath houses and a long pier. The pier was the home port of the steamboat City of Corinne renamed later General Garfield. The boat provided regular passenger and freight service between Lake Point and Corinne. It also served as a tour boat. A ride on the lake was 25 cents. Six trains a day served the resort and brough 80000 customers in the year of 1880 to the resort. (The population of Great Salt Lake City was 21000 in that year.) The number of visitors dwindled after the opening of Blackrock in 1880 and Saltair in 1893. The resort burned down in 1904 and closed for good.
As we walked around we found some broken chine and some railroad ties.
There are four ways to get to the cache. Sometimes they can be inaccessible due to weather conditions. I tried all four options.
1. From the Black Rock Historic Site Parking lot. This is the easiest way to get to the cache. It is a short hike through the reeds. The trail can be very muddy.
2. Hike from the GSL Marina (fee) along the shoreline. This can be VERY muddy or inaccessible depending on the lake levels.
3. Hike from Black Rock. This hike can be VERY muddy or inaccessible depending on the lake levels.
4. The best way is kayaking from the GSL Marina (fee) if the lake level permits.
The cache is a small bottle. It has a small hand made pendant for FTF, a pencil, log and some small trade items.
