Peaceful and nice trails. Mainly cranes, ducks, and frogs. Bring your bug spray. I cannot stress this enough! Im from Texas and these mosquitoes have me impressed. Visitor center was closed. I might have given 5 stars if Id been able to check that out too.

Theyve done a great job making this place better, and better!! I hope they continue too do so! It could definitely use a better handicapped hunting area to be sure...

This place is great for duck hunting.. if you don’t mind sharing the spot with your fellow hunters. I can get pretty busy so make sure you’re there early early

The Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area covers an area of approximately 18,000 acres of land, wetland and lakes. It serves as a natural habitat for migratory and nesting shorebirds. This reserve is excellent for bird watching, photography and fall waterfowl hunting with over 200 documented species. Among the most attractive birds to be seen are the bald eagles, the American white pelican and the great blue heron. A very nice place to visit in every season, but winter brings the larger number of eagles and pelicans.

FB is the place for me of course once the opening day has co.e and gone. Cool nature preserve and great boat ramps.

Nice area, had some nice trails. Saw a Pelican, many hawks, some falcons, ducks, herons, belted kingfisher, as well as a great heron rookery. Visitor center was closed due to Covid unfortunately.

A great place to go on a walk (it even has a great view of the sunset!)

Great waterfowl hunting and a wide array of bird watching and animals. Always a pick you up place to visit

Its amazing that we have something this cool so close to home! There are are so many cool birds here. On our last visit we saw pelicans, many varieties of ducks, and lots of other birds, as well as a frog and a great big bass jump out of the water (no fishing, unfortunately). Take your time, enjoy the walk, and bring bug spray for the mosquitoes.

Great place to see different species of birds. There are some all year round birds, but some very seasonal ones too. Always good to visit often

Absolutely beautiful here. First time ever coming. The sights, sounds, the beauty, the birds even the fishing. This is definitely a place if you’re stress or just need to relax you come here!!! You can walk the long path, run or ride a bicycle. You’re completely surrounded by nature & beauty every breathtaking second you’re here. Don’t take my word for it, come see this beauty place for yourself.

Great place to see local wildlife. You travel down the dirt road and back up. This area is closed from May to September because of nesting season. Eagles, Hawks, Herons, Mallards, pelicans, geese and swans are just a few that you can see.

Friendly volunteers who taught us a lot about the area and birds. Thank you Larry and Jessica! Excellent place to take a stroll, birdwatch (of course!), or take a short bike ride.

Very pretty place to go on a walk and relax. Lots of birds to watch and observe, some good paths to walk on.

It was ok. Really not much to look at. Couple small trails were closed. Did see a couple of cranes.

Supef fun area with tons of wildlife

We love coming! Its always beautiful and we always see a bunch of birds! The earlier you go the better

Nice little trails around a wildlife management area. No shade. Great place to watch birds.

The wal-mart of waterfowling

In February, be prepared for mud and potholes on the road. Keep an eye out for several different varieties of birds. No guarantee youll see Bald Eagles though but a good chance of seeing Herons and watch the Coots (I think). They were diving and catching fish. A lot of fun.

Another other worldly destination within riding distance of downtown SLC or Bountiful. Still quite a few bugs as of mid October. Soooo many birds. Definitely check it out.

Great place and very nice staff.

Great place to see birds of prey! Love it out there!

Birdwatching is fabulous and exciting along the road. Several trails and interesting places to stop. Dont miss Goose Egg Island. Several places have signage describing historic people and events.

Great little area to go on a walk and take your dogs. Will hear and see a lot of birds

Nice view, dont have to get out of your car. A lot of birds. Very quiet, relaxing place. Good for a quick walk.

Late season duck hunting. If your willing to walk 3+ miles its great shooting

Cool trail with some interesting views. Easy paths to check everything out. Aim for around sunset

Fun place to see birds and nice scenic views.

A lot of birds call this place home. Saw Hawks, eagles geese, and ducks.

Really fun place to take the kids and do some bird watching.

Really great for family pics and or just pics in general

Great place to go look at birds.

Nice place for a walk. I think the bird refuge in Layton is my favorite, though.

This is a great little reserve for all kinds of wild life, plus some local history of the weekends.The road is great for a quick lunch by your car or bike, tons of pull offs all along the giant loop. From what I can tell its over a mile, there was an information station near the entrance I didnt study too much.There is also a restroom by the entrance, also a great plus!

Great improvement on the gates and roads

Such a fun Sunday afternoon drive. Saw two golden eagles even!

Its my hobby. Great place for photography, if you can be very patient. Have a good telephonic lens. Also good if your not doing photography and youre there just to do bird sight seeing. Some days are great, others you see little; either way I enjoy the change from the city a few minutes away .

A place to view the marshland and wildlife. Incredible that so much open space and waterfowl are so close to the cities. Bring binoculars and/or spotting scope to see the birds. Views are nice from a parking lot on the top of a hill.

Great day for the opener of the 2019 duck season. Love the new flooded unit area north of the rest pond. Slaughtered them before 8am.

This is a fun place to bring the kids on a quick hike around a beautiful pond with a lot of water fowl and other wildlife. The staff was very friendly, taught us about the area, and even let us borrow some binoculars.

One of the best in the state, well kept and plenty of space to spread out.

February and March are eagle season. I went just yesterday in Presidents Day and it didnt disappoint. Bald eagles, Harriers, Hawks, Herons, ducks, Canadian Geese, seagulls ALL IN ONE PLACE! Even had some pelicans come in and join the party. I do photography as a hobby. Me and my zoom lens caught some fantastic shots.Only my second time there but will be going back

I went with class mates to do an observational experiment for my ecology class. The employees were extremely friendly and took the time to take us on a guided nature walk to help ID the plants we needed for our research project.

This was a great fun place to visit. Plus, its free. There is a 1.6 mile nature trail to explore, a couple of great air conditioned buildings to observe the fowl - binoculars included, and plenty of room for parking. Check it out.

Came here to do a service project planting bullrush. Its a nice area.

Great job on the waterfowl management guys youre doing a good job great place to watch Birds bring your binoculars

Great place for a drive, lots of predatory birds to see, abundant waterfowl to photograph.

Loved this place! Very serene!

Bird refuge is beautiful this time of the year. Lots of wildlife.

Nice clean facility. Good views. Just dont go on a hot day at 3pm in July. Lol. Absolutely nothing to see.

I don’t know why it says it’s open on Sunday because it is not. The 4 stars are for my walk. I walked around a path that took me behind the farm to the north of it. All in all I spotted 24 species of birds, ducks, etc. The highlight was finding baby killdeer, tiny little chicks that mom and dad were loudly protecting.

Looked good as there was a lot of birds around but there was no signs the park was closed for any reason so we couldnt do the hike or the drive loop.

Impressive variety of birds seen only walking a few hundred yards past the gate. The water areas were surprisingly green considering the location.

Very friendly female employee who was a wealth of knowledge greeted us. In February the eagles are supposed to feed here and a special event is held. Different birds are seen at different times of the year. Nice facility and classroom.

Beautiful and peaceful. The staff is very nice, too

Very open area to see all kinds of different birds and water fowl. My kids keep asking to go back. We plan on visiting again

Great for hunting and birding for the whole family.

Just wish visitors center was open or a bathroom

Very nice place and easy to walk around! Many birds! Nice views!

Found this by mistake. Wonderful mistake. Excellent place. Staff is awesome.

Got to see and hold a Perrigrine Falcon and see a Golden Eagle

A favorite place to see Utahs multitudes of bird species as they nest, migrate, and rest. A must stop on any birdwatchers list.

This is a great place for those who like the our doors. If you like birds that is a plus. I watched a bald eagle put a large group of ducks to flight on my first time. It would be nice if they didnt close the gates so early

This is such a good place for me and my dad to have fun I love to go and get the ducks my dad drops it is so fun for me and my dad to do.And im apart of a Ducks Unlimited group that is why i have a Ducks Unlimited account picture.

This place is so great. The director who runs the visitor center is so friendly and willing to answer any question you have. We went right as it opened - 9:30am in the early fall - and we got to see the cranes starting to come in during their migration - it was so neat. The only complaint I have is with the mosquitos and biting gnats...make sure you come sprayed down as these bugs know no mercy! We will definitely be back again when the education center is up and running.

Love FBWMA! Lots of amazing memories shared with the family. Summer events and clean up projects.

If you love birds its a magical place to be at sunrise or sunset. Moquitosand white flies are thick after May-August though.

Beautiful Wildlife Refuge . A lot of birds to see .

Love taking pics of all the different birds! Such a great variety love the recent improvements with the information center.

Beautiful location with easy viewing of birds and collection of invertebrates.

Quiet nature area

Nice place for walking and viewing wildlife. Very nice views of the surrounding mountains and Antelope Island. Be aware of where waterfowl hunters and their dogs are.

This place is beautiful no matter what time of year that you go. We were able to bring our dog (on leash) on a walk with us during non-nesting season before the construction closed off the Farmington access toeveryone. We hope it opens again soon!

There are so many different kinds of birds here. Its truly an escape from the city.

Its a fantastic wild bird sanctuary.

Few Eagles. Not much more this day.

Good place to get out doors

Great place to take the family. And take in natures beauty..

Great place to see wildlife

A place to view the marshland and wildlife. Incredible that so much open space and waterfowl is so close to the cities. Bring binoculars and/or spotting scope to really see the birds. Views are nice from a parking lot on the top of a hill.

Great place to hunt waterfowl! Close to home great place for pheasants too if you have a dog.

Went in late Feb an saw tons of Great blue heron, american kestrels, northern harriers, American white pelicans, snow geese, pheasants and a few American avocets.We had heard we might see some bald eagles but I think we made it here to late. Excellent experience.If you found this review helpful, please click Like below.

We went in autumn during duck hunting season. It was beautiful, but we were hesitant to walk around as we listened to all of the guns firing. We drove around during quickly got out to look, but that wasnt much fun and the kids grew bored quickly and dint understand why we couldnt walk more. Overall a disappointment, but only because of the hunters. Well try again in summertime!

Although I didnt see what I went there to see, the landscape was absolutely breathtaking

I went mainly to see the ducks, not to hunt them. Many hunters were around October 8th and the ducks were all huddled on the far side of the ponds. A beautiful place loaded with a variety of migrating ducks which would make a fantastic place for bird-watching during off season.

We went there with our son and grandkids and a fantastic time walking in nature and sunshine exploring and watching birds will go there again in February for the event

So fun to see all the balls eagles gathered there in February

Birds flying high but still fun to get some shooting in.

I love the Bald Eagle viewing put on by Utah Department of Wildlife!

Beautiful area with lla wide variety of migrating waterfowl.

Beautiful. Great place to see Eagles in February!

Beautiful walk and drive. Saw so many bald eagles even from the car and many other birds.

Fun place to go take pics when not waterfowl hunting

Clean and well managed. Great place for waterfowl hunting

Beautiful, and something most people overlook!

Great views of the wildlife during certain times of the year. Just come ready to drive on bumpy, lumpy dirt/mud roads

Locket walk to work family or spouse.

So there are a couple things new families should consider before going. On the South (East) entrance, there is a little park with paved trails, a jetty to fish on, and a public restroom. There is access to the levys here but is hunted from August to February, then open for a short time, and then closed on March 1st.In the North entrance there is a Main Center (under reconstruction as of 2-2017) and a nature trail. The nature trail is open year round and is safe from hunters. Currently you need to park all the way out by the road and walk in because of the construction but it is still open to pedestrians.

Really nice, but on a rainy day it is quite muddy.