The canal is leased to salt mining company Intrepid Potash which uses it as a drainage ditch. ‘Therefore, the public should not access, swim, float, kayak, canoe, or pursue any other recreation activities in these industrial canals.' Utah's Bureau of Land Management said: ‘The canals are industrial facilities leased to Intrepid Potash for potash mining activities and are not designed or safe for public recreation.
The stunning street that flows through the Bonneville Salt Flats went unnoticed by tourism officers in Utah until photographer Matt Newey posted a snap of it online last year.Īfter its ‘discovery,' more Instagram influencers flocked to the area - swimming and kayaking along the attraction - in a bid to capture content for their own feed.Īs thousands visited the site, government officials were prompted to issue a statement saying that the canals were formed as a result of an industrial facility and ‘are not designed or safe for public recreation'. This spectacular stretch of salt flats with a bright blue canal has become a tourist destination - but officials have warned selfie-seekers to stay away.
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