The driving of vehicles on the most of the exposed beach areas around the lake will not be possible because of the record-breaking water level increase from the spring runoff. To access the lake, you will have to find parking above the high water mark. This will most likely fill the lake to “full” or very close, and will cover most of the exposed sandy beaches people have become accustomed to the last 10 years while the lake has been low. There will be very few sandy beaches left where the sand extends above the high water mark of the lake, with the North Beach State Park being notably the largest and arguably the finest. Rendezvous Beach State Park at the South end of the lake will also feature a very nice sandy beach with excellent facilities. You will want to arrive before 10:30am at either of these beaches on a busy weekend to assure that you get a parking spot and are allowed inside the park. Once the parking is full, no more people can be allowed inside the state parks.
There are many commercial boat launching facilities available around the lake. Currently the places to launch watercraft at the lake using cement ramps are at the Utah State Marina in North Garden City, Ideal Beach RV Park in South Garden City, First Point Ramp on the East side, and the North Beach State Park. See (Lake Access & Launching Map)
