Sun Tunnels

We had so much fun as a family! It is definitely somewhere where we would recommend you to go! Just watch out for all the cow poop everywhere 💩 -no permission to use photos outside google without written consent

The drive out there was *very* rocky; it was less of a dirt road and more just dirt. And rocks. Had to drive real slow and dodge some cows, which was pretty cool in and of itself. The sun tunnels weren't really super impressive or much; wouldn't really go again personally.

Wow. Incredible. Peaceful and beautiful. It’s a unique experience. The constellations drilled into the tops are so cool.we were the only ones there. We saw lots of wild life driving in and out. A few fox, antelope, tons I mean tons of rabbits and mice. Drive carefully.

Pretty amazing during the solstice. We captured these pics a couple of days post-solstice. Important to note that the sun will be ‘inside’ the two tunnels for about 10 days around the solstice. You have to really want to see these. We stayed in Wendover the night before and were up at 2:30am (Pacific Time) to make sure we made it in time. Would do it again tomorrow. Well worth it. There were probably about 20-30 people there and, yeah…everyone wants ‘the shot’. Pretty cordial group, though. The one thing I would highlight to campers: don’t camp in front of the view! A number of us had to (politely) ask a set of sleeping campers to pick up their tent and move it out of the way of the frame. Anyway…really cool spot.

I spent the evening and night with my pup here last week. We had the whole place to ourselves. The gravel road was worth the trek and with a lot of large scale contemporary art, my heart was full. Time stood still at the Sun tunnels and I would highly recommend visiting and spending the night. In the August heat it cools off nicely and a tent wasn’t problematic at all. The change in light from 18:30 to 6:30 AM was breathtaking.

Very cool art installation. The drive is long but the roads are decent. It's a cool novelty to see any time of year, but especially when they align with the summer and winter solstice as they were designed to. The crowds are very large for the summer solstice and surprisingly big for the winter solstice. Very cool to see the physical, manufactured connection of people to time and space. Pics from winter solstice 2020.

In 1976, artist Nancy Holt installed Sun Tunnels in Utah’s Great Basin Desert—four concrete cylinders aligned with the solstices and pierced with constellations. A pioneer of the Land Art movement, Holt transformed the desert into a celestial observatory, blending earth, light, and time into one quiet, monumental work. The tunnels align perfectly with the rising and setting sun during the summer and winter solstices—June 21st and December 21st—when visitors can witness the sun framed in concrete, just as Holt intended.

A masterpiece of shapes and light. Come with a tent or camper and see sunrise and sunset. We will do next time. Easy to get in regular car; no 4WD or high clearance needed.