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A Short Drive Away:
- Guardsmans Pass Overlook (23 miles)
- Antelope Island State Park (23.5 miles)
- Silver Lake (25.3 miles)
- Deer Creek State Park (Utah) (33.9 miles)
- Utah Lake (38.7 miles)
- Metaphor: The Tree of Utah (84.9 miles)
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