Wasatch Mountain Lodge

The Wasatch Mountain Lodge is located in Brighton, Utah at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City. The Lodge was constructed in 1929 to provide outdoor enthusiasts a warm and welcoming place to stay while enjoying their outdoor activities. The Lodge is one of the only remaining original log buildings in the Brighton area. Because of it’s historical importance, this remarkable building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Lodge sits on leased Forest Service land and sits among the trees and mountains of the Wasatch National Forest.

The Lodge has a large room on the main floor with an impressive orginal working granite fireplace. It has the original pine floors, log walls, and paned windows. A large front porch and kitchen were added later as well as men’s and women’s restrooms. Outside, there is a large patio with built-in barbeque grills. Lake Mary Creek runs next to the property. The buildings’ water is supplied from a local spring. The main floor is 1900 square feet of open space while the second floor is the same size but is sectioned off into two equal size areas.

The Historic Wasatch Mountain Lodge is owned by the Wasatch Mountain Club Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is the maintain and preserve this unique building. All rental income goes to help preserve and maintain this amazing building.