This picturesque fall drive follows a dirt road from Midway through Wasatch Mountain State Park to the high ridgelines of the Wasatch Mountains. Red mountain maples and golden aspen amid dark evergreens highlight this road through Pine Creek Canyon. Views from the ridge overlooking Heber Valley, Snyderville Basin near Park City, and the Salt Lake Valley seem endless. From Bonanza Flat at the head of Pine Creek Canyon, one road branches right into Park City, past the Ontario Mine. The left branch continues over Guardsman Pass into Big Cottonwood Canyon and Brighton Ski Resort.

Big Cottonwood Canyon winds its way along towering canyon walls, following the creek, to reach Salt Lake Valley. The drive from Midway to Guardsman Pass is approximately 7 miles along a mostly gravel road with some steep drop-offs. Restrooms are available only at the Wasatch Mountain State Park Visitor Center in Midway or beyond Guardsman Pass in Big Cottonwood Canyon. To access Pine Creek Canyon and Guardsman Pass, stay to the right past the state park visitor center and travel northwest into the Canyon. For more information on this route, contact Wasatch Mountain State Park at 435-654-1791.