Weber Canyon, Canyon in Wasatch Range, Utah, United States

Weber Canyon is a gorge in the Wasatch Range in Utah, carved by the Weber River as it flows west toward the Great Salt Lake. The canyon walls rise steeply on both sides, with forests, side streams, and reservoirs spread along its length.

Shoshone and Ute peoples camped and traveled through the valley long before European explorers arrived, using the Weber River tributaries as reliable water sources. In the 1800s, the canyon became a key passage for fur traders, pioneers heading west, and eventually the first transcontinental railroad.

The canyon takes its name from John Henry Weber, a fur trapper who passed through the area in the early 1800s. Travelers driving or walking through today are following a corridor that people have used for centuries, long before roads were built here.

Interstate 84 runs through the canyon, making it straightforward to reach by car from several directions. Campgrounds and hiking trails are available along the route, so it helps to decide in advance whether you want to camp, hike, or simply drive through.

Along the old overland route through the canyon stands the Thousand Mile Tree, a pine marking the point exactly 1,000 miles (about 1,600 km) from Omaha along the original trail. The tree standing there today was planted in 1982, because the original marker used by 19th-century travelers no longer exists.