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SECTION 1 Delta City Park Pool & Rec. Recr. Complex SECTION 2 Twin Theatre Plaza Lanes Great Basin Mus. Steam Engine	Delta City Park Heart of the city located at 200 West Main. The city park facilities include three covered pavilions and stage, play ground, restrooms, D.U.P. Cabin, Monument of Topaz Relocation Camp, lots of shade and tables, new waterfall and soon to come is the Skate Park. West of the park sits the City building with the City offices, Sheriffs office, Library and Chamber office. Host of the Annual Car Show and City July 4th Celebration. For pavilions use call Delta City 435-864-2759. DUP Cabin Escalante Trail W. Millard Recreation Facility Indoor Pool/facilities Located at 201 East 300 North. The large facility has an Olympic size pool with slide and diving boards. The facility hosts the school competitions. You will also find racquet ball courts, weight & exercise equipment, games and visiting area. Providing lessons and early morning exercise sessions. For more information call 435-864-3133. County Recreation Complex 81 South Manzanita. East end of Delta. This facility hosts large annual softball tournaments, several softball and baseball leagues. Tennis courts, play grounds, two pavilions, restrooms and facility for hosting parties. For information on ball tournaments call 435-864-1470.	Twin Theatre 420 East Topaz Boulevard The theatre hosts two movies weekly in the twin theatres. Next door is the 12 lane Plaza Lanes bowling alley and pub. They host several bowling leagues year round. Open bowling times. Great Basin Museum The Museum grew out of interest created by local history programs of the Great Basin historical Society. Telling the unique story of the West Millard area. See pictures on www.millardcounty.com Steam Engine Case CO. 1899 Now located in City Park The purpose of bringing the seam engine back to the valley is to focus the interest of all citizens in our area on our heritage and historical past. This is an opportunity for everyone to become involved in a project to preserve and honor the past. It was used in this area to thresh grain and alfalfa seed in the fall and winter months. It was used to saw wood in Granite Canyon, Dry Creek then Swazy Mountain. Adrian Alldredge and Palmer Wrofloff restored the steam engine in June of 1966. To contribute to this endeavor please contact Howard Clayton, Don Morris, Lee Tippetts or Fred Tolbert.
SECTION 3 Motocross Golf Course Gunnison Bend SECTION 4 Fair Grounds Tractor Mus.	Arial view Bunker Hill Motocross 25 East 750 North www.bunkerhillmx.com This track is one of the great tracks in the inter-mountain area. It offers a 40 bike starting gate and water hoses throughout to help control dust. This is a "U" shaped bowl, sections of clay, sand and gravel which offer a variety of challenges. The 6,000 ft long track climbs 30 feet in elevation to the rim of the bowl four times and returns to the lower area each time offering a fun and challenging series of climbs and jumps. $5.00 per person entrance. Sunset View - Golf Course 3000 East 1500 North 18 Holes of pure fun. The second nine holes were opened just one year ago. This course can be walked or rent a cart. Ponds, boulders, trees and doglegs gives this course a rate of ?. This is a challenging course for even the scratch golfer. Gunnison Bend Park Open 8:00 - 11:00 seven days a week. Facilities include a boat dock, picnic tables, covered pavilion, restrooms, BBQ pit and outdoor game area, all free of charge. No overnight camping or parking is allowed. Located on 3,000 West.	View from the east entrance Millard County Fair Grounds The Fair Grounds consist of Rodeo Grounds w/restrooms, vendor building and ticket booths. Adjacent is the Indoor Arena complete with heating, cooling, telephone and sound with adjacent restrooms/vendor building. The Fair building is complete with large kitchen, restrooms, phones, heating, cooling and two annexes. This building also displays local history with large murals on the walls. Several events are held annually at the Fair Grounds. See events for listings. There is plenty of parking on all sides. For use of this building you will need to call Millard County Recreation Dept. 435-864-1470 Antique Tractor Museum At the East end of the Fair Grounds you will find a display of antique tractors donated by several citizens of Millard County. The area is fenced in for the protection of the unique un-restored tractors.
Section 5 Rock Hound Sporting History Notch Peak Great Basin Section 6 Pony Express ATV Trails Hyw. 6 & 50	Things to see and do Around the West Millard County Area #1 The West Desert is full of exploring opportunities. Rock hounding in the area is world renown. Fossil Mountain (fossils), Topaz Mountain (Topaz), Antelope Springs (trilobites), Crystal Peak (White Quartz), Amasey Valley (Placer Gold), Sunstone Knoll (Sunstones), Painter Springs (Garnets, Pyrite, Muscovite, Quartz), Black Rock (Black Obsidian), Drum Mountains (Agate), Conger Springs (Crinoids, brachiopods), Indian Pass (brachiopods, horned coral), Skull Rock Pass (graptolites , trilobites, brachiopods, echinoderms) Fish Springs (Geodes) #2 Outdoor Sports like Water Skiing, Boating, Swimming, Jet skiing, Sail boating (Gunnison Bend), ATV'ing, Dirt bike races, Hiking (West Desert and Mountains surrounding), Camping and horse back riding, Fishing (canyons surrounding), Photography, Bird watching (Clear Lake, Fish Springs & Gunnison Bend). #3 History Buffs love this area. We have extinct volcanoes to explore. Many ghost town exists in our West Desert like the town of Joy and Black Rock. Topaz Relocation Camp, See the Hermit's Cabin, Amasey Valley for abandoned gold mines, Ibex Mine, Petroglyphs and Great Stone Face (is it "Joseph Smith" guardian over the desert or "the Devil's Chimney") and Gunnison Bend Massacre. Robin's Roost, legends say it was used by bank robbers. Hike Notch Peak 3,000 foot sheer cliff made of limestone. The 9,725 ft. elevation peak towers above the desert valleys around it, whose elevation is about 5,000 foot. Hike up and peer down. Don't forget to sign the book at the top. Has been listed as a top ten hike in Utah. The largest American desert. The Great Basin, covers 190,000 sq. mi., stretching from the Sierra Nevada mountains in the west to the Wasatch mountains in the east. This region is named the Great Basin because no water drains to the sea; instead it evaporates in to the open sky or disappears into the ground. For more information see www.greatbasinheritage.org	#4 The Pony Express Trail The operation only lasted a brief 18 months, but the legends and lore will live forever. During 1860 and 1861 mail was delivered between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California in 10 days, cutting the time required by the overland stage in half. To send mail was $5.00 an ounce. Buffalo Bill Cody and Calamity Jane were just a few who rode. Way stations were 10-15 miles apart. Each rider rode about 75 miles. #5 Desert ATV Trails These trails consist of; Cricket Mtn's, Conger Mtn's, Amasa Mtn's and Burbank Mtn's. You can pick up maps for these locations in the Delta Area Chamber office or BLM office in Fillmore. The web site information is at www.stateparks.utah.gov/ohv/odm.htm The maps are free but if you wish to have them mailed, we will need to charge for shipping and handling. View from west end #6 Experience U.S. Highway 50 - Long Beach, CA to Provincetown, MA. more than 3,652 miles. and U.S. Highway 50 some still know it as the Lincoln Highway - A Major east-west route stretching from Washington to California. We have travelers walking, biking, skateboarding, you name it we've seen it. They come through town to "just do it" and some for a cause. Both Highways have significant stories to tell. You can get more information on web sites designated for each. These two highways come together and make up Delta's main street. One of the few City main streets to go east and west and one of the widest. There is one stop light which is a blessing at times.