Fourth of July road trip

Salt Lake City to Ballard for Fourth of July

Distance

160 mi

Driving

2.75 hrs + traffic

Halfway

Heber City

The next Fourth of July lands on Sunday, July 4, 2027. On US-40, the heaviest traffic usually hits the two days before the Fourth and the day after. Fireworks nights fill small-town rooms first, so lock your overnight early.

Book the halfway night early

Heber City sits about 43 miles from Salt Lake City and 117 miles from Ballard. Holiday weekends sell out the rooms near the highway first.

• Stays in Heber City
• Stays in Ballard

Along the way

• Uinta Basin high strangeness
• Dinosaur National Monument near Vernal
• Strawberry Reservoir

Full drive guide for this route