# Event Details - **Event Name**: Day Trip: Dee Mills Beaver Ponds (Ride with Zoo) - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 07:45 am – Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-06:00) - **Event Description**: Come join us on field surveys of western toads and other amphibians in the beautiful mountains of Utah!About this EventDee Mills Ponds, Lake CreekJoin Hogle Zoo staff on a survey of several beaver ponds around Dee Mills Reservoir found on the southwest slope of the Uinta Mountains! Meet at Hogle Zoo main entrance at 7:45AM. Look for Hogle Zoo staff waiting for you there.Transportation: Depart from Utah's Hogle Zoo. Ride in Zoo vehicle. Leave your car in our main guest lot. Drive to the site is about 1.5 hrs.How to get to Zoo parking: Head east on Sunnyside Ave and turn right into the main entrance. Park anywhere in the main lot. Walk to the front gate ticket office with your gear to find Zoo staff waiting for you.Difficulty: 4/10. We will aim to visit 2 survey areas in close proximity. The first site has about a .5 mile hike with around 150ft of elevation change (one-way). This is off-trail hiking through uneven forest terrain. The second site is right next to the road, no hike but very dense vegetation at the site.Difficulty rating 1-10:1 - easy, little elevation gain, on-trail, short distance hiking10 - hard, significant elevation gain, uneven terrain, off-trail, dense vegetation, long distance hikingWhat to bring/wear: Comfortable hiking clothes and close-toed shoes you don't mind getting dirty/wet (light weight hiking pants/work pants recommended over shorts). A daypack with a packed lunch, snacks, water (minimum 32oz), sun protection (hat, glasses), rain jacket (rain pants if you have them), warm layers if needed, extra socks (keep these in your backpack). Water/rain boots or waders are recommended but not required (your feet are likely to get wet). Some prefer to wear light weight long sleeve shirts to protect them from getting scratched. You may also want comfortable dry shoes to change into at the end of the day.Click THIS LINK to check the local weather prior and dress accordingly.Click THIS LINK to watch training videos. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/f0648800-2406-11f1-9831-630114a07816-rimg-w948-h740-dca6a9a9-gmir.jpg Map of Zoo parking. Meet Zoo field team here. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salt-lake-city/day-trip-dee-mills-beaver-ponds-ride-with-zoo/100001980637903286 - **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Salt Lake City - **state**: UT - **country**: United States - **location**: Hogle Zoo Main Entrance - **lat**: 40.7498438 - **long**: -111.8140525 - **full address**: Hogle Zoo Main Entrance, 2600 E Sunnyside Ave S, Salt Lake City, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Day Trip: Dee Mills Beaver Ponds (Ride with Zoo) - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/982a1b0bd5d980c7ba42814f1aee5fa99c4a33ba4db34ed596d189c9ecd145f7-rimg-w1200-h900-dc5d6149-gmir.jpg?v=1773974824 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Day Trip: Dee Mills Beaver Ponds (Ride with Zoo) being held? - **A:** Day Trip: Dee Mills Beaver Ponds (Ride with Zoo) takes place on Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 07:45 am to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Hogle Zoo Main Entrance, 2600 E Sunnyside Ave S, Salt Lake City, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Day Trip: Dee Mills Beaver Ponds (Ride with Zoo)? - **A:** Day Trip: Dee Mills Beaver Ponds (Ride with Zoo) is organized by Hogle Zoo - Community Science Programs. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Day Trip: Dee Mills Beaver Ponds (Ride with Zoo)", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/982a1b0bd5d980c7ba42814f1aee5fa99c4a33ba4db34ed596d189c9ecd145f7-rimg-w1200-h900-dc5d6149-gmir.jpg?v=1773974824", "startDate": "2026-06-27T07:45:00-06:00", "endDate": "2026-06-27T17:00:00-06:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/salt-lake-city/day-trip-dee-mills-beaver-ponds-ride-with-zoo/100001980637903286", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Hogle Zoo Main Entrance", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2600 E Sunnyside Ave S", "postalCode": "84108", "addressLocality": "Salt Lake City", "addressRegion": "UT", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "40.7498438", "longitude": "-111.8140525" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Come join us on field surveys of western toads and other amphibians in the beautiful mountains of Utah!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-20", "availabilityEnds": "2026-06-27T17:00:00-06:00", "validFrom": "2026-03-20", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/salt-lake-city/day-trip-dee-mills-beaver-ponds-ride-with-zoo/100001980637903286" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-03-20", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-03-20", "url": "https://allevents.in/salt-lake-city/day-trip-dee-mills-beaver-ponds-ride-with-zoo/100001980637903286", "price": 0, "name": "Community Scientist (ride with Zoo)" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Hogle Zoo - Community Science Programs", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/hogle-zoo-community-science-programs/27429313" } ] } ] ```