Places to Bird in the Cache County, Utah Area

Sue Drown worked with the Cache Valley Visitors Bureau to create Cache Valley Birding Trails, A Self-guided Tour, Cache Valley Visitors Bureau, Bridgerland Audubon, Logan Canyon National Scenic Byway, https://explorelogan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/birdingtrails.pdf

Birding Sites as listed on eBird with additional links from UtahBirds.org:
Cache Valley eBird hotspots are found at https://ebird.org/region/US-UT-005/hotspots and the map at https://ebird.org/hotspots?env.minX=-112.171836&env.minY=41.36821&env.maxX=-111.399811&env.maxY=42.0042
Many thanks to UtahBirds.org and the Utah County Birders who maintain that site for many of the additional links below.
Content for several of these locations is also found on BridgerlandAudubon.org.

Cache Valley:
20-20 Ponds — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/20-20Ponds.htm —
Amalga Barrens — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/AmalgaBarrens.htm
Amalga-Benson Loop — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/AmalgaBensonLoop.htm
Avon
Ballard Springs — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/BallardSprings.htm
Benson Bridge & Marina — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/BensonMarina.htm
Bear River/Benson Oxbow — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/BearRiverOxbow.htm
Benson Railroad Trail
Bud Phelps WMA
Canal Trail along Canyon Road — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/CanalTrail.htm
Cowley Walk-in Access (1000N) — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/CowleyWalkIn.htm
Cutler Marsh — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/CutlerMarsh.htm
Cutler Reservoir/Cache Junction — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/CutlerReservoir.htm
Deep Creek Trail — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/DeepCreekTrail.htm
Deep Canyon–Lower
Denzil Stewart Nature Park, Logan, Utah
Dry Canyon
Dry Lake — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/DryLake.htm
Franklin Basin Road — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/FranklinBasinDrive.htm
Green Canyon — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/GreenCanyon.htm
High Creek Ridge / High Creek Canyon — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/HighCreek.htm
Hyde Park Lane
Hyrum–Western Dairy Transport
Hyrum State Park & Hyrum ReservoirKing Nature Park
Left-Hand Fork Loop — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/LeftHandForkLoop.htm
Logan-Cache Airport Road — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/LoganCacheAirport.htm
Logan City Cemetery
Logan City Wetlands Mitigation, a.k.a. Sue’s Ponds — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/SuesPonds.htm
Logan City Polishing Ponds
Logan River, First Dam, Logan Canyon — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/FirstDam.htm
Logan River, Second Dam, Logan Canyon
Logan River, Third Dam, Logan Canyon
Logan Sewage Lagoons ==
Logan Fish Hatchery Pond
Logan River Icon Trail
Mack Park (Smithfield) — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/MackPark.htm
Malibu-Guinavah Campground — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/MalibuGuinavah.htm
Mendon Road Management Area — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/MendonLoop.htm
Meridian Road and McMurdy Hollow(Paradise Loop) — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/MeridianRoad.htm
Newton Reservoir, South End
Old Main Hill and USU Campus — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/OldMainHill.htm
Logan River, Ray Hugie Hydro Park (See and Hear American Dippers or Water Oozels below the hydro plant)
Rendezvous Park
Sherwood Hills Resort (Wellsville/Sardine Canyon) — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/SherwoodHillsResort.htm
Smithfield Cemetery — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/SmithfieldCemetery.htm
Spring Creek Ranch (Mendon Road Mgmt Area) — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/SpringCreekRanch.htm
Spring Hollow — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/SpringHollow.htm
Stewart Pass (West of Mendon) — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/StewartPass.htm
Tony Grove Lake — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/TonyGrove.htm
Tony Grove-Naomi Trail — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/TonyGroveLoop.htm
Trapper Park
Watertrough Road Pond
Wellsville Reservoir
Wellsville Ridge/Strong Canyon IBA — utahbirds.org/counties/cache/WellsvilleRidge.htm

Utah State & Federal Lands:
Antelope Island/Davis County Causeway
Utah State Parks(46)
National Wildlife Refuges:
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge
National Parks and Monuments:
Arches National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
California National Historic Trail
Canyonlands National Park
Capital Reef National Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry (CLDQ) at Jurassic National Monument(BLM)
Dinosaur National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Monument
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument(BLM)
Hovenweep National Monument
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Natural Bridges National Monument
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
Pony Express National Historic Trail
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Zion National Park

Utah State Byways”
Utah’s Scenic Byways
Utah Office of Tourism Scenic Byways (UOT-17_ScenicByways_Guide_digital)
America’s Scenic Byways–Utah
Bull Creek Pass Back Country Byway
Bear River Heritage Area
Nine Mile Canyon Back Country Byway
Logan Canyon National Scenic Byway Map
Pony Express Trail Back Country Byway-East Access
Pony Express Trail Back Country Byway-West Access
Silver Island Mountain Back Country Byway
Smithsonian Butte National Back Country Byway Map
Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway-East Access
Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway-West Access
Other BLM-managed Byways: https://www.blm.gov/visit/search?field_location=100019&field_activities=All&search_api_fulltext=byway

Passes:
4th Grade Pass
National Park Passes
USGS Store
Utah State Park Passes
Utah State Park Pass Vendor