Salt Lake Wild Horse & Burro Center, Delta Wild Horse & Burro Facility,
and the Central Utah Correctional Facility
Salt Lake Wild Horse & Burro Center
Walk-in adoptions are available on a limited basis at the Salt Lake Wild Horse & Burro Center near Butterfield Canyon at 8605 W. 12600 S., Herriman, Utah. Horses and Burros may be viewed during regular business hours (9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday). Adoptions at the Horse Center are by appointment. Please call the Horse Center for more information at 801-561-4632 or toll free at 877-224-3956. The Wild Horse and Burro Center is located in Butterfield Canyon, west of Salt Lake City (126th South and 8605 West). Take I-15 South to exit 294 and head west for 11 miles. The center is at the base of the mountains, past both Riverton and Herriman. An alternate route is taking 21st to 8400 West, heading south, through Magna on I-11.
Delta Wild Horse Corrals
The Delta Wild Horse Corrals serve as a secondary preparation center for wild horses and burros gathered in Utah. It is also used as an overflow holding facility for wild horses and burros from the Salt Lake Regional Wild Horse and Burro Center, and National Wild Horse and Burro Center at Palomino Valley. Located in Delta Utah, the Delta Wild Horse Corrals offer a centrally located facility for transporting horses to the eastern United States. The facility was built in 1976 as the primary holding facility for wild horses and burros gathered in Utah and as an overnight stop for animals being shipped to the facilities in the east. With the completion of the Salt Lake Regional Wild Horse and Burro Center, the Delta Facility was used to hold horses and burros gathered in Southern Utah as space became limited at the Salt Lake Horse Center. In 2002, The BLM purchased 4 adjoining acres to the Delta Facility and in 2003 expanded its holding capacity from 100 to 300 head with the addition of the new corrals.
Adoption Details: Adoptions are by appointment only, please call (435) 743-3100. Facility hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and closed on federal holidays.
Directions: from Main Street in Delta, Utah, turn north on 400 W, turn west on 200 N and cross the railroad tracks, turn north on 450 W, turn east on 300 N, turn north on 400 W, turn east on 400 N and follow road to the north for one block to the facility.
Central Utah Correctional Facility
The Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, Utah is a holding and training facility. Adoptions are by appointment only. For Adoption information, conact Dona Bastian at (435)896-1538, or email her at Dona_Bastian@blm.gov . Directions: Facility is located 1/4 mile east of Gunnison, Utah on Highway 89. For more information about the Gunnison Wild Horse Program, call (435)528-6063 or (801)539-4057.
