Lakeside in Tooele County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Hastings Cutoff - Horseshoe Springs

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

1. Hastings Cutoff - Horseshoe Springs Marker

Inscription. "This morning it is raining it seams so plesent to see it rain as we have not seen it rane since we came in the valey before we now noon near a salt spring [Horseshoe Springs] we then went on to elbow spring [Hope Wells] fresh water it is very good to we then went on twelve miles father to the mountain and found a spring [Redlum Spring] It is rather brackish but good water we traveled nineteen miles today"
Sarah Davis, August 26, 1850

Utah Crossroads Chapter - OCTA

Erected 2015 by Oregon-California Trails Association. (Marker Number HU-10A.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the California Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 26, 1850.

Location. 40° 36.824′ N, 112° 42.48′ W. Marker is in Lakeside, Utah, in Tooele County. It is on Tc02762, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Tc02762, Grantsville UT 84029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Wasatch Front,

in the West Desert,

and in Greater

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Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Explorations to the Great Salt Desert / The Great Salt Desert / The Great Emigrant Flood (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Hastings Cutoff - Horseshoe Springs (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Iosepa Settlement Cemetery (approx. 5.1 miles away); Iosepa Historical Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); This Lonely Fire Hydrant (approx. 5.1 miles away); Hanna Kaaepa (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Iosepa Settlement Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

2. Hastings Cutoff - Horseshoe Springs Marker

Hastings Cutoff Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

3. Hastings Cutoff Trail

Remnants of the Hastings Cutoff Trail visible just a few yards south of the marker.

Horseshoe Springs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 30, 2026

4. Horseshoe Springs

You can see a portion of the Springs and meadows that attracted the immigrants to this location along the trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 1, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.