Looking for a place in Utah to call home...?

Hi all. I'm trying to figure out where I might want to live here soon... Utah came to mind. I want to try for somewhere on the east side. Either south-eastern or mid-eastern. I think I might really like living there, but I want to ask a few questions first. I want to own some acres, a nice little piece of land to keep a few animals. Also, though, I'd like to live very near a lake (maybe even on it). I am definitely a fish. Are there any places in Utah where a lake and farmland are in close proximity of each other? That would be a dream spot to build a house!! I sure hope it exists somewhere. Anyone, let me know. And if there is, any chance you'd know what the year-round weather is like? Any input would be great. Thanks!!Looking for a place in Utah to call home...?
Yeah, are you kidding there is tons of farmland near small lakes or reserves in Southern Utah. I'm gonna have to say that living in or near Salt Lake does not sound like something you'd like given your question. I don't know a lot of the towns, but maybe you'd want to check out some of these.



Oh I did also want to say that there is Utah Lake in Utah County and cities like Orem and Provo are very near it, but Utah Lake is filthy. Geneva Steel polluted it years ago. No locals go fishing or boating there. But if your still okay with that there is tons of open space in Springville and Mapleton. They are 15minutes south of Provo which is a decent sized city, and less than 15minutes to the lake. A 25-30minute drive to Deer Creek reservoir which is nice for fishing. Or like a 20 minute drive to Provo Canyon, many people love to fish in the River there. There are a handful of small towns and cities even further south that are very similar.



Here is a site that lists lakes in Utah you may want to check out.

As long as you stay away from the biggest cities in Utah like Salt Lake, Odgen, and Provo (I know Provo isn't huge, but it's still a bit to big for farming). You can find farmland. Outside of those central cities there is a lot of land.



http://wildlife.utah.gov/strawberry/

Strawberry Reservoir is a popular place for fishing. It is rather large and does not have a lot of people out boating so it is supposed to be a real nice place to fish. All the fishers I know talk about taking trips there. So maybe you'd like some land out in that area?



If you are looking to stay somewhat close to bigger cities, than you may consider taking the links that are listed in blue on that website I linked you. They are the lakes that are more popular or are bigger, or are nearer to higher populations.



http://www.onlineutah.com/utahcountylake鈥?/a>

Utah County is going to keep you a close drive to cities and still give you a lot of farm land or just open space, so you may want to spend sometime researching these areas.



As far as weather, most of Utah gets snow in the winter. If you decide to live further south like Saint George area, it is warmer, there are even palm trees.

But most of Utah you can expect moderate summers rarely over 105degrees, usually over 90.(Southern Utah it is usually closer to the 100's in the summer). Snow a good portion of the winters, but not killer cold most winters (Northern Utah, even just Salt Lake, seems to get more of the storms in the winter with the wind or really cool temperatures). Occasional rain during the spring and fall, with mild temperatures.Looking for a place in Utah to call home...?
Well there is nothing in south east Utah. That is just desert and the little town of Moab.



If you want to live in Utah you want to live in Salt Lake City. Now those from there get all picky about Ogden or Provo, but if you are driving it, you can't tell the difference at all.



Much of the southern part of the state is national parks, Canyonland, Arches, Natural Bridges. There is nothing Moab to basically St George (and you do NOT want to live in St George).



I absolutely love Utah and think it is a gorgeous place. However the Mormon thing is something to take into consideration. It is difficult to get promoted out there. After a certain level, if you aren't Mormon you aren't going to get promoted again. They also have a lot of weird laws as far as beer and wine out there. You'll have to join a private club if you want to drink.



As far as lakes go, there is only the Great Salt Lake and it's smaller sidekick Utah lake (near Provo). Across the border in AZ is Lake Powell.



But really south of Provo there is only about 9 towns.