Rich County is located at the very top of the state of Utah, and is the home of Bear Lake (well, part of it). What do you know about Rich County?

Location & Land

Like I mentioned, Rich county is located at the top of Utah, in between Cache county and the borders of Wyoming and Idaho. Rich county is known for farm land, livestock, and of course Bear Lake. Not many people live in Rich county. In 2018 the recorded population was 2,464 people. Most people you see in Rich county are traveling to Bear Lake.

Rich county “occupies a narrow area about 18 miles wide and 56 miles long. Wyoming lies to the east and Idaho lies to the north.

Along the Bear River the land is wide, with large vistas. Not many people live here.

In the north, the beautiful Bear Lake Valley lies between mountain ranges. The turquoise-blue lake is about 18 miles long, 7 miles wide, and 200 feet deep. Half of it lies in Rich County, and the other half in Idaho.”

How did Rich County gets its name?

There are actually two different reasons why Rich county is named ‘Rich’ county. Before the county was officially named ‘Rich’ county, it was called Richland. It was named Richland because of the fertility of the Bear River Valley. The second reason is because of Charles C. Rich. “In 1864 Charles C. Rich was sent by Brigham Young to begin a settlement. It is possible that the name of the county came from Mr. Rich. Also the name could have come from the rich soil in the area. It became known as Richland County and was later shortened to Rich County in 1868.”

Towns/Cities & Attractions

The towns and cities located in Rich County are Garden, Garden City, Laketown, Randolph, and Woodruff.

Some fun things to do or visit when visiting Rich County are Bear Lake State Park, Rendezvous Beach, Limber Pine Nature Trail, Bridgerland Adventure Park, Cisco Beach, Woodruff Reservoir, Bridger Peak, Birch Creek Reservoir, and more.

Bear Lake is known for their raspberries, so don’t forget to pick up a Raspberry shake!