Yost is one of those Utah towns best reached through another state, this one via Idaho. Etna, more than 100 miles from Brigham City, requires about a 50-mile dirt-road drive.

Kelton and parts of Howell in Box Elder County are also home to another 500 residents who rely on unpaved access.

Going southwest, the Pony Express Trail areas of Tooele and Juab counties also contain a wealth of unpaved roads that lead to Callao, Fish Springs, Salt Creek, Trout Creek and Gold Hill — where a combined population of about 2,000 people live.

Western Iron County contains the communities of Hamlin Valley, Zane, Lund and Latimer, reached via dirt roads. Want to drive to Hamlin Valley, home to more than 700 residents? An approximate 18-mile unpaved drive is required.

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