Woodruff, Rich County

Woodruff Welcome Sign
The sign on Utah Highway 39 welcoming visitors
  • Woodruff Historic Marker
  • Woodruff Historic Plaque
From left: marker which describes the history of Woodruff in the residents’ words; the plaque which is part of the marker
  • Woodruff - Utah Highway 16
  • Woodruff, a restored house
From left: Utah Highway 16 which serves as the main street; a restored house
  • Woodruff City Hall
  • Woodruff main shopping venue
From left: City Hall with the town bell at the left; the main shopping venue
  • Woodruff propane facility
  • Woodruff Post Office
From left: propane facility; post office
  • Woodruff one of the ranches
  • Woodruff one of the historic properties
From left: a ranch within the town limits; a historic property
Woodruff is a ranching/farming community in the Bear Lake Valley

The history of Woodruff is laid out in the words of its residents on the plaque pictured above. It is a small farming/ranching community on the east side of the Wasatch Mountain range. It is located in what is known as the high desert and is subject to extremely low temperatures during the winter. Summers, while hot like the rest of Utah, are a bit cooler than most other places in the state. Food and fuel can be purchased but no lodging is available. Utah Highway 39, which ends here, is designated as the Monte Cristo [sic] scenic byway starting in Huntsville, UT.

Location: In the Bear Lake Valley south of Bear Lake near the Wyoming border. It is at the intersection of Utah Highways 39 and 16. It is 41 mi/66 km south of Garden City, UT on the shore of Bear Lake, 63 mi/102 km northeast of Ogden, UT and 95 mi/154 km northeast of Salt Lake City, UT.
Founded: 1870
Named For: Wilford Woofruff, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1889-1898
Population: 224
Altitude: 6339 ft/1932 m
Official Utah Highway Map Coordinates: B-5
Latitude/Longitude: 41.522777778 -111.16138889

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