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UDOT Cottonwood Canyons Sticker Program

FREE INSPECTIONS: OCT. 17, 2024 – FEB. 28, 2025 

The UDOT Cottonwood Canyons sticker program is a winter safety, preparedness and education program specifically for the Cottonwood Canyons. The goal of the sticker program is to increase vehicle safety and preparedness by pre-inspecting vehicle tires before traveling in the canyons. Our objectives with this goal are to help public transit function more efficiently and to help redirect underprepared drivers to transit, shuttles, carpooling or delaying travel until road conditions improve.

The sticker program is free of charge, completely voluntary, and will run from Oct. 17, 2024 to Feb. 28, 2025. Stickers are NOT REQUIRED to drive Big or Little Cottonwood Canyon. If a vehicle’s tires/traction devices meet the requirements, a sticker is placed on the windshield to show a vehicle has proper traction devices for traveling in the canyons when the Traction Law is in effect. 

To reduce the number of vehicles traveling in the canyons during severe winter weather conditions, we encourage all visitors to carpool in a properly equipped vehicle, utilize public transit or shuttle services or delay travel until road conditions improve.

For more information on public transit service to the Cottonwood Canyons, visit the UTA website.

Sign Up for the Sticker Program

Participants can start signing up for the sticker program starting Thursday, Oct. 17. 

We are partnering with several local tire shop businesses to provide several inspection locations throughout the Wasatch Front and Park City area.

  • Prior to visiting one of the participating sticker inspection locations, participants MUST fill out the digital form posted on the UDOT Cottonwood Canyons website associated with the tire shop they plan to visit.
  • Once you fill out the form, you will receive a confirmation email. Please keep this for your records.
  • After filling out the form, contact the tire shop you want to visit for sticker inspection and let them know you have filled out the sticker program form and will be visiting for a tire inspection.
  • Please fill out the form with ACCURATE INFORMATION AND WITH THE CORRECT SPELLING (name, email, phone number) so that the tire shop employee can find you on the form during the inspection process. Ensuring that your information is accurate helps maintain an efficient inspection process for all participants.
  • If you have multiple vehicles, please fill out the form one time for each vehicle. You may use the same email address or phone number, but you should let the inspector know that you have multiple vehicles under the same email address or phone number.

Participation in the sticker program remains voluntary and free of charge. In order to qualify for a sticker, a vehicle must meet the following conditions:

  • 4WD/AWD Vehicles: 3PMSF or M+S tires with a tread depth of 5/32 minimum
  • 2WD/FWD Vehicles: 3PMSF tires on all wheels with a tread depth of 5/32 minimum or proof of chains (chains must be in vehicle at time of inspection)


* According to Utah Code 41-6a-1636, a person may not operate a vehicle if one or more of the tires in use on the vehicle has a tread depth less than 2/32 inch measured in any two adjacent tread grooves at three equally spaced intervals around the circumference of the tire.

* Due to the challenging winter driving conditions often present in the Cottonwood Canyons, the sticker program requirement is a tire tread depth minimum of 5/32.

  • Participants will arrive at the tire shop inspection location that they signed up for and ask to have their vehicle’s tires inspected as part of the UDOT sticker program.
  • Tire shop employees will inspect tires and distribute stickers only to those that meet the requirements of the program.
  • Participants are not obligated to buy tires at the inspection locations, the tire shop is simply verifying that the tires meet the requirements of the sticker program and distributing stickers. Participants may purchase tires from any vendor they choose and then visit/return to a participating sticker inspection location for inspection.
  • If a vehicle is not properly equipped for winter driving and fails to meet the requirements of the sticker program, the driver can choose to purchase compliant tires/traction devices from a vendor of their choice or opt out of the program.

This is a completely free and voluntary program for participants, where UDOT will purchase the stickers and authorize local tire shops to distribute stickers to qualifying participants.

  • Participating businesses are not to charge sticker program participants for the inspection of the tires as part of the sticker program.
  • Tire shop employees will inspect tires and distribute stickers to those that meet the requirements of the program.
  • If a vehicle is not properly equipped for winter driving and fails to meet the requirements of the sticker program, the driver can choose to purchase compliant tires/traction devices at the business of their choice or opt out of the program.
  • Participating businesses are not to collect sticker program participant information for marketing purposes if the participant is only there for the sticker program and does not expressly give consent.
  • Participating businesses must NOT use sticker program inspections to pressure motorists to upgrade tires or purchase other products or services. It is appropriate to offer upgrades, products and/or services. It is NOT appropriate to make a purchase a requirement for receiving a sticker.
  • Our partners have committed to enforcing the Traction Law this season. 
  • Per Utah code, 2/32 is the minimum tire tread depth needed for all roadways. The tread depth requirement for the sticker program exceeds that with a minimum requirement of 5/32.
  • Non-compliant vehicles driven by unprepared or uninformed drivers can delay buses, shuttles, and personal vehicles and are a safety hazard, so the pre-inspection program offers canyon travelers a convenient way to prepare their vehicles and receive important education before their trips.
  • High participation in the program has a larger impact on the safety and preparedness of travelers in the canyons and helps public transit function more efficiently if there are fewer crashes, slide offs and struggling vehicles related to underprepared vehicles.
  • Drivers are encouraged to take responsibility for preparing their vehicles for winter driving conditions prior to traveling to the canyons; participating in the program and encouraging others throughout your community to do the same is a small but significant way to help increase road safety and mobility in the canyons.
  • Participating in the sticker program helps us better assess the number of properly equipped vehicles traveling in the canyons throughout the winter.

Having a sticker does not guarantee access to the canyons, rather it verifies the vehicle’s tires meet the required equipment standards when the Traction Law is in effect.

  • Vehicles may still be subject to inspection at the discretion of law enforcement.
  • Having a sticker is not a requirement for vehicle travel in the canyons and does not allow holders to enter the canyon during closures.
  • The sticker does not allow vehicles with the sticker to have priority to enter the canyons.

Go-Rentals: For reserving vehicles at the airport, contact Go-Rentals At Your Service at 1-800-464-8267 to get prequalified and you will be given steps on how and where to retrieve your rental vehicle at the SLC International Airport.

If you are arriving via private aircraft at any of the surrounding FBO’s, you can contact the Go-Rentals direct line at 801-893-9263, where they will enter the reservation in-house and meet you plane side upon arrival with your rental vehicle.

Budget: If you reserve any class of SUV or Pickup truck at a Budget of Utah location, customer service will help you identify a vehicle with the sticker at the time of rental. 

Enterprise, Alamo, National: Enterprise, Alamo and National provide the ability to reserve “Guaranteed AWD” car classes on their websites. If “Guaranteed AWD” vehicles are all reserved, this option will disappear from the available vehicle list. If it is not showing as available, then all cars with stickers are already reserved.

Rugged Rental: All Rugged Rental SUV and truck type vehicles are within the UDOT winter regulations. In addition, anything that has *4WD* or *AWD* on the Rugged Rental website also meets the requirements of the sticker program and Utah’s traction law.

PARTICIPATING TIRE INSPECTION LOCATIONS

UDOT has partnered with several local tire shop businesses to provide several inspection locations throughout the Wasatch Front and Park City area.

Bountiful
2885 US-89
Bountiful, UT 84010
385-243-1098

Cox
4032 N. Forestdale Dr.
Park City, UT 84098
435-333-8473

Centerville
220 W. Parrish Lane
Centerville, UT 84014
801-295-0532

Cottonwood
4712 S. Highland Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
801-713-1379

Coalville
50 S. Main St.
Coalville, UT 84017
435-336-8473

Downtown
204 E. 300 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-363-6741

Draper
263 E. 12300 S.
Draper, UT 84020
801-553-3434

Eagle Mountain
4078 E. Pony Express Parkway
Eagle Mountain, UT 84005
801-901-3100

Farmington
976 W. Shepard Lane
Farmington, UT 84025
801-451-4590

Highland
10918 Town Center Blvd.
Highland, UT 84003
801-492-6300

Jeremy Ranch
2730 Rasmussen Road
Park City, UT 84098
435-214-4507

Layton
2020 W. Antelope Dr.
Layton, UT 84041
385-442-3700

Provo
241 W. 500 S.
Provo, UT 84601
801-373-8830

Riverton
13722 S. Redwood Road
Riverton, UT 84065
801-253-4422

Roy
4739 S. 3500 W.
Roy, UT 84067
801-732-9000

Sandy
9325 S. 1300 E.
Sandy, UT 84094
801-207-9227

Silver Summit
6343 N. Pace Frontage Road
Park City, UT 84098
435-940-9154

South Ogden/Smittys
6648 US-89
Uintah, UT 84088
801-475-5669

South Salt Lake
2990 S. State St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
801-484-1120

Sugar House
944 E. 2100 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
801-758-7395

Tooele
473 E. 2400 N.
Tooele, UT 84074
435-241-7100

West Jordan
1618 W. 9000 S.
West Jordan, UT 84088
801-285-0696

American Fork
748 E. State Road
American Fork, UT 84003
801-756-6000

Bountiful
25 S. 500 W.
Bountiful, UT 84010
801-295-9425

Draper
1022 E. Draper Parkway
Draper, UT 84020
801-523-9300

Fort Union
2284 Fort Union Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
801-733-4242

Heber City
898 S. Main St.
Heber City, UT 84032
435-654-0069

Herriman
4689 W. 12600 S.
Riverton, UT 84065
801-254-0237

Kaysville
320 N. Main St.
Kaysville, UT 84037
801-546-1326

Lehi
144 N. 850 E.
Lehi, UT 84043
801-766-1806

Millcreek
4546 S. 900 E.
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
801-262-4626

Murray
4745 S. State St.
Murray, UT 84107
801-262-2436

Pleasant Grove
945 S. State Road
Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
801-785-6555

Provo
1461 N. State St.
Provo, UT 84604
801-374-1177

Riverton
2158 W. 12600 S.
Riverton, UT 84065
385-434-0791

Salt Lake City
178 E. South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-519-8241

Salt Lake City (9th)
924 S. 300 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801-322-1043

Salt Lake City (Highland)
3120 S. Highland Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
801-467-5461

Salt Lake City (Olympus)
2002 E. 330 S.
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
801-487-1028

Sandy
8835 S. 700 E.
Sandy, UT 84070
801-566-1177

South Jordan
10227 S. Redwood Road
South Jordan, UT 84095
801-446-5444

South Orem
620 E. 800 S.
South Orem, UT 84097
801-802-0541

Taylorsville
3725 W. 5400 S.
Taylorsville, UT 84129
801-964-9935

West Jordan
3176 W. 7800 S.
West Jordan, UT 84107
801-565-0031

West Valley City
3557 S. 5600 W.
West Valley City, UT 84120
801-967-6404

West Valley City
2830 W. 3500 S.
West Valley City, UT 84119
801-967-7166

Bountiful
2651 S. Main St. 
Bountiful, UT 84010
801-298-0050

Midvale
144 W. 7200 S.
Midvale, UT 84047
801-562-0450

Salt Lake City
2105 S. Redwood Road
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
801-908-5300

Taylorsville 
3235 W. 5400 S.
Taylorsville, UT 84129
801-968-6002

Murray 
4355 S. State St.
Murray, UT 84107
801-288-0660

Holladay
4011 S. Highland Dr.
Holladay, UT 84124
801-424-2217

South Jordan
10532 S. Redwood Road
South Jordan, UT 84095
801-253-7515

Draper 
653 E. 12300 S.
Draper, UT 84020
801-495-9020

West Jordan 
5796 W. 7800 S.
West Jordan, UT 84081
385-695-5145

Herriman 
5232 W. Anthem Peak Lane
Herriman, UT 84096
385-529-5552

CJ’s Pit Stop is a mobile tire shop that will come to you for sticker program tire inspection. Inspections are by appointment only and available to Utah County residents or large groups needing multiple vehicles inspected.

Young Bros Auto Midvale
7225 S. 900 E.
Midvale, UT 84047
801-562-1156

State Automotive
8408 S. State St.
Midvale, UT 84047
801-565-8411

30 Minute Tire
4554 N. Forestdale Dr., Ste. 42
Park City, UT 84060
435-244-7833

Denny’s Auto Draper
12470 S. Minuteman Dr.
Draper, UT 84020
801-849-0766

Denny’s Auto Riverton
11999 S. Redwood Rd
Riverton, UT 84065
801-691-7577

Clegg Auto American Fork
668 S. 500 E.
American Fork, UT 84003
801-669-8789

Clegg Auto Provo
546 N. Freedom Blvd.
Provo, UT 84601
801-609-3488

Clegg Auto Spanish Fork
1447 N. Main St.
Spanish Fork, UT 84660
801-701-1128

Mark Miller Subaru
3535 S. State St.
South Salt Lake, UT 84115
801-268-3734

Mark Miller Subaru South Towne
10920 S. State St.
Sandy, UT 84070
801-553-5200

RENTAL CAR COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN THE STICKER PROGRAM

We partnered with rental companies based out of Salt Lake City International Airport and local companies to increase the number of out-of-state visitors traveling in vehicles that are properly equipped for the winter driving conditions in the canyons. While the sticker program is only for the Cottonwood Canyons, the rental vehicles are approved for travel in any area throughout the state that requires traction devices when conditions warrant. 

Rental car company participation helps out-of-state visitors identify vehicles that are in compliance with Utah traction device requirements. If out-of-state visitors are not comfortable with driving in snowy, icy winter conditions, rental car companies are encouraged to make visitors aware of public transportation and shuttle services.

The following rental car companies are participating in the sticker program:

Rugged Rentals
Go-Rentals
Budget Car and Truck Rental
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
National
Alamo