Two valleys
The Lower Valley by the lake is the populated half, home to Ogden, Roy, Riverdale and a dozen other cities. The Upper Valley is mostly Ogden Valley, the watershed of the Ogden River with Pineview Reservoir.
Roads and rails
I-15 and I-84 are the interstates, with US-89 and a dozen state routes. I-84 merges with I-15 near Riverdale, which sends truck traffic east toward Weber Canyon. Ogden has long been a railway junction, and the city still handles a large amount of freight rail traffic.
Weber County also describes a master-planned site of more than 6,000 acres, rail-served by Union Pacific and about 7 miles west of I-15 near the lake, and the Utah Inland Port Authority named West Weber a project area in May 2024. Both are early-stage compared with the established parks, so plan for activity there to grow.
What each place offers
- Ogden is the seat, with automotive safety, medical products and food.
- Business Depot Ogden has its own section below.
- Hill Air Force Base borders the south of the county and shapes the aerospace trade.
How requests differ
A plant that makes airbags or seatbelts moves goods on 48 x 45 stock in some cases; a food plant wants clean 48 x 40s; a distribution tenant at the park wants volume. See the automotive suppliers and food and beverage for the buyer's view.
Business Depot Ogden
Business Depot Ogden, called BDO, is a 1,118-acre business park in west Ogden on the site of the former Defense Depot Ogden. Its tenants, from manufacturers to third-party logistics, produce steady pallet traffic in ZIPs 84401 and 84404.
- ZIPs: 84401, 84404
- Size: 1,118 acres
- Tenants, March 2026: 146 businesses
- Jobs: Just over 6,000
History and size
Defense Depot Ogden operated from 1941 to 1997. Part of its 1,128 acres became a commercial and industrial park in 2000, and a March 2026 Standard-Examiner report says the park now covers 1,118 acres with about 150 buildable acres left. The Boyer Company manages and develops the park under a long-term agreement with Ogden City.
Who is there
The same report counts 146 businesses with just over 6,000 employees. Tenants named by the city include White Clouds 3D Printing, Barnes Aerospace, Capstone Nutrition, Honeyville Grain, Esurance and HomeDepot.com. The park also holds automotive safety, food manufacturing, confectionery, fitness equipment, third-party logistics and home improvement distribution.
The mix spawns almost every kind of pallet ask. A confectionery or grain business wants clean, dry stock. A home improvement distributor wants repeatable 48 x 40 volume. A third-party logistics tenant handles other firms' freight, which means a variety of sizes and conditions arrive at one dock.
Access and rail
The transfer from the Army included the depot's railroad tracks and a locomotive, and Utah Central Railway gained rights to switch cars inside the park.
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