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Outdoors
Family- and kid-friendly outdoor opportunities put roses in the cheeks and promote a good night's sleep for everyone. Check out our listings for amusement parks, playgrounds, gardens, boat and train rides, farms and farmer's markets, nature centers, zoos, ski slopes, and more.Dimple Dell Fitness & Recreation CenterParent rating:  Location: 10670 South 1000 East, Sandy, UT Dimple Dell Fitness & Recreation Center
is one of several local fitness centers that have benefited from the Zoo, Arts, and Parks (ZAP) Tax. Money from the fund helped build the facility in 200...
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Layton Commons ParkParent rating: Location: 437 North Wasatch Drive, Layton, UT Layton Commons Park is a 47-acre city park that offers picnic pavilions, bbq grills, a playground, restrooms, open grassy areas, plenty of shade, a duck pond, an amphitheater, and a museum (the...
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Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron ParkParent rating: Location: 457 South 1400 East, Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT |
Liberty ParkParent rating: Location: 900 South 500 East, Salt Lake City, UT The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Playground/Park for Little Kids in Salt Lake Ci...
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Lone Peak Skate ParkParent rating: Location: 10140 South 700 East, Sandy, UT Lone Peak Skate Park is Sandy's first skate park. Children (and adults) of all ages come in droves to skateboard, practice in-line skating, and try BMX freestyle biking. The park is de... |
This Is the Place Heritage ParkParent rating: Location: 2601 Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT This Is The Place where in July 1847, after a 1300 mile trek, Brigham Young and his party first viewed the Salt Lake Valley and declared it home. Exactly 100 years later a monument to Young, th...
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Donner ParkParent rating: Location: 2710 East 940 South, Salt Lake City, UT Donner Park offers an all-abilities playground and some benches. |
Olympic Legacy Plaza Snowflake FountainParent rating: Location: The Gateway, Salt Lake City, UT Get ready to get wet! This fountain is hard to resist. Kids of all ages (even parents) play in this fountain, and it's a great way to cool off in the summer months.
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Sugar House ParkParent rating: Location: 1300 East 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Playground/Park for Big Kids in Salt Lake City,...
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Willow Pond ParkParent rating: Location: 6059 South Murray Parkway Avenue (1080 West), Salt Lake City, UT Willow Pond does, indeed, have a fishing pond (more like a small lake, and note that adults do need a fishing license), three playgrounds for various age levels, a soccer field, a baseba...
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S & S Shortline Train ParkParent rating:  Location: 575 North 1525 West, Farmington, UT A park for train-loving kids of all ages S & S Shortline Train Park boasts over 11,000 feet of 7 1/2" gauge rail and 5,000 feet of 24" gauge rail and more than 90 engines and cars in both sizes...
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Hidden Falls TrailParent rating: Location: Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City, UT With an elevation gain of 40 feet and a total distance of .3 miles, the Hidden Falls Trail (located in the Wasatch National Forest) is an easy hike for younger children and even nimble elderly ...
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Utah Olympic ParkParent rating: Location: 3419 Olympic Parkway, Park City, UT The Utah Olympic Park occupies 389 acres of the Wasatch Mountains. The park includes six Nordic jumps (K10, K20, K40, K64, K90, and K120), a 1,335-meter sliding track (for bobsled, lube, and sk...
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Old Farm ParkParent rating: Location: 13680 South 3250 West, Riverton, UT Old Farm Park is Riverton's newest park (opened in the spring of 2009). In addition to standard park offerings, this park features a splash park, so don't forget to bring the swimsuits. |
