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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.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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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... |
George S. Eccles Dinosaur ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 1544 East Park Boulevard, Ogden, UT Dinosaur Park is a eight-acre outdoor museum designed to take visitors back to a time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The adventure starts at the Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Museum, which featu...
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Wheeler Historic FarmParent rating: ![]() Location: 6351 S 900 E, Salt Lake City, UT Wheeler Historic Farm is an interactive working farm. Visitors can milk cows, view farm animals, and learn about the buildings and machines that made this 19th century farm run. Plenty of picni...
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Gardner VillageParent rating: ![]() Location: 1095 West 7800 South, West Jordan, UT Archibald Gardner built the Old Gardner Flour Mill in 1877, and now it's been restored into Gardner Village. What was once the mill is now Archibald's Restaurant and Country Furniture & ...
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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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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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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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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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Murray City ParkParent rating: ![]() Location: 296 East Murray Park Lane, Salt Lake City, UT Murray City Park is a large city park, well hidden, but just off State Street. It has an outdoor pool, an amphitheater, lots of picnic spots and playing fields, ponds, plenty of walking and bik...
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Redwood Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 3060 South Lester Street, (3100 South Redwood Road), Salt Lake City, UT The Redwood Recreation Center offers a full spectrum of sports and recreation activities, as well as a computer lab with free classes. The classes range from basic to advanced levels. Fi...
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Black Island Farms Harvest Festival & Corn MazeParent rating: ![]() Location: 3178 South 3000 West, Syracuse, UT Black Island Farms Harvest Festival & Corn Maze is a 600 acre vegetable farm. Fall activities at the farm include a corn maze, a cow train, a straw mountain, animal swings, bonfires, a hay jump...
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Heber Valley Historic RailroadParent rating: ![]() Location: 450 South 600 West, Heber City, UT The Heber Valley Railroad is Utah's magnificent diesel/steam passenger railroad. Trains on this historic tourist attraction cross the farmlands of the Heber Valley, follow the shore of D...
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West Valley Family Fitness CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 5415 West 3100 South, Salt Lake City, UT The West Valley Family Fitness Center houses two swimming pools - a lap pool for serious swimmers and a leisure pool for children and adults. A variety of aquatic programs are offered, f...
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