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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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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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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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Mill Creek CanyonParent rating:  Location: Wasatch Boulevard & 3800 South, Salt Lake City, UT Mill Creek Canyon is the only canyon that allows canine companions. Every season here has charm of its own; cool in the summer, ablaze with foliage colors in the fall, great cross-country sk...
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Rocky Mouth TrailParent rating: Location: 11248 South Wasatch Boulevard, Sandy, UT Rocky Mouth is an easy family hiking trail. It is only a 0.5 mile roundtrip hike, and has an elevation change of 200 feet. Don't be alarmed by the beginning of the trail, which is fairly steep....
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Stansbury Park Observatory ComplexParent rating: Location: State Road 138, Tooele, UT The Stansbury Park Observatory Complex is an observatory where public star parties are frequently held by members of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society (SL...
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Park City Mountain ResortParent rating: Location: 1310 Lowell Avenue, Park City, UT Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) has 3,300 acres of groomers, bumps, bowls, powder, peaks, and parks. It was voted a top-ten resort in Ski and Skiing magazine's 2007/08 reader's polls. Transwor...
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Temple Quarry Nature TrailParent rating:  Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Sandy, UT Rated a very easy hike, the Temple Quarry Nature Trail in Little Cottonwood Canyon is less than one mile long one-way and has an elevation change of 60 feet. It takes approximately twenty minut...
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Bear River Migratory Bird RefugeParent rating: Location: 2155 West Forest Street, Brigham City, UT The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, located at the northern tip of the Great Salt Lake, is a 74,000 acre National Wildlife Refuge. The historic 65,000 acres of the Refuge consist of marsh, op...
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Ogden Nature CenterParent rating: Location: 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT The Ogden Nature Center is a 152-acre nature preserve and education center. Its mission is to unite people with nature and nurture appreciation and stewardship for the environment. Sin... |
Antelope IslandParent rating: Location: 4528 West 1700 South, Syracuse, UT Antelope Island offers a great vantage to explore the ocean-sized Great Salt Lake, the second most salty body of water in the world. The largest of the ten islands on the lake, Antelope ...
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Mill Creek Canyon BoardwalkParent rating:  Location: Mill Creek Canyon, Salt Lake City, UT Rated a very easy hike, the Mill Creek Canyon Boardwalk offers beginners the opportunity to explore the canyon without getting in over their heads. The Boardwalk is 0.10 mile long one-wa...
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Albion Basin CampgroundParent rating: Location: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Sandy, UT Located at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon, at an elevation of 9,500 feet, the Albion Basin Campground has 15 single camp sites for up to eight people and one vehicle, one double site for u...
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Jordanelle State Park - Rock Cliff Nature CenterParent rating: Location: State Route 319, Jordanelle State Park, Heber City, UT The Rock Cliff Nature Center lies on the eastern shore of Jordanelle Reservoir. Nestled in the tall cottonwoods of the Upper Provo River, Rock Cliff offers visitors the opportunity to experienc...
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