Living In Utah

Utah offers convenient four season access to the beautiful outdoors. During the summer you can enjoy biking, golfing, rock climbing, camping, hiking, fishing and boating in the Wasatch Mountains east of the city.

(utah.com) Devil's Castle, Albion Basin, Alta, Utah
photo by Frank Jensen

Salt Lake City Parks and Recreation
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Little Cottonwood Canyon

Easy weekend getaways can be found in Utah's five national parks along with access to Grand Teton National Park (Jackson Hole) and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, a 5-6 hour drive from Salt Lake City.

Bryce National Park, photo by Tom Whelan

Arches National Park
Bryce National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Zion National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Yellowstone National Park

And there are lots of fun activities in and around Salt Lake City. Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake hosts a bison population as well as bicycling trails. Red Butte Garden near the University of Utah has entertaining programs for all ages and its outdoor summer concert series brings in top performers. Downtown Salt Lake offers shopping, dance clubs, brew pubs and a wide variety of restaurants.

Salt Lake City Gallivan Center (courtesy Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau)

Twilight Concert Series (free)
Red Butte Garden Summer Concert Series
The Depot
Desert Edge Brewery
Squatters Brew Pub
Red Rock Brewing Company
The Bayou