Ride the Snowbird tram above Albion Basin's wildflowers, watch bison on Antelope Island, drive the Alpine Loop through the aspens, wander Park City in summer, or spend a weekend among the arches of Moab. We’ve put the stops, routes and practical details together so your day out of Salt Lake City is easier to plan.
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A summer day in the mountains above Salt Lake City: the 2002 Olympic ski jumps and free museums at Utah Olympic Park, lunch and mining history on Park City's Main Street, a scenic chairlift ride at Deer Valley, and an evening soak inside the Homestead Crater in Midway, with the parking and booking details that make it run smoothly.
A day on the Great Salt Lake's biggest island, under an hour from Salt Lake City: the causeway and visitor center, the salt flats of Bridger Bay, free-roaming bison along the East Side road, the 1848 Fielding Garr Ranch, and sunset from Buffalo Point, with the bug seasons, bison-safety rules and food gaps that catch first-timers.
A summer day up Little Cottonwood Canyon from Salt Lake City: an early walk to Cecret Lake and the wildflower meadows of Albion Basin above Alta, the Snowbird Aerial Tram to the 11,000-foot top of Hidden Peak, an optional wildflower walk into Mineral Basin, and the granite quarry at the canyon mouth that supplied the Salt Lake Temple.
A fall day from Salt Lake City around Mount Timpanogos: a morning hike up to the ranger-led tour of Timpanogos Cave, the narrow Alpine Loop through gold aspen groves, lunch and a lift ride at Sundance, and Bridal Veil Falls on the way home down Provo Canyon.
A two-night spring or fall weekend in Moab from Salt Lake City. Drive down on Friday with a river-history stop in Green River and catch the Windows in evening light. Saturday is Arches: Delicate Arch at first light, Landscape Arch before the heat, a long midday break and sunset at Dead Horse Point. Sunday is Canyonlands' Island in the Sky, from Mesa Arch early to Grand View Point, then the drive home.
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Each guide shows the date and time it was last updated and the time of year it is best experienced; some stops also note their own best season. Roads, services, prices, tides and rules can change, so every guide includes official sources to check before departure. Online, you always see the latest version, and the app updates the guides on your phone. You own your guide forever.
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I’m Greg Pasquariello, a software engineer living in the Pacific Northwest and the owner of Tecnicl LLC. I love a good day trip, and I host a lot of out-of-town visitors who want to know what they can do while they’re here. Greg’s Guides began as the plans I kept putting together for them. Now anyone can use them.
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Balanced Rock hero photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0. August 2016 photograph; resized and displayed with crop.
