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Outdoor recreation in Salt Lake City
Outdoor recreation in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is a major hub for recreational activities of startling variety.
Summer activities, such as camping, hiking, mountain biking, rock-climbing, fishing, boating, etc are also popular, as the mountains around Salt Lake City provide outdoor opportunities of all kinds. A 10 to 15 minute drive provides access to dozens of canyon trails for hiking and mountain biking. Red Butte Gardens and the surrounding area, and City Creek Canyon are popular with locals. In addition, SLC is a 5-hour drive away from the major national parks and unique, striking desert sandstone terrain of Southern Utah.
Great Salt Lake - shallow, salty lake in northwestern portion of state northwest of Salt Lake City. The Great Salt Lake Marina, operated as a state park, Great Salt Lake State Park and Marina is located on the south shore of the Great Salt Lake, 16 miles west of Salt Lake City along Interstate 80. The Great Salt Lake Marina has 300 slips and is available for year-round boating on the lake that never freezes. Few power boats frequent the lake which makes this large lake with beautiful vistas and expansive night skies an excellent sailing location. The Great Salt Lake Yacht Club organizes sailboat races which occur all summer. The Great Salt Lake is also one of the largest bird refuges in the West, and is home to a large pelican colony on the cliffs of Antelope Island. Antelope Island is a state park and offers a herd of bison, hiking and bird watching.
There are several world class ski resorts accessible within minutes of SLC. Ski Areas in both of the Cottonwood Canyons are served by UTA buses. Park City, the main venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics, is a 40 minute drive up Parley's Canyon. They are famous for the light, fluffy snowfalls caused by the low humidity and the dreaded lake-effect. In addition, some of the heaviest snowfall in the nation occurs in the Wasatch Mountains.
Brighton, Big Cottonwood Canyon, . Within 20 minutes of downtown.
Solitude, Big Cottonwood Canyon, . 20 minutes from downtown.
Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon, . This scenic resort is within 30 minutes of Downtown. As well as skiing and snowboarding there's a scenic tram ride for non-skiers to top of 11,000 ft Hidden Peak which operates year round (weather permitting), and the views from Hidden Peak in all directions are spectacular. In the summer, Snowbird also operates a sort of carnival, with numerous rides and activities.
Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon, . This resort is also within 30 minutes of Downtown. This resort does NOT allow snowboarding.
Park City Resort, .
The Canyons, in Park City, . About 40 minutes from Salt Lake.
Deer Valley, in Park City, . About 40 minutes from Salt Lake. No snowboarding.
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