Tag Archives: Family

Golden Spike National Park

Golden Spike Historical Site, Railroad, Trains, Utah

Golden Spike National Historic Site is a U.S. National Historic Site located at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It commemorates the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad, where the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met on May 10, 1869.

The fee waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees.

Golden Spike Historical Site
6450 N 22000 W Howell, UT

Brigham Young University Museum of Fine Arts

BYU, Utah, Museum, Art, Provo

The Brigham Young University Museum of Art is a four-story, modern facility of more than 102,000 square feet in size. The museum houses ten exhibition galleries, an auditorium, classrooms, a small theater, a print study room, a gift store, and security and administrative offices. The museum also contains state-of-the-art design, fabrication, imaging, registration, and storage areas. The Museum Café overlooks a beautiful sculpture garden and reflection pool.

Museum of Fine Art
Brigham Young University
500 Campus Dr. Provo

Spruces Campground

Spruces Campground is a Utah favorite for winter sports like sledding, tubing, and snowshoeing. Hiking and mountain biking are popular summer activities on canyon trails, including the Donut Falls Trail, which begins in the nearby Jordan Pines Campground. Fly-fishermen enjoy casting on Big Cottonwood Creek.

Spruces Campground

Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

(385) 273-1100

Snow Sledding & Tubing Map with Locations

Utah Motorsports Campus

Auto Racing Utah Track

  • Go-Karts
  • Track Day Circus
  • Amateur Track Days
  • SpeedTour Festival
  • Roll Racing

Utah Motorsports Campus, formally Miller Motorsports Park, is a state-of-the-art road racing facility for automobiles, motorcycles, and go-karts located just 35 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City in Tooele, Utah. It is considered the finest facility of its type in North America. Opened in 2006, Miller Motorsports Park hosts many of the world’s most significant racing series, including the American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, NASCAR Grand National West Series, AMA Superbike Championship, and, new for 2008, the FIM SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, one of the top three racing series in the world.

In addition to the professional racing series that visit UMC, the track also has its own locally-based racing series for road racing cars and motorcycles, Supermoto motorcycles, and karts (with competitors’ ages ranging from five to 65 years old). There is racing taking place almost every weekend between April and October.

Utah Motorsports Campus
2901 N. Sheep Lane Tooele, UT 84074

Museum of Peoples and Cultures

The MPC is Brigham Young University’s archaeological and anthropological museum. The University now has four museums – the Paleontology museum, the Museum of Art, the Bean Life Science Museum, and the Museum of Peoples and Cultures (MPC).

Museum of Peoples and Cultures
Brigham Young University
700 North 100 EastProvo, Utah  
(801) 422-0020

Fremont Indian State Park & Museum

State park with Native American petroglyphs & pictographs, hiking trails, including a museum with artifacts.


This video discusses the Fremont people and their culture. Learn about the rock art, artifacts, and mysteries they left behind. You will also discover the many recreational resources and outdoor opportunities available to the entire family.

Fremont Indian State Park & Museum
3820 W Clear Creek Canyon Road
Sevier, UT 84766

Peaks Ice Arena

Peaks Ice Arena, Provo Utah, Utah County, Utah Valley, Ice Skating, Hockey, 2002 Olympics

Provo Olympic Venue

The Peaks Ice Arena has skating, hockey, and indoor soccer programs to suit any skater and athlete. A 2002 Olympic venue with two world-class Olympic size ice rinks, one indoor sport court, and one large turf field.

Home to the Peaks Figure Skating Club, several Utah County High School teams, the Brigham Young University hockey club, and the semi-pro hockey team The Blizzard.

  • Ice Skating Rinks
  • Indoor Sport Court
  • Large Turf Field
  • Public Skating
  • Skating Lessons
  • Figure Skating
  • Ice Hockey
  • Broomball

Peaks Ice Arena
100 N Seven Peaks Blvd, Provo

Peteetneet Museum & Cultural Arts Center

The hills around Peteetneet provide a fun location for free Snow Sledding/Tubing during the winter.

PETEETNEET MUSEUM & CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
10 N 600 E, Payson, UT 84651

The Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center was named after the Ute Indian Chief, Peteetneet, who lived near the creek that runs through what is now called Payson. Although he died on December 23, 1861, the Peteetneet School, which was erected in 1901, was named in his honor. This building is a historical landmark in Payson. The Victorian-style building served as an elementary school until 1988. 

PETEETNEET MUSEUM & CULTURAL ARTS CENTER WIKI

SNOW SLEDDING/TUBING MAPS & LOCATIONS

Walking Paths Photo Journal

Utah Trails

Running, Walking, & Hiking Trails

West Jordan 7800 S–6500 S

Jordan River Parkway Trail - 7800 S to 6500 S - West Jordan, Utah
Jordan River Parkway Trail – 7800 S to 6500 S – West Jordan, Utah

Taylorsville 4800 S–3900 S

Jordan River Parkway Trail - 4800 S to 3900 S - Taylorsville, Utah
Jordan River Parkway Trail – 4800 S to 3900 S – Taylorsville, Utah

Taylorsville 5400 S–4800 S

Jordan River Parkway Trail – 5400 S to 4800 S – Taylorsville, Utah, Photo Album

Murray 6500 S–5400 S

Jordan River Parkway Trail – 6500 S to 5400 S – Murray, Utah

Temple Square & Downtown Salt Lake City

Temple Square & Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah