Aspen Meadows would be best described as a dog-walking park…read more While it has a gigantic space, there aren't the usual sporting accoutrements like tennis courts, basketball hoops, goals and such (although the room is plentiful enough for it!). There is, however, a perfectly placed playground for the kids, a few picnic tables including one under a gazebo. This playground includes the usuals and some unusuals, including a cool mini rock-climbing wall. The is a little bit of road noise, but luckily 9800 isn't used much up this way! Placed on a steepish hill, with a walkway around it, the grandiose space is perfect for walking your dog...or walking yourself. ;) There is even a poop-bag station. There is also a cool walk path connecting directly from the nearby neighborhood. Definitely a cool park for the whole family!

Great park with tons of variety. Climbing wall was lots of fun and is not small by any means. The…read morelocation is nice a d has a gazebo with bench to stay out of the sun or take a break in the shade.

In my humble opinion, Granite Park isn't very aptly named…read more Oh, sure, it's in Granite ... the Utah oddity as not being its own town, but being a "Census Designated Place)" with its own community, own Community Council, and it's own personality. But when I think of granite, I think of dark, impermeable rock. When I think of this park, I think of its breathtaking view. Maybe Breathtaking View Park is too much effort to chisel into granite. You'll find all the things that make for a great park: plenty of grass, clean restrooms, a top-flight play-set for the kids, volleyball court, horseshoes pen, and a pavilion to special gatherings. And Granite Park's view is hard to match. Its best feature, IMHO, is the curved and paved trail (I'm guessing about half-a-mile) around the park. There are also unpaved trails that connect directly to Dimple Dell Park. It's a bit hard to find ... and you may have to yield to a horse ... but it's all quite worth it!

Favorite park in sandy. Always clean and friendly people. The guys who come and cut the grass at…read morethe beginning of the week are also pretty great. I go running there often and they'll remember me from the week before which is fun. Great place to take kids and my dogs. There are some trails that go off the paved area that show the beauty off Utah. It's tucked back away in a neighborhood which also makes it more safe than others and much less trafficked

Wasatch Hollow Park is a "hidden" oasis in the Sugar House area with a playground, a small picnic…read morepavilion, and an off-leash dog park. The adjacent nature preserve next to the creek is interesting to explore. The paths are well-worn and show the wear of a well-explored city park. Unfortunately, for all its promise, Wasatch Hollow Park is rundown. It has older playground equipment, dead and patchy grass, and poorly maintained grounds. It would be great to see the city invest in and improve this park.

Some people like to say I ONLY give five star reviews, but for those of you who know me, or read my…read morereviews, you would know that is most definitely not true. I am either extremely happy about places, or I like to constructively tell them how they can be better. Given, I won't be giving them five stars if they gave some area for improvement, just some real talk so ya'll don't think I am just yanking your chain around telling you everywhere is oh so cool, when it most oh so certainly is not. This particular park is super close to my house. So close I can walk there if my dogs and I are feeling adventerous and like we ate our wheaties that day. Only a joke because I am gluten free! Anyways, this park is pretty cool. In summer they actually do free movies in the park and that was the first time we stumbled across this great place. It is huge, they have a playground and jungle gym. So whether you have an animal, or little ones, meaning kids, or anything I guess? You should come here. The kids love it as well as the animals. I don't ever let mine off the leash, even though they are small I never know how close they will stay towards home. Home being me, myself, and I. Also point being, because they are small, they tend to have what some may call the, "little man syndrome" they like to prove their tough even though they are small, so they do the whole big bark, small interior. They are harmless and each on their own weight below ten pounds, definitely, most definitely, not frightening.

The story behind Allen Park twists and turns throughout the last century or so, and is rich in fowl…read moreand folklore. Allen was a physician, and he had a nice chunk of property here that was, at one point, open to the public every Sunday. He had built quite the property, and with a great love for birds, much of the decor was avian-themed, with actual live birds on the property. He also, at some point, had an elephant, orangutan, and other exotic animals. In his later years, he would create many tile mosaics around the property that still remain today. Over the last few decades, however, long after Mr. Allen was gone, the property was closed to the public. Urban legends started to creep up about the property, and the name "Hobbitville" was whispered to high school kids who would dare each other to enter to see the small houses made for a development dedicated to little people. Or so the stories go. The many residences and duplexes over time fell into disrepair and were shuttered, and development seemed imminent. However, SLC stepped in to purchase the property and create Allen Park. If you go today (and I did) you'll see the beginnings of a park. It's a property that spans two blocks, and the old structures still stand. Some of them are in such disrepair, that they will certainly be leveled. Others seem to have been inhabited until recently. A few sit across Emigration Creek, which runs lazily through the property, with bridges to access them. Near the end of the property are the duplexes. The farther you go, the more mosaics, quotes, poems, and art you'll see. It's a hodge podge of tile work; it's a little weird, a little lovely, and entirely perfect. It's what this city needs. They have been cleaning and clearing (and someone has been weeding at one of the duplexes?) but let's be very clear--there's a lot of work to be done. The front has been cleared, and you can see the old cement basins where pools were. The buildings are boarded up. There's a chain link fence around the entirety that keeps you from accessing any of these areas, and it spans the whole park. This is the beginning of something. This is the beginning of what Allen Park might be, but it's bee derelict a while and it will need massive amounts of work and money. What will it become? That's the question. A public-private partnership where the properties are renovated and turned into rentals? A reception center? A city office? There are good and bad ideas out there, and they will certainly be entertaining them all. If you go (and it's so weird and wonderful, you should!) just recognize that there's not parking here and you really shouldn't park on 1300 E, so pick a side street and know you'll have to walk. Enjoy the stroll through the mosaics, read the placards, sit beneath the trees, say hi to the peafowl that inhabit the property (yes, really) and savor a small strip of land in the middle of the city that's been saved to be something special.

This is such a neat park in the middle of the city. You can't park inside the park . You have to…read morepark on the street at one of the neighborhoods next to the park. There are older homes that are placed through out on the hillside . It is a heavily wooded area that is fenced off with chain linked fence. We saw several squirrels a beautiful peacock & several birds. The road is asphalt & is up hill . It's so interesting to see the different homes & outdoor bird cages & poetry written on plaques. It is a peaceful place. There are many different plants & trees. Definitely a unique place. A must see !

There is some damage due to the high winds the other day, therefore you won't be able to walk…read morearound the whole park.

About 1 mile around. Very pretty urban path with bridges and small water falls…read more Located in a pretty neighborhood.

It's a nice drive. I learned more about this tragedy and the true heroism of the teams of people…read morewho eventually rescued these poor trapped people! The Donner and Reed party were put in such a horrible position by the Hastings cut off. Hastings had never did this route. He was a swindler! It started us on a path we're gonna go to Truckee Lake this summer to honor those teams of men that helped to retrieve these poor souls. And knowing the true story now compared to the sensationalized awful stories that I heard growing up is surprising! This is a story about tragedy and heroism. Those who want to focus on the cannibalism can do so but that's not the first thing they resorted to. That was something that happened much later and was something that was forbidden, but I had to happen just like the crash in 72 Andes mountain situation. It was no different. Nobody wants to have to do that but if you're putting that position between life and death, you will sometimes do things that you don't wanna have to do. I didn't wanna focus on that. I just wanted to say that people should be more understanding and that shouldn't be the focus. It should be about the tragedy and heroism of this story and the only reason why Mormonism is even surrounded with this story is because they had to cut through this area which helped Mormon pioneers later and some of the rescuers were Mormon.

This small park is around the corner from Hogel Zoo, and is parallel to large houses that line…read moreKennedy Street. This park has two play grounds, benches, and a few picnic tables. This is a pretty quiet park with No parking lot, and no bathrooms. I would say it's geared more for the people who live in the neighborhood than for the general public. Many dog owners were just letting their dogs run loose (despite the many signs to keep your dog on a leash) so be aware. One of the "loose" dogs started attacking my dog, who was on a leash. That dog owner, and I (needless to say) exchanged unpleasant words. Please be a responsible dog owner when visiting our public parks. Not all dogs get along with each other. #leavenotrace #pickupafteryourdog #beagooddogowner

West Jordan parks have their own feel. This, of course, is a broad overstatement after visiting a…read morehandful of them, but there is a consistent vibe amongst the ones I have visited. The vibe is this--unexpected parks, well-maintained, but pretty simple and quiet and small. It feels like they've taken a quantity approach, and rather than pack people into massive megaparks (oh, they've got those too--looking at you, Veterans Memorial) they have these tiny parks tucked into the crevices between houses and neighborhoods. Bicentennial is a case in this point. Located right there on 7000 S, it's actually not so tucked away, but all you really see is a long field and some trees at the end. If you drive into the neighborhood, you'll park along the road and find a small pavilion, some picnic tables, and a wonderful playground. That's pretty much the entirety of the place, and it clocks in at just over an acre and a half. I think the idea is lovely, and it was well-maintained and clean, which is really the key to places like this, so I'm all for the small parks dotting the map where West Jordians... Jordanese... citizens of West Jordan can walk to and enjoy.

The Cottonwood Heights Parks & Recreation system played a major role in my childhood. I've only…read morejust come to this realization, but sifting through my first memories of childhood and then those wonderfully formative elementary school years, it's evident that the local parks are home to some pretty terrific (and terrifying) memories. You don't want to hear about all that, though. So I'll cut to the chase. Anzak Park. In my mind, it was always the tennis park. I've never played tennis there once, but there are some nice courts that were always well-maintained and always busy. To this day they seem pretty well-maintained and a popular place to go whack a few tennis balls with your buds. The pavilion bisects the park. The reservable area actually has power and houses around 100 people. You've got potties and BBQ pits as well, so everyone should be comfy. Kids have a small but serviceable playground, and the southernmost part of the park has two baseball fields. They're not magnificent, but they'll do just fine for the local little leagues. You may see the place spelled as Antczak Park (or perhaps it will get change on Yelp, depending on what the official name is), but honestly, I've only ever seen it as Anzak. I didn't take note of the sign the last time I was here, so perhaps Cottonwood Heights is making an effort to change the spelling. But why make it more complicated than it needs to be. I'm sticking with Anzak.