Salt Lake City in Spring: Easy Hikes and Downtown Walks, Salt Lake City, Utah

Spring feels like the perfect time to explore Salt Lake City. Snow still caps the Wasatch Mountains, gardens begin to bloom, and the city’s parks and trails come back to life after winter. What surprised us most was how easy it was to move between downtown streets and the outdoors. And, not too far from the city, we found fascinating wildlife area. We are long time Utah visitors, with many experiences throughout the state. In this post we explored Red Butte Gardens, Memory Grove, City Creek Park, and Antelope Island State Park, all in, or near, the capital city of the state of Utah.

In a state full of the great outdoors, Red Butte Gardens is a gem of a city park in Salt Lake City. Operated by the University of Utah, the garden opened to the public in 1985 and has grown into one of the largest botanical gardens in the Intermountain West, with more than 100 acres of themed gardens and natural areas tucked against the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. It’s open to the public daily, for an entrance fee.

The arboretum is beautiful at any time of the year, but with the spring blooms it really shines as the weather warms. There are over 3,000 species of plants and trees throughout the gardens. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).