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The default bad-weather answer for the south valley. Busiest on weekend afternoons and during school holidays; mornings are much calmer.
Ticketed; members freeindoors · about 3 hours · ages 1–90
12033 South Lone Peak Parkway, Draper, UT 84020
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One of the largest dinosaur collections anywhere, with a dig pit and hands-on rooms rather than glass cases only. If you are going more than twice a year the membership pays for itself across the four venues.
Ticketed; Thanksgiving Point membership covers itindoors · about 3 hours · ages 3–85
2929 North Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT 84043
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The best playground in the south valley and the one worth driving past closer ones for: a big climbing structure, a zip line, and a splash pad that runs roughly May to September. The lot fills by late morning on a hot Saturday, and there is almost no shade over the water, so go early or come back after four.
Freeabout 2 hours · ages 1–12
2920 West 14000 South, Bluffdale, UT 84065
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Built into the hillside so the building itself is part of the visit, with a serious dinosaur hall and a top-floor view over the valley. Ask about the resident discount, which is not advertised at the door.
Ticketed; discounted for Utah residents with IDindoors · about 3 hours · ages 3–90
301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
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Hands-on play museum aimed squarely at under-tens, with a large outdoor water and climbing area that is only open in warm weather. Loud and packed on rainy Saturdays; a weekday morning is a different place.
Ticketed; membership covers itindoors · about 3.5 hours · ages 2–12
3605 Garden Drive, Lehi, UT 84043
in The Gateway
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The exhibit floor costs nothing, which makes it a genuine free option rather than a ticketed one with a free corner.
Freeindoors · about 2 hours · ages 4–90
110 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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Mostly outdoors and hilly, so it is a real walk. Winter tickets are cheaper and the animals are more active in the cold; July afternoons are the worst possible time to go.
Ticketed; cheaper in winterabout 4 hours · ages 1–85
2600 East Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Short hike to a real suspension bridge, which gives a young child an obvious destination instead of an abstract one. Start from the Coyote Hollow trailhead for the shortest approach. Shares trail with mountain bikers, so keep children to one side.
Freeabout 1.5 hours · ages 4–75
Warm spring water inside a limestone dome you enter through a tunnel, about ninety degrees all year. Booking is by timed slot and weekends sell out well ahead. Children need to be confident in deep water since there is no shallow end.
Timed booking; higher at weekendsindoors · about 1.5 hours · ages 6–80
Newer and much bigger than a neighbourhood park, with a splash pad and shaded pavilions you can actually sit under. Quieter than Wardle Fields for the same kind of afternoon.
Freeabout 1.5 hours · ages 1–12
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Feeding animals and small rides, best for under-sixes who would be bored by a museum. Spring is the time to go, when there are lambs and chicks; midsummer afternoons are hot and the animals are asleep.
Ticketed; pony and wagon rides extraabout 2 hours · ages 1–10
2502 West Wildflower Lane, Lehi, UT 84048
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Animals and open ground, and free to simply walk around.
Freeabout 2 hours · ages 1–70
6351 South 900 East, Murray, UT 84121
A long groomed tubing hill with a lift back up, which is the difference between an hour of fun and an hour of walking uphill. Sessions are timed and sell out over the holidays, so book before driving out.
Ticketed by sessionabout 2 hours · ages 4–75
in The Gateway
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Play-based and aimed at under-tens; a nine year old will have run out of it in an hour. Parking is in the Gateway garage, so validate it or the ticket price effectively goes up.
Ticketedindoors · about 2.5 hours · ages 1–10
444 West 100 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
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Free-roaming bison and a causeway drive that feels like leaving the state. Go in spring or autumn: in early summer the biting gnats are genuinely unbearable and will end the trip in ten minutes.
Per-vehicle entrance feeabout 4 hours · ages 2–85
Gentle old road grade up a shaded canyon, so it climbs without ever feeling steep, which is the rare combination that works with a five year old. Best in spring when it is green; the last stretch of access road is dirt and gets rutted after storms.
Freeabout 2 hours · ages 4–75
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Skating on the actual Olympic speed skating oval, indoors and cool even in August. Public sessions are limited and often mid-day on weekends, so the schedule decides the trip rather than the other way round.
Public session admission plus skate hireindoors · about 2 hours · ages 4–75
5662 S Cougar Ln, Kearns, UT 84118-6055
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Reservoir at the first mile makes a natural turnaround with children. Parking fills early on Saturday mornings.
Freeabout 2.5 hours · ages 7–70
Paved and flat the whole way, which makes it the reliable answer for a family ride with mixed abilities. Rideable in winter when it is clear.
Freeabout 1.5 hours · ages 2–90
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Big bouldering and auto-belay walls, and the auto belays mean one adult can supervise two children without needing a second belayer. Weekday afternoons are far calmer than weekend mornings.
Day pass plus shoe hireindoors · about 2 hours · ages 5–70
401 S 850 E, Lehi, UT 84043
Flat paved loop around the lake in Daybreak, about three miles, with playgrounds and beaches spaced along it so a tired child is never far from a reason to stop. Works with a stroller or a balance bike.
Freeabout 75 minutes · ages 2–85
in Liberty Park
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Small enough to finish without anybody melting down, inside Liberty Park so you can add a playground afterwards. The free-flight bird shows run on a schedule and are the part worth planning around.
Ticketed; much cheaper than the zooabout 2 hours · ages 1–85
589 East 1300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84105
A working pioneer village with animals, a train and people in costume who will let a child try things. Full programming runs in summer; in winter it is cheap but much of the village is shut.
Ticketed; winter admission cheaper with less openabout 3 hours · ages 2–80
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Large open park with a pond and playgrounds, and in winter the hill below the upper car park is the best sledding in the city. It closes to vehicles around the Fourth of July for fireworks.
Freeabout 1.5 hours · up to age 90
1300 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84106-2871
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Indoor leisure pool with a lazy river and slides, warm enough for toddlers, which makes it the winter answer to the summer pool question. Busy in the two hours after school lets out.
Day passindoors · about 2 hours · up to age 85
657 E Vestry Rd, Draper, UT 84020
A deep wooded gully running through the middle of suburban Sandy, with several trailheads so you can pick a short out and back. Snow melts off it earlier than the canyons, which makes it a good March answer.
Freeabout 1.5 hours · ages 3–85
Worth visiting as a building, not just a library: a spiral walkable roof, a glass atrium and a children's floor with its own small rooms. Free, warm, and open on Sundays when most alternatives are not.
Freeindoors · about 1.5 hours · up to age 90
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An odd one that works: a shop with an indoor ferris wheel, aquariums and a wildlife display, all free to wander. Genuinely useful on an inversion day when you need somewhere warm that costs nothing.
Freeindoors · about 75 minutes · ages 1–80
11282 S State St, Sandy, UT 84070-5113
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Roller rink with inflatables and a soft play area attached, so a child too small to skate still has something to do. Sessions are scheduled rather than all-day, so check times before driving over.
Admission plus skate hireindoors · about 2.5 hours · ages 3–60
9151 S 255 W, Sandy, UT 84070
Indoor pool, so it answers the winter version of the same question.
Day passindoors · about 2 hours · ages 1–80
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Cheap enough that a small budget lasts, which is the whole appeal.
Pay per play, nickelsindoors · about 1.5 hours · ages 4–16
Paved half-mile loop at the mouth of Little Cottonwood past the granite the temple was cut from. Short enough for a toddler and flat enough for a stroller or wheelchair, and it pairs well with something else nearby.
Freeabout 30 minutes · up to age 90
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Old mill turned into a cluster of small shops with a creek, ducks and footbridges. Free to walk around, and the seasonal displays in autumn and at Christmas are the reason to time a visit.
Freeabout 1.5 hours · ages 2–85
1100 W 7800 S, West Jordan, UT 84088
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Free, warm, and open when almost nothing else is. Runs its own children's programmes, which the library events source picks up separately.
Freeindoors · about 60 minutes · up to age 90
12877 South 1830 West, Riverton, UT 84065
Worth knowing as a container as much as a destination: the museum, the garden, Kingsbury Hall and the library are all up here, so two stops on campus are a walk rather than a second drive and a second car park.
Free
201 Presidents' Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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1345 Lowell Ave, Park City, UT 84060
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4 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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1269 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT 84404
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570 S 7800 E, Huntsville, UT 84317
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3451 South 5600 West, West Valley City, UT 84120
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1906 W 3500 S, West Valley City, UT 84119
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5089 W Herriman Blvd, Herriman, UT 84096-2598
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715 E 12300 S, Draper, UT 84020
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1395 East Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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3353 South Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, UT 84119
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2155 S Highland Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84106
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461 S Main St, Heber City, UT 84032
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