Summer is a busy time in Utah with so many beautiful places to visit. We love finding places to cool off, great hikes, and other fun summer adventures each year as Utah’s Adventure Family. These activities are perfect for enjoying a summer day as a family.
Box Canyon in Maple Canyon is what we like to call an adventurous hike. There is a lot of scrambling, climbing and scaling. This hike is perfect for older kids who like a little freedom to explore. If you have younger kids, you might want to wait unless you feel you…
North Salt Lake has a great park and splash pad all in one place. Legacy Park is located in a neighborhood near the 1-15, 1-215, and Legacy Parkway (hence the name Legacy Park), so it is easy to get to and find. Legacy Park has tons to offer! There is a…
On our quest to reach all the state parks we found ourselves at East Canyon State Park last week. This is primarily a water activity park as it is a reservoir for boating with a "beach." There are also a lot of camping options including cabins, yurts, and tent sites. We…
Big Cottonwood Canyon is one of our favorite places along the Wasatch Front. On hot summer days it is generally 10-15 degrees cooler up the canyon than in the valley. We've found a lot of great hikes and we've gathered them all in this post. All of these hikes have been…
This isn't your usual Bear Lake post. Most people want to go to Bear Lake just for the beach, and we do that, too. But we also like to find everything there is to do around anywhere that we visit. So this post is all about the Things to do at…
My wife gave me two tickets to Provo Canyon Adventures Zipline for my birthday. The stipulation was that she didn't want to go, so I had to find a friend. I think when she saw the pictures and video, though, she wished she would've been there. It was a ton of…