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.
There's a local farm in Utah Valley that allows you the opportunity to feed and cuddle their cows. Utah Cow Cuddle at Fold of Liberty Farms has a few breeds of cows, but the most cuddly are the highland cows. The highland cows are the hairy auburn cows that everyone seems…
The winter festival known as Luminaria held at Thanksgiving Point is one of our family's favorite Christmas traditions. We were really excited to see a summer festival, dubbed Imaginaria to be held at the same location this year. Imaginaria has food, crafts, activities, and lots of displays that celebrate America on…
We are so excited that Free Frazil Friday is back again this year (2026). We have been enjoying this deal every single Friday for the past few summers, and we hope you will enjoy this amazing event, too. Frazil Frazil Friday happens every Friday in June NATIONWIDE. We love Free Frazil…
There are a lot of things that you should know before taking your family to Lava Hot Springs. The first is that locals never call it "LAH-va Hot Springs," as you might expect. Instead, they pronounce the first syllable like the word "have" as in "LAV-a Hot Springs." In this guide,…
One of our favorite activities in Utah during the summer is hiking. There are so many great summer hikes in Utah, and some of our favorite trails don't even open up until late in the summer because of snow. We created this list with 12 hikes in Northern Utah: one for…
When I was a kid, I learned to water ski on Deer Creek Reservoir. Back then, the state park was pretty much used explicitly for boating and fishing. Now there are some really fun and unique activities that you can do right at Rainbow Bay. Recently, we had the opportunity to…