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.
The Mirror Lake Highway is one of our favorite spots in Utah. There are so many amazing hikes. In the heat of summer, it is the perfect place to escape the Wasatch Front and find a little cool air. We've done a lot of hikes in the Uintas, and recently, we…
One of our favorite activities near Park City is riding the Mountain Coaster and Alpine Slide at Park City Mountain. In the heat or the summer or early Fall, this activity is perfect families, especially if you have hard to please teens and tweens. Both activities have you speeding down the…
Provo Canyon is an amazing destination for all Utah Valley residents. This canyon is near where we live, so we spend a lot of time exploring this area. We love visiting Provo Canyon any time of year, but it is especially nice in the Summer and Fall. There are a lot…
We love our wildflowers! Here in Utah, wildflower season is early July in the mountains. We have a whole post with ideas of where to hike in Utah to enjoy the wildflowers. The best place we've found to see the full splendor of the wildflowers is the Albion Basin in Little…
There are just a few more weeks of summer and it is SO HOT! Where we live in Utah, school starts in one month, so we know that we need to soak up all of the sunshine and fun family time while we can. We actually sat down and made a…
Every year, Provo hosts the Colonial Heritage Festival as part of their big Freedom Festival around the 4th of July. The Colonial Heritage Festival allows you to step back into colonial times with George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and experience a day in their life. There is something for everyone to…