Be WILD. Nature Parks.
Welcome
Salt Lake City’s location between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake brings the mountains, foothills and valley lowland environments to merge into its urban context, enhancing our quality of life. Natural lands, parks and trails in Salt Lake City provide exceptional outdoor opportunities to recreate, connect with nature, and build communities while supporting a healthy environment.
Find a map of Salt Lake City’s Trails and Natural Lands here.
Inclusive Spaces
Dogs
- Salt Lake City ordinance states that dogs must always be on-leash while recreating in City parks. Our city is growing, as is the number and diversity of park users. An encounter with an off-leash dog is highly triggering and frightening for some park users. All public members should feel safe while enjoying their public lands, particularly in designated on-leash areas. We encourage you to keep dogs on designated pathways, close to you, and always on a leash.
- Visit the SLC Find a Park page and search for “off leash dog areas” in the filter to find an area near you.
Limit Your Impact
Dogs
- Bag It and Bring It. Always pick up your pet’s waste and bring it to the nearest trash receptacle. Please prepare to deal with pet waste before heading to the park.
Wildlife/Plants
- Salt Lake City’s natural areas are home to a vast array of local animals and plants, many of which have been nurtured or placed by city staff for an ecological reason. Please be respectful and only observe and take pictures. Do not feed or touch the animals nor remove any parts of the plants and trees. Keeping natural areas as places of natural beauty with local animals is easy if we do it together.
Do What You Can
The Public Lands Department is in developing a Stewardship program for the long-term care of its parks, trails and open spaces. Visit www.slc.gov/Stewardship to learn more.
Together, let’s preserve the natural beauty of our urban parks and protect the diverse array of local animals and plants that inhabit them. City staff have carefully nurtured and placed these species for important ecological reasons. To maintain a harmonious environment, we kindly ask you to be respectful and engage in responsible observation and photography. Please refrain from feeding or touching the animals and resist the temptation to remove any parts of the plants and trees. By collectively embracing these guidelines, we can ensure that our urban parks remain sanctuaries of natural splendor and habitats for our cherished local wildlife.