If your like my family, mention Park City, and the image of a world-class ski destination comes to mind. Everyone in my family loves our annual ski holiday at one of the great ski resorts that surrounds the city. From the perfect snow to the world class restaurants on Main Street, to the convenience of being located only a 45 minute drive from a major airport in Salt Lake City; to my family and thousands of other families, Park City offers the perfect winter holiday. But those same traits, along along with some great new ones, make Park City a great destination for an unforgettable summer family vacation.
In the summer, the city comes alive with great festivals and is a mecca for outdoor activities. Summer lasts longer too, with moderate temperatures well into the Fall. With quick and easy access from Salt Lake City International airport, Park City offers something most other western resorts do not - time savings - in eliminating the hours waiting for a connecting fight at an airport, to reducing the hours of driving from an airport to arrive there. Best of all, the hotel rack rates are drastically less than what you'd pay in the winter; including some world class facilities.
Outdoor Adventures
From great and affordable public golf, with spectacular mountain views to hiking and biking, adventure parks to great mountain fishing, Park City has many ways to enjoy the great outdoors. The Utah Olympic Park, where you can watch Olympic hopefuls training or enjoys activities including a bobsled ride on the actual Olympic course, or an alpine ride. Don't miss the Flying Ace All Star Freestyle Show on Sundays, where the winter Olympic hopefuls zoom down ski ramps and land in the pool. The three Park City City ski resorts, (Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain Resort, and the Canyons Resort), each offer many miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking surrounded by spectacular scenery. If you want even better vistas for enjoying the view, consider a ride on one of the gondolas or chair lifts the resorts run during the summer. The Canyons and Park City resorts also offer even more activities including ziplines, an alpine coaster, fishing and horseback riding.
Entertaining Arts
Summer in Park City offer seemingly endless opportunities to enjoy the arts, surrounded by the great outdoors. Festivals are held throughout the season, including the Park City Kimball Arts Festival, held in early August with over 200 artists exhibiting along with local artisan food tastings. The always popular Deer Valley Music Festival features the Utah Symphony giving pop-style outdoor concerts. Other great music venues include the Saturday Summer Concerts Series, running all summer at the Canyons Resort, and the Big Stars Bright Nights Concerts Series at Deer Valley, featuring world famous artists that reach across the music spectrum from Lyle Lovett to Mandy Patinkin. If your a foodie, then the Savor the Summit, and the Park City Food and Wine Classic are for you. These two events, both taking place on Main Street, are great outdoor dinner parties, with tastings and classes, showcase why Park City has so many award winning restaurants. If you have ever wanted to attend the Sundance Film Festival in January, but can't make it, go to the Canyons Resort Summer Film Series. Shown outdoors all summer beginning at dusk, the film series presents a selection of Sundance Festival films.
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Main Street
Even with three great resorts, and all the area activities, the heart of Park City can still be found on Main Street. The street itself is lined with great local restaurant serving a wide variety of mouth-watering delights that will satisfy any appetite. Mix in numerous shops featuring local artists and plenty of artisan and craft bars, yes you can drink in Utah, and you have a great place to enjoy a relaxing day or evening and hiking the trails. Don't miss the weekly Park Silly Sunday Market, held every Sunday, where Main Street is closed to autos and the street is open to pedestrians to enjoy local arts and crafts, activities for the kids, food vendors, and a beer garden with live entertainment that runs all day. If you want to learn about the colorful past of Park City in the 1800's as a mining town, check out the Park City Museum or take a popular ghost tour of the old town.
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