Park City is a year round destination located a short 35 minute drive from Salt Lake City International Airport. Enjoy three World Class resorts including Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort, and The Canyons. Park Cityÿs historic Main Street is lined with unique shops, galleries, bars, and restaurants. Most restaurants accept Park City casual attire. There are more than 90 restaurants with eight top Zagat rated restaurants on Main Street and eleven others in and around the Park City, Deer Valley area.
Winter activities include skiing, both downhill and cross country, snowboarding, snow shoeing, sledding, snowmobiling, hot air balloon rides, tubing, and sleigh rides. There are over 9,000 acres of combined terrain. Park City is an authentic piece of Western History with itÿs original start as a Silver Mining town. This year marks itÿs forty fifth year as a skiing destination. In 2002 the Winter Olympics were held here which exposed the world to what Park City has to offer.
Summer activities include, golf, horse back riding, scenic rides on the lifts, hiking, hot air balloon rides, and mountain and road biking. At Park City Mountain Resort race down the Alpine Slide, Fly through the air on the exhilarating Zip Rider, Ride the Alpine Coaster along with many other activities. Visit the Olympic Sports Park for another Zip-it ride along with tours of the Olympic facility. On certain days the facility offers you a chance to watch the athletes train by jumping off the jumps into a pool.
The Redstone Plaza at the junction offers more shopping and restaurants. All of Park City is easily accessed by the Park City bus system. For those interested in pure relaxation there are numerous spas, and health clubs. Whatever you are looking for you can find it here in this quaint former mining town filled with charm and history.