101 Free things
to go and do this summer
davis / weber county
davis / weber county
- Glasmann Way Park - South Ogden - 5175 So Glasman Way - walking path with light
- Weber River Trail - Riverdale - Trailhead, from Riverdale Rd, turn south on 700 W, then East on 2600 South - trailhead is at the end. There is a frisbee golf game too
- 21st Street Pond - easy - 1 mile loop - Trailhead @ north side of 21st Street Expressway
- Centennial Trail - easy - .5 mile one way - Trailhead @ Ft Buenaventura off "A" Avenue south of 24th Street
- Kingfisher Trail - easy - .5 mile loop - Trailhead @ southwest entrance of Ft Buenaventura
- Mount Ogden Park Trail - easy- 2.5 mile loop - Trailhead @ the top of 29th street, at the east end of 32nd Street and at about 1550 East 36th Street
- Ogden River Parkway - easy - 3.4 miles one way - Trailheads @ 18th Street & Washington Blvd, 1700 Monroe Blvd (smooth surface can blade, take strollers, etc)
- Old Trappers Loop Road - easy - 2 miles one way - Trailhead @ 7450 East off Hwy 29, just east of the Jackson Fork Inn. 7450 East is just east of the interesection with the Trapper’s Loop Hwy & Hwy 39
- Many other harder trails are listed on http://www.weberpathways.org/ (Thanks Becky) There are also printed maps available all around the valley, the website lists the places
- Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area - South of 1325 W & Glover Lane (925 So) Farmington - excellent bird watching - bike riding (not positive if it’s a smooth path)
- Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve - educational exhibits, boardwalk trail and viewing tower - End of 3200 West at the Great Salt Lake Exit 330 - Daily 7am - 8pm - www.nature.org/utah
- Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge - 2155 West Forest Street - Brigham City - Open M-F 8am -4pm http://www.bearriver.fws.gov/
- Farmington Bay Wetlands Trail - easy bike trail 6.3 mi- no cars - http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/farm-bay-tg.htm
- Farmington Trails - http://www.farmington.utah.gov/
- Centerville Trails - http://www.centervilleut.net/displayarticle1912.html
- Wild Bird Center Bird Walks - http://www.wildbirdcenter.com/stores/lay/birdwalks
- Layton Wetlands Preserve - Go west on Gentile for 5.4 miles from Main Street - turn south @ 3200 W large double gate on the south side of the road. www.nature.org/utah
- Great Salt Lake Bird Refuge
- Bamberger Trail - 1 mile of paved trail - Layton - it goes along the freeway for most of it - from Gentile to Gordon Avenue
- Kays Creek Parkway - Layton - 2700 N 2125 E (Parking) - 2 miles of paved trail, good for walking, biking, skating. It is natural so there are mosquitos (for the rest of the trailheads look at http://www.laytoncity.org/public/Depts/ParksRec/CityTrails/kayscreekpkwy.aspx
- Ogden Nature Center - http://www.ogdennaturecenter.org/ - On 12th street. Sorry, I know it’s not free, but it’s dir t cheap $3 for adults and $1.25 for kids 2-11
- Free entrance to all Utah State Parks - Sept 24th
- Walk down to the Weber River and play under the bridge (when the water goes down
- Barnes & Noble - Layton - reading time - Saturday’s @ 1pm - Preschool storytime Wednesday’s @ 11am (Magic Tree House groups for 5-7 & 8-11 - on bn’s website for layton’s store)
- Weber County Summer Reading Program - Registration starts May 27th - Weekly drawings for reading
- Discovery Time @ Weber County Southwest Branch (Roy)Wednesday’s 10:30 and 11:30am
- Davis County Summer Fun & Reading Program - "Catch the Reading Bug" Schedule for summer - http://www.co.davis.ut.us/library/
- North Branch (Clearfield) Story time - Wednesday’s 10:30 & 1:30, Thursdays @ 10:30am http://www.co.davis.ut.us/library/kids/storytime.cfm
- Wise Owl Bookery - story time ages 3-6 Thursday 1pm (4850 So Harrison Blvd) 479-1490
- Reading is Fundamental summer reading program/ olympics - http://www.rif.org/summer/
- http://www.bookadventure.org/ Free reading program sponsored by HoughtonMifflin and Sylvan Learning Center
- Safe Kids Fest - Saturday May 31 - 10am - 2pm (Ellison Park 700 N 2200 W, Layton)
- Rotary Coats for Kids Car Show - Bountiful - 400 No Park - June 14 - 8-4pm
- Brigham City Heritage Arts Festival - June 14, 2008 http://brighamcity.utah.gov/heritage_arts.main.html
- Bountiful Handcart Days - Parade 6pm, activities @ Bountiful Park 11:30-9:30pm
- South Ogden - June 23 - June 28th Http://www.southogdencity.com/sodays.main.html
- Ogden Arts Festival - June 28th - http://www.ogdenartsfestival.com/
- Uintah U Days
- Layton Liberty Days- 4th of July
- "Taste of the Town" Layton Commons Park - 6pm - July 24th - free concert "Riders in the Sky" (to eat there it costs $)
- Sunset City Fundays July 24-26th
- Roy Days - August 1-2 - George Wahlen North Park, 4200 S 1900 W
- South Weber Country Fair Days - August 2nd - 9th
- Weber County Fair - August 6-9 - Weber County Fairgrounds, Ogden
- Davis County Fair - August 13-16 - Davis County Fairgrounds, Farmington
- Ogden Valley Balloon Festival - Eden - August 15-17
- Bountiful Summerfest International - August 11- 14
- Cedar Cove Park - South Weber - 1950 E 7550 So - cute little park
- Central Park - South Weber - 7355 S 1375 E - playground, ball diamond
- Cherry Farms Park - South Weber - 2100 E 8100 So - playground, ball diamond
- Golden Spike Park - Riverdale - 1260 W 5050 S (take road across from drive in) - walking path that you can see 95% of from the playground, playground, ball diamond
- Nature Park - South Ogden - 5874 So Park Vista Drive (1175 East) 2 playgrounds, splash pad
- Beus Pond - Ogden - from Harrison, turn east on 42nd street. Park will be on the right after the curve at the top of the hill. Playground is up a little path on the west side of the pond, by the bridge. Swings and medium size playground for all ages. Pond is shady but the playground is not. There is a walking path around the pond also. Ducks to feed also
- Friendship Park - South Ogden - Walking path, playground
- Glassman Way Park - South Ogden - walking path with lights
- Sand Ridge Park - Layton - 2555 No Church Street (a little behind the neighborhood Walmart on Hwy 193) Playground with a covered pavilion near, path around the park that kids can bike/skate
- Layton Commons Park - Layton - 437 No Wasatch Dr - feed ducks, walk ways, playground
- Castle Heights Park in Fruit Heights - just off of Hwy 89. Benches inside and out for mom’s, running and playing room in the playground. I loved this park until Em got stung. (Emily got attacked by ground bees protecting their nests in the toddler part last year so double check that)
- Barnes Park - Kaysville - 950 W 200 No - large playground, sand volleyball, ducks
- Fort Buenaventura
- Utah Botanical Center - 725 Sego Lily Drive (725 So 50 West) Kaysville - open daily dawn to dusk - walking paths, educational pavilion, bird watching, fishing - http://www.usu.edu/ubc/
- Hill Aerospace Museum - Exit 338 off I-15 - 9am - 4:30pm
- Layton Heritage Museum - 403 No Wasatch Drive, Layton - Open T-F 1-6pm and Saturdays 1-5 http://www.laytoncity.org/
- Museum of Natural History - Ogden - Weber State University, Lind Lecture Hall- (on campus follow Edvalson St up the hill to the northeast corner of campus, it’s the round building) - Monday to Friday 8-5pm
- Daughter’s of the Utah Pioneers - Ogden Temple - 2148 Grant Ave
- Brigham City Museum - 24 No 300 W Brigham City - Tues - Fri 11-6 Sat 1-5
- Kid workshops at Lowes - Saturdays - http://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/
- Kid workshops at Home Depot - Saturdays - http://www.homedepotclinics.com/
- Babies R Us Kid Days -store events
- Free Fishing Day - June 7 2008
- Free Slurpee Day @ 7-11 - July 11th
- Treehouse Museum - 347 22nd Street - Ogden - http://www.treehousemuseum.org/
Monday 10am Toddler Time $2 toddlers/ adults free and Friday 7-9pm $2 children/ adults free (again not totally free, but really cheap) - Layton City Ampitheater - July 2nd - Voices of Liberty - Free - 8pm
- Monday Night at the Movies - Ogden Ampitheater - http://www.ocae.org/mondaymovies.htm
- Wednesday Night at the Movies - Layton Ed Kenley Ampitheater - http://www.thedavisarts.com/
- Geocaching - http://www.geocaching.com/ (If you don’t have a GPS and want to give this a try give us a call and we’ll take you caching)
- Clearfield Farmer’s Market - 4-7 pm - 825 So State Street - Fridays - August, September
- Utah Botanical Center Farmer’s Market - 5-8pm - Kaysville - Thursdays July, August, September
- Ogden’s Farmer’s Market - Saturdays July 12 - September 27 - 8 - 1pm
- Lunar Eclipse - August 28
- Ott Planetarium - Weber State University - okay it’s not free but still cheap $2 for adults and $1 for kids They have shows for ages 1+ http://community.weber.edu/planetarium/default.html
- Science in the Parks with the WSU science department. They will be in various parks around Ogden throughout the summer. Check the website for info - http://community.weber.edu/planetarium/default.html
- Pioneer Fireside and Fireworks - Weber State - July 20
- Field Trips (usually need apx 5 moms & their kids plus an appointment)Great Harvest Bread - 272 Historic 25th Street - 394-6800
- Jerry’s Nursery - 1520 No 1900 W, Farr West - 782-4149 They will give kids a tour and teach them about plants - for a $1 they will let kids plant a plant to take home
- Weber County Animal Shelter - 1373 No 750 W, Harrisville - tour the facility and visit the animals (399-8244)
- Beehive Cheese Company - 2440 E 6600 So Uintah - 476-0900 - See how cheese is made and get a sample at the end
- Krispy Kreme - watch them make donuts
- Lemonade Stand
- Read-A-Thon
- Make a movie
- Night Games
- Run in the sprinklers
- Sidewalk Chalk
- Make a blog of your summer fun
- Almost Free
Cinmark Movies $1 -
Layton - http://www.cinemark.com/smc_flyers/119_SMCflyer2008.pdf
Newgate - http://www.cinemark.com/smc_flyers/240_SMCflyer2008.pdf - Loews Movies - $1
Layton - http://www.amctheatres.com/smc/movies.html - Antelope Island Junior Ranger Program, Hike with a Naturalist, Star Parties etc - pay $9 to get onto the island http://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/antelope-island/events.html
- Have fun with your kids
8 comments:
If you have more - put them in the comments and I will add to the list
Have a fun summer!
Thanks, Amy, all of those sound great! I can't wait to try all the trails you listed. Have you ever done an Antelope Island Jr. Ranger program? we love to do those at Nat. Parks when camping, but haven't ever been to Antelope Island. Planning to this summer...
I've never done the Jr Ranger Programs at Antelope Island. I didn't even know they had them until I made this list.
The ones at Antelope Island are a specific date/time unlike the ones at Nat'l Parks. They had a bunch that sounded like fun.
There are a lot of things to do on Antelope Island!
Sounds like fun. Did you compile the list yourself? I can't wait to do all the things you listed, The kids and I planning summer yesterday. I needed your list then. But YAY now.
WOW! you go girl! I love your list. I will have to get going if I want to finish it.... I'm all about free.
Love you blog amy.
Becky if you go to Antelope Island take LOTS of bug spray it's like breathing bugs!
Wow! Look at you go! My goal is to actually DO some of these things this summer! Thanks for this list! It is very motivating!
Thanks for all the ideas. I'm sure this took a lot of time and research. I planned on taking my kids to Ben Lomond Peak to before we do the Trek but it might be too much for Logan and Parks. I might have to leave them with grandma.
I have to say thank you!!! I used this list last year. Some of the things were outdated but we still found many things to do that we wouldn't have if weren't because of you. I was just franticly looking for your site again with the pending 2010 summer approaching and luckily had it stored away.
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