Showing posts with label 101 Things to go and do. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 101 Things to go and do. Show all posts

Saturday, May 24, 2008

101 Free Things to go and do this summer

101 Free things
to go and do this summer
davis / weber county
  1. Glasmann Way Park - South Ogden - 5175 So Glasman Way - walking path with light
  2. 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
  3. 21st Street Pond - easy - 1 mile loop - Trailhead @ north side of 21st Street Expressway
  4. Centennial Trail - easy - .5 mile one way - Trailhead @ Ft Buenaventura off "A" Avenue south of 24th Street
  5. Kingfisher Trail - easy - .5 mile loop - Trailhead @ southwest entrance of Ft Buenaventura
  6. 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
  7. Ogden River Parkway - easy - 3.4 miles one way - Trailheads @ 18th Street & Washington Blvd, 1700 Monroe Blvd (smooth surface can blade, take strollers, etc)
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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)
  11. 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
  12. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge - 2155 West Forest Street - Brigham City - Open M-F 8am -4pm http://www.bearriver.fws.gov/
  13. Farmington Bay Wetlands Trail - easy bike trail 6.3 mi- no cars - http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/farm-bay-tg.htm
  14. Farmington Trails - http://www.farmington.utah.gov/
  17. 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
  18. Great Salt Lake Bird Refuge
  19. Bamberger Trail - 1 mile of paved trail - Layton - it goes along the freeway for most of it - from Gentile to Gordon Avenue
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. Free entrance to all Utah State Parks - Sept 24th
  23. Walk down to the Weber River and play under the bridge (when the water goes down
  24. 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)
  26. Weber County Summer Reading Program - Registration starts May 27th - Weekly drawings for reading
  27. Discovery Time @ Weber County Southwest Branch (Roy)Wednesday’s 10:30 and 11:30am
  28. Davis County Summer Fun & Reading Program - "Catch the Reading Bug" Schedule for summer - http://www.co.davis.ut.us/library/
  29. North Branch (Clearfield) Story time - Wednesday’s 10:30 & 1:30, Thursdays @ 10:30am http://www.co.davis.ut.us/library/kids/storytime.cfm
  30. Wise Owl Bookery - story time ages 3-6 Thursday 1pm (4850 So Harrison Blvd) 479-1490
  31. Reading is Fundamental summer reading program/ olympics - http://www.rif.org/summer/
  32. http://www.bookadventure.org/ Free reading program sponsored by HoughtonMifflin and Sylvan Learning Center
  33. Safe Kids Fest - Saturday May 31 - 10am - 2pm (Ellison Park 700 N 2200 W, Layton)
  34. Rotary Coats for Kids Car Show - Bountiful - 400 No Park - June 14 - 8-4pm
  35. Brigham City Heritage Arts Festival - June 14, 2008 http://brighamcity.utah.gov/heritage_arts.main.html
  36. Bountiful Handcart Days - Parade 6pm, activities @ Bountiful Park 11:30-9:30pm
  37. South Ogden - June 23 - June 28th Http://www.southogdencity.com/sodays.main.html
  38. Ogden Arts Festival - June 28th - http://www.ogdenartsfestival.com/
  39. Uintah U Days
  40. Layton Liberty Days- 4th of July
  41. "Taste of the Town" Layton Commons Park - 6pm - July 24th - free concert "Riders in the Sky" (to eat there it costs $)
  42. Sunset City Fundays July 24-26th
  43. Roy Days - August 1-2 - George Wahlen North Park, 4200 S 1900 W
  44. South Weber Country Fair Days - August 2nd - 9th
  45. Weber County Fair - August 6-9 - Weber County Fairgrounds, Ogden
  46. Davis County Fair - August 13-16 - Davis County Fairgrounds, Farmington
  47. Ogden Valley Balloon Festival - Eden - August 15-17
  48. Bountiful Summerfest International - August 11- 14
  49. Cedar Cove Park - South Weber - 1950 E 7550 So - cute little park
  50. Central Park - South Weber - 7355 S 1375 E - playground, ball diamond
  51. Cherry Farms Park - South Weber - 2100 E 8100 So - playground, ball diamond
  52. 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
  53. Nature Park - South Ogden - 5874 So Park Vista Drive (1175 East) 2 playgrounds, splash pad
  54. 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
  55. Friendship Park - South Ogden - Walking path, playground
  56. Glassman Way Park - South Ogden - walking path with lights
  57. 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
  58. Layton Commons Park - Layton - 437 No Wasatch Dr - feed ducks, walk ways, playground
  59. 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)
  60. Barnes Park - Kaysville - 950 W 200 No - large playground, sand volleyball, ducks
  61. Fort Buenaventura
  62. 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/
  63. Hill Aerospace Museum - Exit 338 off I-15 - 9am - 4:30pm
  64. Layton Heritage Museum - 403 No Wasatch Drive, Layton - Open T-F 1-6pm and Saturdays 1-5 http://www.laytoncity.org/
  65. 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
  66. Daughter’s of the Utah Pioneers - Ogden Temple - 2148 Grant Ave
  67. Brigham City Museum - 24 No 300 W Brigham City - Tues - Fri 11-6 Sat 1-5
  68. Kid workshops at Lowes - Saturdays - http://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/
  69. Kid workshops at Home Depot - Saturdays - http://www.homedepotclinics.com/
  70. Babies R Us Kid Days -store events
  71. Free Fishing Day - June 7 2008
  72. Free Slurpee Day @ 7-11 - July 11th
  73. 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)
  74. Layton City Ampitheater - July 2nd - Voices of Liberty - Free - 8pm
  75. Monday Night at the Movies - Ogden Ampitheater - http://www.ocae.org/mondaymovies.htm
  76. Wednesday Night at the Movies - Layton Ed Kenley Ampitheater - http://www.thedavisarts.com/
  77. 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)
  78. Clearfield Farmer’s Market - 4-7 pm - 825 So State Street - Fridays - August, September
  79. Utah Botanical Center Farmer’s Market - 5-8pm - Kaysville - Thursdays July, August, September
  80. Ogden’s Farmer’s Market - Saturdays July 12 - September 27 - 8 - 1pm
  82. Lunar Eclipse - August 28
  83. 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
  84. 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
  85. Pioneer Fireside and Fireworks - Weber State - July 20
  86. Field Trips (usually need apx 5 moms & their kids plus an appointment)Great Harvest Bread - 272 Historic 25th Street - 394-6800
  87. 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
  88. Weber County Animal Shelter - 1373 No 750 W, Harrisville - tour the facility and visit the animals (399-8244)
  89. Beehive Cheese Company - 2440 E 6600 So Uintah - 476-0900 - See how cheese is made and get a sample at the end
  90. Krispy Kreme - watch them make donuts
  91. Lemonade Stand
  92. Read-A-Thon
  93. Make a movie
  94. Night Games
  95. Run in the sprinklers
  96. Sidewalk Chalk
  97. Make a blog of your summer fun
  100. 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
  101. Have fun with your kids

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