13 Northern Utah Locations That Are Great for Vacations

Growing up in northern Utah, I am familiar with locations in the state’s region that are fantastic for making part of vacations. Northern Utah (“the Wasatch Front”) is not the Los Angeles area, where I’ve lived. But it’s not the lower quadrants of Wyoming, either.

To be sure. (I’ve lived in all of them.)

Below are 13 destinations I recommend. They aren’t in any particular order.

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• Brighton Resort: An ideal location for a family ski trip — it’s a great place where kids can learn to ski.
• Bonneville Salt Flats: Scenes from “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” were filmed here.

Bonneville Salt Flats in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (photo credit: Disney)

• Park City Alpine Slide: You ride down a mountain on a track — it’s way fun!
• A Utah Jazz game: Fandom of the Jazz is as high as folks have for Boston sports, I am convinced, having been to a Boston Red Sox game.

The Utah Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen (photo credit: Rob GrayImagn Images)

• Midway: Incredible geocaching is here.