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Stop missing the best of the Salt Lake Valley.

Where to actually eat, the Cottonwood and Millcreek canyon timing that saves your morning, the free stuff worth your weekend, and the deals locals quietly use. 74 hand-checked picks, refreshed every month.

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What's inside

One guide for the whole valley, not ten browser tabs.

Local food
49 Insider Picks

Where to actually go

The spots locals love and visitors miss, with the exact dish to order and the timing trick that makes it better.

Utah canyon
Outdoors & Canyons

The flagship lane

Trailheads, lakes, and the Cottonwood and Millcreek timing locals know: when lots fill, the ski-bus hack, which road is open.

Free things to do
21 Free + 6 Deals

Worth your weekend

Free events, free-admission days, happy hours, and pass tricks. The money-savers most people walk right past.

A look at the valley

This is what's waiting in your guide.

Canyon waterfallsCanyon waterfalls
Where locals eatWhere locals eat
Alpine lakesAlpine lakes
The dessert runThe dessert run
Saturday marketsSaturday markets
Cottonwood powderCottonwood powder
Date-night viewsDate-night views
Free summer nightsFree summer nights
Your dashboard

This is what you unlock.

A private, filterable guide that lives on your phone. Tap a plan, filter to date-night or free, and every pick tells you the move.

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● Updated Jun 2026 · new picks monthly · 74 verified
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Urban Hill
📍 Post District, Salt Lake City
The Move: Sit at the open kitchen counter and start with the oyster bar before the wood-fired mains.
Little Cottonwood Canyon Powder Run (Alta + Snowbird)
📍 Little Cottonwood Canyon
The Move: On a powder Fri-Sun or holiday, skip the canyon car line entirely: take UTA ski bus Route 994 or the CS1/CS2 canyon shuttles from a valley park-and-ride (6200 South or the Big Cottonwood 'Swamp Lot'). It's $5 a ride and free with any Alta/Snowbird/Ikon pass, and the bus rolls past the stacked-up cars when UDOT meters the canyon.
Clark Planetarium
📍 Downtown, Salt Lake City
The Move: Browse the free exhibit floor anytime, then only pay for a Dome Theatre or IMAX show if the kids are still wired.
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  • 📍74 picks, one place. Filter by date-night, with-kids, free, rainy-day, dog-friendly.
  • ◆"The Move" on every pick. Order this, sit here, go at this hour, park there.
  • 🏔️Canyon & trail timing no other guide publishes — Cottonwood lots, ski-bus, road closures.
  • ✓Tap "been here" to track your own list as you work through it.
  • 🔄New spots added every month. Your link always shows the latest.
What locals say

Built for people who live here.

★★★★★

"Born and raised here and the canyon timing tips still taught me something. The ski-bus hack alone saved me a brutal Saturday in the cottonwoods."

Sarah M.
Sarah M.Sugar House
★★★★★

"Used it the first weekend. Took my kids to a free thing I didn't know existed, then hit a spot the guide called. Worth it day one."

Devin R.
Devin R.Sandy
★★★★★

"Finally one place instead of digging through ten Facebook groups. The 'order this' notes are the part I actually use."

Kayla T.
Kayla T.Draper
Not a stale PDF

It updates every month. That's the whole point.

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What do I actually get?

A private, always-current web page with 74 curated local picks across food, outdoors and canyon timing, free events, and deals. Every one has a source link and a filter for date-night, with-kids, free, and more.

Is it really updated monthly?

Yes. We add new spots and refresh the free-events calendar and deals every month. Your link always shows the latest, so it never goes stale.

Is this a subscription?

No. One payment, then it's yours for good. No recurring charge.

How do I open it?

The second you pay, you get your private link on the confirmation page and by email. Bookmark it and open it any time.

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