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The Ultimate Salt Lake Summer Bucket List

Posted on July 5, 2024   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Terina Ria

Terina Ria

Graphic of summer bucket list bingo board.

Salt Lake Summer Bucket List bingo board. (Terina Ria/Hey Salt Lake)

Hey Salt Lake readers shared some of the top activities on their summer bucket list. Won’t you play along? Complete the “Salt Lake Summer Bucket List” bingo board (pictured above) by Aug. 1 (aka 801 Day). The first three people to email us with a full board will win a Hey Salt Lake mug.

⚽ Sporty Spice

🏙️ City Living

  • “Riding the Red Line train to the top of the U and biking as fast as I can down campus.” — Hannah R.
  • Go see Hamilton.” — Benny C.
  • “Hang out at Fisher Brewing Company.” — Dana D.

🌳 Commune with Nature

  • “I want to wake up early and hike Mt. Grandeur. I have lived here my entire life and never done it and it’s about time! Afterward, I want to celebrate at Beaumont Bakery & Café with an Aperol spritz.” — Olivia R.
  • “Float the Weber.” — Jody A.
  • “Bike to the Tracy Aviary for some bird watching and dole whip eating!” — Meaghan K.
  • “I want to try paddle boarding finally!” — Hunter K.
  • “Do six hikes to different waterfalls this summer.” — Casey W.
  • Sun tunnels. It is the official celestial start of summer.” — Clay P.
  • Camping at Jolley’s Ranch.” — Jimmy C.
  • “Riding the Antelope by Moonlight bike ride on July 19.” — Justin W.
  • “See the Spiral Jetty art piece.” — Elliot R.
  • “Slide down the natural ‘Moon Rock’ waterslide in the river in Little Cottonwood Canyon.” — Jenn C.

🎶 Outdoor Concerts

👍 City Cast Salt Lake Picks

  • “Learn to swim. Any recs for adult swim lessons?” — City Cast Salt Lake executive producer Emily Means
  • “Raspberry u-pick farm at McBride Briar Patch, watch a movie at the drive-in, go paddleboarding, swim in Bloods Lake, tubing down the Provo River, dance at a gay bar (a la MUNA style), 9-line bar crawl, line dance at the Westerner, and a summer outdoor dinner party.” — City Cast Salt Lake producer Ivana Martinez
  • Finally camping in Kodachrome Basin, after hearing it called Utah's most underrated park time and time again.” — City Cast Salt Lake podcast host Ali Vallarta

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