I don’t know about you but my bucket list of places to visit and explore seems to be growing by the day. What can I say? I am continuing to discover places that don’t only offer picturesque and breathtaking views, but also a lot of fun for the whole family to enjoy. I am all for the clean, family, full-of-fun vacay. And this time around, let’s talk about Heber Valley in northern Utah.
Only less than a 50-minute drive from Salt Lake City and a 15-minute drive from Park City, Heber Valley offers super fun family activities the whole year through like biking, hiking, snowmobiling, snow skiing, water skiing, golfing, horseback riding, snow tubing, zip lining, ATV riding and fishing. That said, it is a four-season destination for an ideal family adventure that would surely make you enjoy life to the fullest.
Heber Valley is known as Utah’s Switzerland because of the rugged beauty of Mount Timpanogos overlooking the valley, the green meadows, the streams and the cool climate. It also has 200 miles of trails for hiking, biking and snowmobiling. And did you know that the surround sound was invented at Heber Valley by Jim Fosgate? What a fun discovery!
It is also home to the world’s sheepdog competition and the Nordic events for the Olympic and Paralympic. Provo River which has an estimated 45,000 fish per river mile can be found at Heber Valley too. Aren’t these amazing facts?
In addition, it also has 90 holes of golf between five public courses. I bet this fact will make my husband who is a golf fanatic and who loves to play golf giddy with excitement. Crater Springs Golf Course and Utah State Parks Golf Courses are also located nearby. He loves to try and play on different golf courses so he’s going to love that.
All Photos Courtesy of Heber Valley
The area is surrounded by beautiful places as well for more exciting family adventure which you could also explore after you’ve enjoyed Heber Valley. Places include reservoirs like Deer Creek and Jordanelle. Or the Wasatch Mountain State Park and Homestead Crater. If you’re into history like our family, I believe the Heber Valley Historic Railroad is worth checking and visiting as well.
Knowing that they have kid-friendly ATVs and snowmobiles makes me giddy. I know I’m not a kid anymore, but I am giddy for my son because I have no doubt he’s going to love it. I haven’t tried riding the ATV myself, but it is one of those things that I would like to try one of these days. It would be exciting and thrilling to explore the area in an ATV or snowmobile for sure. Don’t you think so too?
Summer is right around the corner and I can’t help but daydream of a family vacation for us. And without a doubt, Heber Valley would be a perfect place for our much-needed and long-overdue family getaway.
Have you been to Heber Valley? Would you like to visit the place someday?
This post is sponsored by Heber Valley, but all opinions are completely my own.
That place is beautiful! I love going on trips to places like Heber Valley. It feels so nice to be close to nature. It gives me a sense of peace and calmness I cannot get anywhere else.
How beautiful! I would love to explore there! I have been to Utah once and it was just gorgeous! There is so much to do there I could be there for years and never get everything!
My son would certainly love fishing there! I’d love to go and see the sheepdog competition! Just like on Babe 🙂 The pictures are beautiful too.
What an absolutely stunning area. I could spend all day out in that wilderness just soaking up nature’s beauty.
We love to go hiking and exploring in our spare time. Herber Valley looks like the perfect place to do that. Your photos are stunning.
What a beautiful place to visit and explore!! I think my kids would have a blast there exploring and seeing things.
Utah is beautiful, I have only driven through Utah but never had the time to actually stop and take in the sites. We are going on our vacation soon and I can not wait to get in a little R&R 🙂
This looks like a beautiful place to adventure as a family! So much to do and so much natural beauty!
Absolutely gorgeous! I think you just added to my bucket list of places to visit!
That looks like a beautiful place to visit. I would love to go there with my girls someday. I’m always about seeing those beautiful places. There would be so much to do there that my family could really enjoy.
No, I have never been there. But it looks so beautiful! I have always wanted to ride in a hot air balloon!
What an absolutely gorgeous place to visit. There’s so much to see!
This planet is truly filled with so many beautiful places. I’d love to visit Heber Valley. The photos are just awesome.
Heber Valley I have never heard of before but I am indeed grateful for your sharing the information about this place. These photos are gorgeous and I do believe this would be a great getaway for any family. Thanks for sharing.
This sounds like a place I need to check out. Horseback riding and fishing are two of my favorite things to do. I love that it’s family friendly as well.
Oh wow!! These pics are gorgeous!! I would love to go to Heber Valley and see Hot Air Balloons!
Utah is so beautiful, at least from what I’ve seen in pictures. A friend of mine got married out there and it was just gorgeous!
This looks like a spectacular place for families to spend time together. I loved the picture of the hot air balloons.
Herbert Valley looks like an amazing place to visit. I want to visit a ton of places when I get a moment to travel. I’ll have to add this to my must see list.
I’ve never been to Heber Valley before but it looks like a really great place to visit. Hopefully I can I my lifetime.
This looks like a beautiful place! I loved looking at your pictures! Thank you for sharing them!
that’s a really beautiful place… I’d love to go explore there! Great pictures by the way : )
Reading your post and seeing those photos, of course I would love to visit that place someday! Thanks for sharing!
I would love to visit here. I love the views and it looks so relaxing. I mainly love that it’s a place I’ve never been to before.
I’ve always wanted to visit Utah! From what I’ve gathered from pictures, it has breathtaking scenery. Perfect for someone who likes nature much as I do!
I have never visited or heard of Heber Valley until today. I’m so glad I stumbled across your post. IT truly is beautiful and I can’t wait to show it to hubby so we can hopefully visit someday.