Sugar House Park, or Sugarhouse Park, is located between I-80, 2100 South, 1300 East, and 1700 East in Salt Lake City, Utah. The park is at the heart of the Sugar House

Sugar house

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 neighborhood and is the site of a fireworks show and concert

Salt Lake Symphonic Winds

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 every Independence Day of the United States (July 4th)

Independence Day (United States)

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 and a popular sledding location in the winter.

The park was the location of Sugar House Prison, Utah's first state prison, until 1951 when the current prison was opened in Draper, Utah

Draper, Utah

Draper is a city in Salt Lake and Utah Counties in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people . Its population in 1990 was 7,143 and had grown to 25,220 by the 2000 census...

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Features

• 10 pavilions for public use, available for reservation
• Popular sledding hills during the snowy months scenic pond with fountains
• 2 Playgrounds
• Walking / jogging path estimated 1.8 miles (2.9 km) around the entire perimeter of the park
• Estimated 1.4 miles (2.3 km) road loop, great for cycling and jogging
• Softball diamond
• Basketball court
• Scattered picnic tables