Ep. 193: Salt Lake City RV Camping | Utah travel campground
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- Now that we're spending our winter living in our RV in Salt Lake City and skiing in the nearby Wasatch Mountains, we've been asked many times recently about the camping opportunities close to Utah's capital city, the Crossroads of the West. In this episode of Grand Adventure we take a detailed look at the four closest RV parks to Salt Lake City -- three in the Salt Lake Valley, and one in nearby Park City.
Filmed: March 5-8, 2021
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:44 Salt Lake City KOA Holiday
4:02 Pony Express RV Resort
5:06 Mountain Shadows RV Park
8:05 Park City RV Resort
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10:22 Wrap-up
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* Pony Express RV Resort www.sunrvresorts.com/resorts/...
* Mountain Shadows RV Park www.mountain-shadows.com/
* Park City RV Resort www.parkcityrvresort.com/
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Thank you for such a great review of our park. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with us!
Our pleasure.
Just bought a class B RV in Draper and camped for my first ever night at the KOA in Salt Lake City. I’m sure the fellow campers were entertained by me trying to set up the rig for the first time!
Welcome to the lifestyle, Paul! We've all had those moments, but you'll find that fellow RVers are always too happy to help.
You missed the Best, Mountain Valley RV in Heber City.
Head and shoulders above the rest,
Frendly, clean, and safe.
We had to cut it off somewhere, and Heber was far enough that it fell off this video. But thanks for the suggestion!
I’ve stayed in the KOA. Highly recommend 👍
We stayed there for a week when we first went full time. It's a nice campground, but not as conveniently located for skiing, and their business practices for monthly stays leave something to be desired.
We stayed at Pony Express RV Park last summer and were very happy with the choice. We were there to visit the area and the location was perfect for that. Sites were nice and it was very clean. We would definitely stay there again.
That's terrific feedback Marilea, thank you for sharing that!
We have stayed in the upper concrete area at the Park City Resort. Many of the owners put those sites in the rental pool and they are rented just like the lower sites. We have not requested them special or anything, but they have always put us up there. Great little park.
That's terrific feedback, Robb. Given the way that the lower lot warms up, those upper sites would be far preferable.
Nice campground review. It's great seeing what is offered before booking. Thanks!
You're most welcome, thanks for watching!
Well done! Great video footage showing all four RV parks. Very informative for campers! It's helpful to know what to expect ahead of time when planning a trip. We always enjoy our visits to the beautiful Salt Lake area. 👍
Glad it was helpful, thank you very much for watching!
Muchas gracias ☺️ buena información
Nice information 👌 all 4 are nice parks, and are unique in their own way, thanks for the park reviews Marc.
You bet Gary, thanks for watching!
Awesome job. Keep up the great videos. We truly enjoy seeing all of your adventures. Maybe one day we will be at the same place you are. We would love to introduce ourselves and thank you in person. Take care - stay healthy, and now go wash your hands.
Lol Bill! Thank you so much, we love meeting people on the road so we truly hope that our paths will cross someday. Take care and safe travels!
Thanks.. for the reviews.... We booked 5 nights at Mountain Shadow in May.
That's a shame, we will just miss you Steven. We will be here until the end of April.
Thanks for the information. Its going to take a while to get use to that haircut. LOL!
I still don't recognize myself in the mirror. 🤣
Just today we made a reservation for the last pull-thru spot at the Pony Express RV resort as our last stopover on our way to Moab next week. Was happy to see you included this one in your review!
Well now Steph, that was timely! Here's wishing you a good stay in SLC and a safe and enjoyable trip to Moab, one of our favorite areas.
Great info! We will be heading that way next month for a visit with our daughters.
Wonderful, have a safe trip! Glad it was helpful.
Thank you, this will most likely be helpful to me some day! :)
Glad that you enjoyed it Suzane, thanks for watching!
Thank you for the information. I see you also bought new cameras for the 5th wheel. Game changer. Thanks Don
Actually Don they're the same Haloview system that we had on our Evo travel trailer: czcams.com/video/eK9RpGkSHHo/video.html . We just moved them over, and yes - game-changer indeed.
It’s very attractive up there, even though it’s still only Match, I’m impressed!
It's a gorgeous area that we've called home for 16 years now. We never regretted our relocation to the SLC area.
@@GrandAdventure Sally just yesterday let slip that Utah is Super high in her list of must see places! I never knew this! We will be poking in around there when we make this dream a reality. I think it’s the people that have made this high on her list.
@@darisanshanger1616 the people here are salt-of-the-earth types, a very independent spirit that understands self-sufficiency and helping your neighbors at the same time. The topography varies from 13,000-foot snow-capped mountain peaks to red rock deserts, and everything in between. Home to 5 famed National Parks: Zion, Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon. Euros flock to Utah for a taste of the Wild West that they've only seen in John Wayne movies. The Utah Ski & Snowboard Association has trademarked the phrase "Greatest Snow on Earth" for a reason. Of the roughly 3.5 million people in the state, 2.5 million live in a roughly 50-mile x 10-mile stretch along the Wasatch Front from Ogden through Salt Lake to Provo -- the rest of the state is delightfully uninhabited. Utah is roughly 2/3 public lands between BLM, USFS and NPS. Add in state trust lands and it's roughly 80% public land for recreation.
Thanks for the informative video. Last time out that way we stayed a little north of Salt Lake City at Golden Spike RV Park because. Had agreat tour of Antelope Island as well.
You're most welcome William, thanks for watching. Antelope Island is a really cool place, especially when the biting sand fleas that invade that place every summer aren't out.
Hello from salt lake city.
Greetings! We love northern Utah. SLC (specifically Cottonwood Heights) was our home for the past 16 years until we ditched the house in December to live in the RV full time.
Will be going through Utah in October this year. Will give the suggested campgrounds a look come then.
Hope that it's helpful to you. Thanks for watching!
Great review of the local places. Good to know where we can go when we visit our family located in the Utah Valley.
That's great to hear UA, thanks for watching. Of the four profiled here, Mountain Shadows would be the most convenient to the Utah Valley -- it's just north of Point of the Mountain that separates it from the Salt Lake Valley.
Thanks for the info, even though we don't ski, and probably will not be visiting that area. I did get the dyrt app, and so far, I am impressed with it. Thanks.
That's terrific to hear! We'd love to hear your feedback on The Dyrt as you keep using it. There's a ton of stuff to see here even if you're not a skier, so if you find yourself passing through be sure to check out the 2002 Winter Olympic venues and facilities (many of which are available to the public to use -- try a bobsled ride!), Antelope Island and its bison herd, summer hiking in the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class fly fishing and mountain biking, the Hogle Zoo, This Is The Place Historic Park, Mormon Square, City Creek Center, Bingham Canyon Mine, the Alpine Loop, Timpanogos Cave National Monument, and so much more.
Thank you! 👍😎🇨🇦
Our pleasure as always, Marian.
Great idea to look at 4 campgrounds in an area. Thanks for being honest in your look at these parks.
Not bad looking for a KOA. But that price? Great amenities and location but we don’t do amenities. Nice that long term is separate. This second one has no trees? Again, amenities not our thing. Wow. That price for the third park. Yikes. Some of those sites look like you are right on top of each other. I couldn’t trust my dog off lease- bad owners 😅 Wow. Look at that snow in that third campground. %40 off some campgrounds with Dyrt. That’s pretty cool.
Alice
Hey Alice! Yep, some of these sites at Mountain Shadows are pretty close together. My neighbor on one side is back-to-back to us, and our slides are maybe 8" apart. I hear every time her furnace kicks on. 😄 Thankfully we have hardly any windows on that side, but despite the spacing and despite the price this really did turn out to be our first choice, both for location and for the folks running the place. At least we have a decent plot of grass on our patio side, many other folks in other sites can't say that. And yes, check out The Dyrt PRO! With a free 90-day trial of PRO features including the campground discounts of up to 40% off, you have nothing to lose.
good info, thanks Marc.
Our pleasure Joe, thanks for watching!
Great episode!
Thank you! Glad that you enjoyed it.
Your new rig looks very pretty! Will you be doing a tour video? We appreciate all the info you provide on these parks. Thanks for always doing such a great job!!
Thank you Terry! We did a brief tour on camera when we announced our upgrade: czcams.com/video/vuaJHn0smF0/video.html
@@GrandAdventure That must be one of the videos we missed. Thanks!! ;-)
I little tight for us, but it’s all about location I guess.
Good idea for a video for ones that want to go to Salt Lake.
Ram
Each definitely has their own advantages and disadvantages, Ram. If we could have KOA's sites in Mountain Shadows' location with KOA's rates and Mountain Shadows' management, that would've been a winner. For an overnighter a different calculus would apply.
This episode is prefect timing a we are headed through there the first week of June. Looking forward to viewing this episode. Thanks
Hopefully this will help you in your planning, Gene. See you in a few minutes!
What a great resource for that area! You do such a great job Marc with helping us feel like we know just where to camp or want to go at these stops! Excellent as always!
Thank you my friend!
Great shots of these parks. Thank you for the great information. We hope you and your wife are finding the winter well. Hoping to see you guys again soon.
Thank you and same to you guys! What's the latest on the truck?
Great vid! It'd be great to get your insights for Winter campaign around Park City.
Thank you! There's not much up there in winter. You can boondock in the parking lot at the otherwise closed Jordanelle State Park czcams.com/video/wToGtMMUAV4/video.html , or there is Park City RV Resort in Kimball Junction. There's a small RV park below the dam at Jordanelle, but they are seasonal only in winter to accommodate ski resort workers. There's probably an RV park or two in Heber Valley, but I have never looked into that. Finally, temperatures in winter are much more moderate in the Salt Lake Valley than they are in the Park City area. It's almost worth commuting up there if that's where you want to ski.
I think the park city one looks good. Lar
Except that it's right next to I-80, Larry. Highway noise is prevalent.
It is so incredible there 😍 we cannot wait to go and check it out. Thank you so much for sharing
You're most welcome, and thanks for watching.
Thanks Marc...learned something new,..good info & great video!
Thank you! It was terrific meeting you here at Mountain Shadows recently, however briefly.
Congrats on the New Solar and batteries coming !
Thank you! I can tell you that it hurt to whip out that debit card and drop that much coin in one shot; however, it'll enable us to live off-grid the way that we want while boondocking, and we want to get it done before we return to the road in late April. We'll be filming the installation of everything for our viewers. At the moment we have 190W of Go Power solar on the roof and a 1200W Xantrex pure sine wave inverter from the KZ factory, and two cheap wet-cell 12V batteries installed by the dealer. By the time we're done we'll have 590W of solar on the roof (400W of which will be from Renogy on tilting mounts), 300 Ah from three Battle Born LiFePO4 batteries, and a new converter that's actually intended to charge lithium.
@@GrandAdventure are putting this in yourself or having them installed ?
If you are doing the upgrading while still in utah i would offer to assist you. I added all the solar and power upgrades to my evo which gave me some experience in this area.
@@RVKevin I'm doing it myself while in Draper, and I will take you up on that! Having a second set of eyes, hands, and a second brain will be very helpful. The first box of supplies arrived today and I will have everything except for the lithium batteries here by Monday. First up will be the solar panel install - it should be fairly easy because I already have one panel up there, so all the wiring is already there. My biggest challenges will be getting the panels up into the roof (I don't expect Mrs GA to be any help there 😄), and getting past the terror of drilling holes in the roof and installing the correct fasteners. This will also give us the opportunity to collaborate on a video if you so desire, and give both channels some cross exposure. If you will, go to www.GrandAdventure.TV and use the contact form to shoot me an email with your contact information.
@@GrandAdventure done
@@RVKevin and replied to, thank you.
Nice video Marc.
JT
Thank you JT!
Great video! 👊
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
Wow! I can't believe you got into Mountain Shadows for the winter, or that crazy rent price. We have been on their long term waiting list for 3 yrs. and was quoted 650. They called us just last week after the long wait, but we are now headed to New Hampshire for our first workamping job at the end of the month, so too little too late. We stayed in the Sky View Mobile Home/RV park in Sandy, and they kept upping our rent every year from 600 to 800. We are anxious to start our new adventure. Thanks for sharing.
I think that COVID allowed us to get our foot in the door at Mountain Shadows, and we now have a standing reservation for next winter, too. Agreed that the rent is insane, but by the time you get past the fine print that details all the extra utility charges, etc., it's not much more than the VIP Campground adjacent to the KOA. $650 is Mountain Shadows' year-round rate, they apparently jack the rate in winter due to the proximity to the ski resorts. It's almost impossible to get info on Sky View, so I'd be curious to hear your feedback on your time there in addition to the jacking of the rates. And best wishes for your new workamping job in NH!
@@GrandAdventure The manager here is nice and easy to talk to most of the time. The landlords are a real estate company in California and not as easy to get along with. We will not be sorry to leave here. It also looks like they are transitioning to make it just a mobile home park. The bigger lots are getting homes put in as the trailers leave. They still have a few smaller spots for trailers in the front but wont fit the bigger rigs. Their excuse of raising the rates was cost of maintenance and upkeep...A lot of people left when they raised it again last year.
@@3ForTheRoadRV that's great feedback, thanks for taking the time to share that.
Looks a little chilly there! Those days are about over for us. We hut the road in 30 days! Heading South.
Safe travels! Like every March it's up and down here in SLC at this time of year; in fact, it was about 70ºF as I filmed this episode wearing a t-shirt. Of course now highs are in the upper 40s/low 50s. Like I said, up and down.
Hey Mark 👋
You both hit some amazing areas! Missing the West, my hubby is a RR. Currently we're in MD some back to NM..
Would love to see that area!
We'll get back to NM at some point Mia! At the moment we haven't even plotted out our 2021 travels. 😄 In the meantime here's a playlist of where we've been in NM thus far: czcams.com/play/PLjEHCrqmvs1-ruCubDLe4tzGZu4rDnrxq.html
Thank you Mark! I have been researching where to spend the summer months. You provided valuable info. Let me know if you are ever in the Pahrump area.
Thanks Bob, happy to hear that you found this episode helpful! Yep, we've stayed in Pahrump in the past and had a very good stay at Nevada Treasure: czcams.com/video/IqpF9_Pqxmo/video.html
I know how it feels.. It's down to 55 degrees here.
Not much different here, bud. Got up to 70 over the weekend here, actually.
It seems like it would be really noisy being just a few feet away from your neighbor. The price seems about the same if you count gasoline pulling a trailer as staying in a nice hotel. I've never had a nice RV though so I can't give a fair comparison
Some of the spots are admittedly pretty tight, Jesse. Our neighbor is close enough that we can hear her furnace fire up from inside our trailer. However, both of us have hardly any windows facing each other and we have a decent yard on our patio side where nearly all our windows face. Our monthly rate also comes to ~$30/day, which is far cheaper than our former sticks-and-bricks house. Once we get back on the road, boondocking is free. But even for an overnight stay it's great to be able to pull your house with you. Nothing to pack, no public areas to share. There are pros and cons with everything.
Great video! I have driven by that RV park every time I go to Camping World and each time I wonder what it's like. Now I know! We are based in Saratoga Springs and are having a blast exploring our local area this winter. I am going to head out to Antelope Island to do some filming soon! How is your new 5th wheel holding up this winter? Thanks again.
Happy to inform, SVA! Antelope Island is really cool, especially at this time of year as the biting sand fleas that are prevalent out there are still in hiding. The new fiver is doing great, thanks for asking. We're still finishing up our upgrades for the upcoming travel season (including more solar and a lithium battery upgrade), and before we leave in April we have some damage to get repaired that was caused by my own stupidity 😡 but we're overall very pleased by Durango's product.
@@GrandAdventure glad to hear!!!! Well, except the damage. 😳👀
How many of these campgrounds are wheelchair accessible and ADA friendly? With some of these campgrounds that you have mentioned that have gravel would not be nice if you have a power chair and it would be nice to find campgrounds where there is public transit to and from the airport/downtown areas not only in Utah but around the country? It would be nice to find campgrounds that will either help a disabled person set up camp with not only their own camp gear but would have an option to include everything right down to the sleeping bag, air mattress/cot, right down to all of the food and fixings to order, and tent and/or have some sort of cabin set up?
Adam, the KOA would work well with a wheelchair -- no gravel, asphalt pads and concrete patios, and a TRAX light rail stop on the line into downtown right outside the front entrance.
I've been to Ogden several times for Amway/Quixtar, very nice area, about an hour from SLC. I wonder if they have campgrounds too?
They most certainly do. It's far enough from SLC, though, that we couldn't give those consideration for our own needs.
@@GrandAdventure Understandable, just a nice place to visit, especially if winter skiing isn't the primary activity. 🙂
@@micheleolson9914 oh we agree, and Snowbasin and Powder Mountain (both just outside of the Ogden area) offer excellent skiing, too.
@grand adventure have you checked out the RV parks near Provo like the KOA and Lakeside RV Campground? I'm also curious if Utah Lake State Park is any good for RVers.
We haven't yet, Todd, as we needed to be in the Salt Lake Valley for our winter stay. But we may well do so coming up. Also tonight we'll check out a boondocking spot midway between SLC and Provo: czcams.com/video/0H5M0CB6USE/video.html
How are you doing master Marc as always iam gathering main information about places you visited honestly it’s very long i mentioned most important points salt lake abbreviated as slc most populous city of us state of Utah seat of salt lake county known as Salt Lake City bgden prov combined statistical area founded in 1847 pioneer settlers led by Brigham young who were seeking to escape prescution they had experience living East Mormon living East Shoshone were there Paiute dwelt in salt lake valley there temple square salt lake temple salt lake medrian salt lake originally name great salt lake in 1868 word great was dropped from city name immigration of international minning boom of members of l d s church first transcontinental railroads of west traversed by Lincoln Highway
Nice review, Marc. I can see why you chose that park. Yes, I too bypass those parks with intrusive rules.
Do they get snow in the valley, where you're located?
Gord
Thanks Gord! We do get snow in the valley, although not that much. We average only around 50-55 inches in the Valley and what falls here disappears in a matter of hours; however, only 10 miles to the east (and up to 7,000 feet higher in elevation) they average well over 500 inches each winter season. For a skier that makes this place one of the best of both worlds: not much to shovel, but world-class snow mere minutes away.
@@GrandAdventure Yeah... that is the best of both worlds! Thanks for explaining.
Gord
Finally red butt garden arboretum in foothills has system of 85 systems municipal. Liberty’s park established in 1881 Gilgal garden jorden park is home of international peace gardens bonneville shoreline traill sports recreation wasatch mountains snow bird basketball its well known temple square Mormon temple natural history museum of Utah dinosaurs fossils skiing at nearby ski resort alta ski resort photo copyright Lana law state Capitol Mormon tabernacle Joseph Smith memorial building iam so sorry I tried to be brief as much as I can thank you for your great efforts despite hard circumstances you are guide tourist for all people around world not USA citizens only stay safe blessed good luck to you your dearest ones
Once again you are right on target Khatoon! I love the way that you use our videos to learn about far-away places. Best wishes to you and your loved ones from the two of us!
Where is the place on the picture of your channel site, I love that spot.
You mean the header image on the channel page? That's up North Fork Big Wood River north of Sun Valley, Idaho: czcams.com/video/pgGQd9ggLYU/video.html
@@GrandAdventure I'm sorry I hit the dislike button by mistake, plz forgive me. Yes, you are correct, the header picture, is absolutely beautiful spot. As I write this to you and taken a break from work, I work in a hospital. I love camping and I have a travel trailer, I enjoy your channel and your videos. Thank you for posting those.
@@Norman1965arg ha, no worries at all! We really appreciate your kind words, thank you.
Marc,
Can you actually see downtown SLC from from your trailer site? Or is that an overlay?
Gord
Gord, I overlaid the photo of the trailer on top of a photo of downtown that I shot from Redwood Road near one of the parks that we filmed for this episode. Our chosen winter RV park is actually 17 miles south of downtown, although two that we reviewed in this episode are 1 and 5 miles away, respectively.
@@GrandAdventure Thanks Marc... you did a great job of hiding the overlay. But the perspective was just too amazing to be assumed real. Plus, I have seen your other overlays that were more obvious.
Gord
I like your haircut Mark.
@@RamblinRoadies 😄 Thanks. It was so long overdue, it's never been as long as it was.
All those site look horrible. We’re Rv/Camping. Not looking for some long term mobile home park
Typically speaking, as is the case in SLC the terms "city" and "camping" are typically incongruous. However, we wanted to show what's available in the Valley for anyone who needs to travel to SLC.
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