Free & Cheap Things to Do in Salt Lake City, UT

  • The list below includes 162 free or cheap things to do in or near Salt Lake City, Utah, including 75 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Movie Theaters, Canyon and Religious Buildings.
  • From Big Cottonwood Canyon to Family History Library, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Salt Lake City and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Sandy, Layton, West Jordan and Draper.
  • The list below includes 162 free or cheap things to do in or near Salt Lake City, Utah, including 75 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Movie Theaters, Canyon and Religious Buildings.
  • From Big Cottonwood Canyon to Family History Library, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Salt Lake City and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Sandy, Layton, West Jordan and Draper.
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Taking its inspiration from the Marx Brothers, this original play depicts Groucho, Chico, and Harpo trying to resurrect a failing hotel
36.5 Miles
67% 9 votes
Historic Sites SR-73, Riverton, UT MoreLess Info
The area of Camp Floyd and Stagecoach Inn State Park is founded around the original camp that was constructed in 1858 during the antebellum era. The history of the site and the Civil War is displayed through exhibits at the on-site museum.
36.9 Miles
91% 317 votes
Waterfalls Provo Canyon, Provo, UT MoreLess Info
Bridal Veil Falls is one of the three waterfalls that constitute the famous Niagara Falls. Besides the scenic beauty of the place, there are also multiple picnic areas and paved trails and a small pond nearby where visitors can feed the fish.
36.9 Miles
95% 106 votes
Science Museums 1430 North St., Provo, UT MoreLess Info
Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum houses more than two million specimens of plants, insects, reptiles, fish, shells and more.
37.0 Miles
81% 43 votes
Science Museums 1683 N. University Ave, Provo, UT 84601 MoreLess Info
BYU Museum of Paleontology houses a wide range of full-size dinosaur skeleton displays as well as a variety of fossils. Student curators and guides also offer informative guided tours of the facility where visitors can view additional fossils kept in the storage.
37.0 Miles
85% 20 votes
Science Museums 1683 N. Canyon Rd., Provo, UT MoreLess Info
Brigham Young University has a very strong paleontology department and large-scale fossil collection which it displays at the BYU Earth Science Museum. Ancient plants and dinosaurs are put on display in this institute, which has been more recently named the BYU Museum of Paleontology.
37.0 Miles
50% 2 votes
National & State Parks 4400 W Center Street, Provo, UT 84601 MoreLess Info
Utah Lake State Park is Utah's largest freshwater lake and provides fishing access for channel catfish, walleye, white bass, black bass and several species of panfish. Patrons can spend an evening camping, then powerboat, canoe or sail on the Lake.
37.3 Miles
93% 223 votes
Colleges & Universities Provo, Provo, UT MoreLess Info
Brigham Young University has a lot to offer to its students as well as visitors with beautiful views of the surrounding mountain range and manicured flower-beds. The campus also maintains an art museum, a paleontology museum, a fine arts center, a creamery and much more.
37.6 Miles
100% 19 votes
Nature & Wildlife Areas Rock Canyon Trail, Provo, UT 84604 MoreLess Info
Hiking in Rock Canyon takes visitors through mountains, forests, waterways, and fields. Visitors can go sledding, mountain biking, or caving in the canyon, which has areas accessible to people of most skill levels.
37.7 Miles
90% 115 votes
Art Museum N. Campus Dr., Provo, UT MoreLess Info
Museum of Art at Brigham Young University offers a wide range of artworks as a part of the permanent collection as well as of rotating exhibits which feature both national and international artists.
37.8 Miles
74% 23 votes
Specialty Museums 700 North 100 East, Provo, UT 84602 MoreLess Info
BYU Museum of Peoples & Cultures showcases a variety of artifacts belonging to the native American history and culture accompanied by other travelling exhibits which focus on other world cultures such as those found in Africa, Asia and South America.
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