Elk Ridge Park, the full amenity park
1100 E 2500 N Free Splash pad in summer
Elk Ridge is North Logan's main park, 35.5 acres on 2500 North, and it carries most of the city's recreation in one place. In the warm months the draw is the splash pad, which the city opened with a small grand opening and runs free through the summer. The rest of the year the park is courts, fields and open lawn, which is what keeps it useful in every season.
The roster is deep for a town this size. There is the splash pad, tennis and basketball courts, a sand volleyball area, an AstroTurf field alongside grass ball fields for baseball, softball and soccer, playgrounds including a separate toddler area, pavilions, walking paths and restrooms. The Lions Building on the grounds is an indoor space the city rents out for gatherings, so the park doubles as an event site.
Elk Ridge is also the home of the North Logan Pumpkin Walk, the free October tradition that fills the park for the last weeks of the month. That event has its own page, so this entry stays on the park itself; for the walk, the displays and the wider Pumpkin Days, see the Pumpkin Walk page.
The details
Getting there
From Main Street near the center of town, head east on 2500 North; the park is on the south side around 1100 East, with a parking lot off the street. It is close enough to reach on foot or by bike from much of the older part of North Logan.
Before you go
- The splash pad is warm season only; confirm the current open dates and hours with the city before a hot day trip.
- The Lions Building and the pavilions are reservable, so a booked event can tie up part of the park on a weekend.
- In the last weeks of October the park turns over to the Pumpkin Walk; plan a normal park visit around it.
- For the full ranked list of things to do in town, see the things to do in North Logan page.
Meadow View Park, the largest and the most open
2720 N 300 E Free Year round
Meadow View is the biggest of the three at 43.6 acres, but it wears its size differently than Elk Ridge. Most of it is open field and grass rather than built out, so this is the one for a long walking loop, a wide soccer field, and room to throw a ball or fly a kite without bumping into a court.
What it does have is well chosen: a pavilion, restrooms, a small playground, a large soccer field, a walking path around the grounds, and Meadow View's own free splash pad in the warm months. It sits on the north side of the city at 300 East, a couple of minutes from Elk Ridge, so the two parks pair naturally on the same outing when one has what the other does not.
If your reason for coming is space rather than equipment, Meadow View is the pick. It is the closest thing North Logan has to a big open green, and the walking loop is an easy year round habit even after the splash pad closes for the season.
The details
Getting there
The park is on the north side of North Logan at 2720 North and 300 East, a short drive up from the town center with parking at the grounds. It is an easy add to an Elk Ridge visit, since the two sit only a few blocks apart.
Before you go
- The splash pad here runs on its own summer schedule; confirm the current days and hours with the city.
- Most of the acreage is open grass, so bring your own shade and gear; the built amenities are lighter than at Elk Ridge.
- The soccer field can be booked for league play, so a weekend game may have the field spoken for.
- The walking loop stays useful all year, which makes this a good winter stop when the splash pad is closed.
King Nature Park, quiet ground at the canyon mouth
Mouth of Green Canyon Free Year round
King Nature Park is the counterweight to the other two. It is 16.6 acres of natural ground at the mouth of Green Canyon on the east bench, kept deliberately undeveloped. The land was donated to the city by the King family on the condition that it stay a nature park in its natural state, and that is exactly what it is, a quiet preserve rather than a playground.
The amenities are light by design: a small pond kept for wildlife, natural surface walking trails, a footbridge that has become a favorite photo spot, a pavilion and a restroom. From the park a singletrack trail climbs toward Green Canyon, and bikes are asked to stay off the first stretch of it that passes through the park itself, between the lower and upper parking areas. It is a real trailhead, not just a lawn.
Green Canyon proper, the Forest Service trail and the wildland above the park, is a separate subject with its own page. King Nature Park is the quiet, developed end of it, the place you park and start; the canyon is where the trail goes. For the hike, the OHV question and the seasonal gate, read the Green Canyon page.
The details
Getting there
Head east across North Logan toward the base of the mountains; the park sits at the mouth of Green Canyon near 1900 North and 2300 East, with a lower parking area at the park and an upper lot by the canyon gate. Follow the signs for Green Canyon and the park is right at the foot of it.
Before you go
- This is a nature park, not a splash pad or a court; come for the pond, the trails and the quiet, not for equipment.
- Bikes stay off the first short stretch of singletrack through the park; ride from the upper Green Canyon lot instead.
- The park stays open year round, but the Green Canyon gate above it is seasonally closed in the cold months, so check before planning a long ride.
- The wildland trail beyond the park is its own subject; the Green Canyon page covers the hike and the OHV rules.
