The parks South Weber
A neighborhood park at the mouth of Weber Canyon
Canyon Meadows Park, the west end of South Weber
The busiest of South Weber's dozen parks, out at 631 East Peterson Parkway. On one block you get a covered pavilion, a playground, a baseball diamond, courts for pickleball and basketball, a bike track and a little train, with restrooms open through the warm months. It is free to walk in and use, and the city handles pavilion and court reservations in person at its Family Activity Center.
By Scott Buehler, Moving Utah
Updated October 2026
The short answer
Canyon Meadows Park is South Weber's fullest neighborhood park, out at the west end of town at 631 East Peterson Parkway, about a mile and a half from City Hall. On one block you get a large covered pavilion you can reserve, a playground, a baseball diamond, courts for pickleball and basketball, a paved bike track and a small train the little ones climb on, with restrooms open through the warm months. It is free to walk in and use, and you only pay if you reserve the pavilion or a court, which the city handles in person at its Family Activity Center rather than online. Plan on an hour with young kids, or a morning if you have booked a field or a court.
What is there
A full set of things to do, for a small town
Canyon Meadows is the park to head for if you want everything in one place. A big covered pavilion anchors it, the kind you can reserve for a birthday or a family gathering, with a playground right beside it so the kids have somewhere to go the moment they are out of the car. There is a baseball diamond, a paved bike track that younger riders love, and a small train feature they climb on and around. Courts for pickleball and basketball round it out, and there are restrooms on site that the city opens through the warm months. It is an ordinary, well used neighborhood park, and the range of things packed onto one block is what sets it apart from the smaller spaces around town.
South Weber keeps about a dozen park sites in all, roughly fifty acres of ground, and most of them are small: a playground here, a picnic bench there, and a couple that are really retention ponds rather than places to spend an afternoon. Canyon Meadows is the one with the fullest spread, which is why it is the park most families end up at. A couple of the courts are recent additions, so if you are counting on a specific one it is worth a quick look when you arrive, or a call to the city, before you plan the afternoon around it.
The details
Before you go
- To reserve the pavilion or a court, go through the city's Family Activity Center rather than a website. Booking and payment are handled in person there.
- The restrooms are seasonal, open through the warm months. If you are planning something in early spring or late fall, check the current dates with the city first.
- A few of the courts are recent, so if a specific court matters for your visit, glance at the ground when you arrive or call ahead.
- South Weber is a windy town, but the wind is mostly an evening and overnight thing. A daytime visit to the park is usually calm.
Reserving and getting there
How to book the pavilion, and how to find the park
Using the park is free. You only pay if you want to hold the pavilion, a court or the diamond for a set time, and South Weber does that the old fashioned way: reservations are made and paid for in person at the Family Activity Center at 1181 East Lester Drive, not through an online calendar. Expect to leave a deposit when you book and pay the balance when you pick up the key. Rental fees sit on the city's fee schedule, which is set fresh each year, so ask the city for the current rate rather than trusting an old number. One rule is worth knowing before you plan an outdoor party: the city does not refund a booking for bad weather, so keep an eye on the forecast when you pick a date.
The park is easy to reach. It is at the far west end of town, off South Weber Drive, about a mile and a half northwest of City Hall and roughly five minutes by car. That puts it on the same side of town as the river and the city's stretch of the Weber River trail, so it is a natural anchor if you are spending a morning at the west end.
Nearby, and in season
Country Fair Days, the river trail, and the canyon wind
The week the town's parks are busiest is Country Fair Days, nine days at the turn of July into August that South Weber has run since 1976, with a rodeo, a parade and a full roster of small town events. It is the one stretch of the year when the parks fill up, and it is worth planning around whether you are going for it or trying to avoid the crowds.
The same west end of town carries the city's piece of the Weber River trail, a gravel path that runs along the river below the neighborhoods. It is an easy pairing with a park visit: kids at Canyon Meadows in the morning, a flat walk by the water after, all on the same side of town.
One local note that actually helps a visitor: South Weber calls itself a windy place, and it earns the name. The wind comes off the mouth of Weber Canyon and mostly blows in the evening and overnight, which is why the trees around town lean a little to the west. For a park visit it rarely matters, because afternoons are generally calm, but if you are setting up a late gathering it is worth knowing which way the evening breeze runs.
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Canyon Meadows Park, answered
Canyon Meadows Park is at 631 East Peterson Parkway, at the west end of South Weber, about a mile and a half northwest of City Hall and roughly five minutes by car. It sits near the mouth of Weber Canyon, on the same side of town as the city's stretch of the Weber River trail.
It packs a lot onto one block: a large covered pavilion, a playground, a baseball diamond, courts for pickleball and basketball, a paved bike track and a small train for younger kids, plus restrooms that are open through the warm months. It is South Weber's fullest neighborhood park, and it is free to walk in and use.
Yes. There is a playground alongside the pavilion and the ball field, which is what makes the park an easy stop with young children. Plan on about an hour if the playground and the bike track are the main draw.
Yes. The covered pavilion and the courts can be reserved, but not online. South Weber takes park reservations and payment in person at the Family Activity Center at 1181 East Lester Drive, so call the city or stop by to book a date and check the current fee.
The park is open year round, but the restrooms are seasonal, open through the warm months from spring into fall. The city sets the exact opening and closing dates and adjusts them year to year, so confirm with South Weber if you are planning something in early spring or late fall.
The city lists both pickleball and basketball courts among the park's features, along with the bike track. A few of the courts are recent additions, so if you are counting on a specific one it is worth a quick look when you arrive or a call to the city first.
Yes, there is a bike track at the park, listed at the same 631 East Peterson Parkway address. It sits with the playground and pavilion, so kids can move between the track, the play equipment and the little train in one visit.
South Weber maintains a dozen park sites, about fifty acres in all. Most are small neighborhood spaces, and a couple are retention ponds rather than places to spend an afternoon. Canyon Meadows is the one with the fullest set of things to do, which is why it is the park most families head to.
It can be, though usually not when you are there. South Weber calls itself a windy town, and the canyon wind that earns it the nickname pours off the mouth of Weber Canyon mostly in the evening and overnight hours. Afternoons at the park are generally calm.
A dozen parks, and one that does most of the work
Canyon Meadows is the park most South Weber families end up at, and it is a fair snapshot of a small city that puts more into its parks than its size would suggest. If you are weighing streets here, the thing worth checking is which park is genuinely within walking distance of each one. Tell me the streets you are looking at and I will introduce you to a Davis County partner agent who knows them, and point you to the practical side of the city.
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