The 7 best things to do in Riverton

Riverton City Park at 1452 West 12600 South. It runs to 31 acres, re-opened in 2015 after a large renovation, and it holds a working rodeo arena inside the same site as a splash pad, three playgrounds, a skate park, eight pickleball courts, two tennis courts, a sand volleyball court, four basketball hoops, three workout stations and a walking path. The Old Dome Meeting Hall stands at the entrance and appears in the city's own logo.

Most of it. All 33 city parks are free to enter, including the 31 acre flagship and the 20 acre park on the west side, the splash pads are free in season (the city has three, and Old Farm's was closed in 2026), both Jordan River Parkway trailheads cost nothing, the fishing pond is free in season, and the retail district on the corridor is free to walk around. The charges in this city attach to pavilion reservations, hall rentals, rodeo tickets and county green fees rather than to entry.

No, and this is the one entry on the list that punishes a casual approach. Tickets sell in advance only and none are sold at the gate on any of the three nights, so a decision made on the day is a decision not to go. Put the on sale date on your calendar rather than the rodeo date. The Town Days page carries the current prices, the on sale timing and the warning about resale listings.

The eastern edge carries the Jordan River Parkway, reached from Dr. O. Roi Hardy Park at 12400 River Vista Drive or the Riverbend Trailhead at 12765 South 1125 West, and that connects into a 45 mile county trail system. Inside the city the set includes the Midas Creek Trail, the Rose Creek Trail running southwest out of Monarch Meadows Park, the Western Springs Trail, the Mountain View Trail and walking paths ringing three separate parks.

Further than a map suggests, because Bangerter Highway divides the city and the two halves are roughly four miles apart. Five entries sit east of the expressway, clustered around 12600 and 12800 South: the flagship park, the arena, both river trailheads, the golf course and the fishing pond are all within a few minutes of each other. The retail district and the twenty acre west side park are on the other side of that line and need a deliberate crossing rather than a wander.

Every day, from seven in the morning to ten at night, on dates that run roughly from 15 April to 15 October and are not fixed. The Danny R. Crump Fishing Pond sits beside Old Farm Park, with a fish cleaning station and picnic tables. Every other park in the city is open daily, so this opening pattern is the single most commonly missed thing in the Riverton parks system.

The sledding hill at Western Springs Park is the honest answer, and it is a built feature rather than a natural slope, because there is no hill of any consequence on this part of the valley floor. Beyond that, winter here is walking: the river trailheads are open all year, three parks have paths that ring them, and the retail district on the western boundary carries the evenings. The splash pads shut after Labor Day and the fishing pond closes in the middle of October.

Through Riverton Parks and Recreation on 801-208-3101 or at [email protected]. Riverton City Park's large pavilion holds about 400 people across 50 picnic tables at 75 dollars for a resident half day and 125 for a full one as of 2026, with higher non resident rates and a substantial fee and deposit for business use. The small pavilion and the Western Springs pavilion are both 10 dollars for a resident half day. Bounce houses are not allowed at any Riverton city park.

One day covers a visitor comfortably, because there is no canyon drive to budget for and nothing here is more than about fifteen minutes from anything else. A morning on the river edge, a walk through the flagship park, an afternoon on the west side and an evening at the retail district fills it. What a single day cannot do is Town Days, since the rodeo, the parade and the fourth of July program are fixed dates spread across two separate weeks in June and July.