Guidebook for Ogden
Entertainment & Activities
Museum of old trains and history of railroad in the West.
48 locals recommend
Ogden Union Station Trainmen's Building
2501 Wall AveMuseum of old trains and history of railroad in the West.
Great educational park, with life-like dinosaurs that roar, plus a room devoted to digging for dinosaur fossils in the sand. Great for kids.
77 locals recommend
Ogden's George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park
1544 Park BlvdGreat educational park, with life-like dinosaurs that roar, plus a room devoted to digging for dinosaur fossils in the sand. Great for kids.
A great rock climbing wall and also indoor surfing, etc. Near a nice movie theater and not far from historic 25th Street.
11 locals recommend
Salomon Center
2261 Kiesel AveA great rock climbing wall and also indoor surfing, etc. Near a nice movie theater and not far from historic 25th Street.
This is a less-polished ski resort than Snowbasin, but still lots of fun with more acreage. Further from our house than Snowbasin, about a 40 minute drive.
159 locals recommend
Powder Mountain
6965 E Powder Mountain RdThis is a less-polished ski resort than Snowbasin, but still lots of fun with more acreage. Further from our house than Snowbasin, about a 40 minute drive.
A jewel of a ski resort. In summer, it's a great place for mountain biking, hiking and riding the gondolas up the mountain (glass bubble ski lift, $15 - $25 roundtrip, Saturdays and Sundays. Worth it for the views! Lodges sometimes open for food, drinks.
297 locals recommend
Snowbasin Resort
3925 Snow Basin RdA jewel of a ski resort. In summer, it's a great place for mountain biking, hiking and riding the gondolas up the mountain (glass bubble ski lift, $15 - $25 roundtrip, Saturdays and Sundays. Worth it for the views! Lodges sometimes open for food, drinks.
Two indoor ice skating/hockey rinks are at the Ice Sheet; one has beautiful views of the mountains, the other has no views. You can rent skates. Call or check web page for schedule.
Weber County Sports Complex
4390 Harrison BoulevardTwo indoor ice skating/hockey rinks are at the Ice Sheet; one has beautiful views of the mountains, the other has no views. You can rent skates. Call or check web page for schedule.
Magical amusement park for adults and kids with wild and/or tame rides for all ages. The park also has a ¨beach¨ called Laguna Beach with various water slides. Rent tubes and float through the water! Food and drinks there can be pricey, so it may be best to bring your own.
259 locals recommend
Lagoon Amusement Park
375 North Lagoon DrMagical amusement park for adults and kids with wild and/or tame rides for all ages. The park also has a ¨beach¨ called Laguna Beach with various water slides. Rent tubes and float through the water! Food and drinks there can be pricey, so it may be best to bring your own.
Shopping
Good prices on food, plus a pharmacy, and it's just a few minutes down the mountain from our house on Skyline Drive off Washington Ave./I-89. But this is not a big walmart: it only has supermarket and pharmacy items.
8 locals recommend
Walmart Neighborhood Market
1356 UT-193Good prices on food, plus a pharmacy, and it's just a few minutes down the mountain from our house on Skyline Drive off Washington Ave./I-89. But this is not a big walmart: it only has supermarket and pharmacy items.
Getting Around
Closest car rental place to our house. About 12 minutes' away, and Enterprise will pick up and drop off at the house with some advance notice.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
3212 Riverdale RdClosest car rental place to our house. About 12 minutes' away, and Enterprise will pick up and drop off at the house with some advance notice.
Arts & Culture
Interactive "museum" for kids, with lots of stage sets where kids can put on dress-ups and pretend they are storybook characters.
27 locals recommend
Treehouse Museum
347 22nd StInteractive "museum" for kids, with lots of stage sets where kids can put on dress-ups and pretend they are storybook characters.
Drinks & Nightlife
Starbucks at 55 and Harrison is just a few minutes' drive down the mountain, and has a convient drive-through. Across the street from Fresh Market, for groceries, and gas stations.
13 locals recommend
Starbucks
2011 N Hill Field RdStarbucks at 55 and Harrison is just a few minutes' drive down the mountain, and has a convient drive-through. Across the street from Fresh Market, for groceries, and gas stations.
Many restaurants and bars are along this block near Union Station. In the late 1800s and early 1900s the strip was renown for its bars and brothels.
10 locals recommend
25th Street
25th StreetMany restaurants and bars are along this block near Union Station. In the late 1800s and early 1900s the strip was renown for its bars and brothels.
Parks & Nature
This "park" has a beach: the Great Salt Lake, the saltiest water you've ever tried to swim in. There is sand along the beach, so bring an umbrella and a cooler. You also can see antelope and bison in the park.
10 locals recommend
Antelope Island State Park Visitors Center
4528 W 1700 SThis "park" has a beach: the Great Salt Lake, the saltiest water you've ever tried to swim in. There is sand along the beach, so bring an umbrella and a cooler. You also can see antelope and bison in the park.
Lots of birds of prey and other animals, as well as hiking trails, can be found here at 966 W. 12th St. in Ogden
22 locals recommend
Ogden Nature Center
966 W 12th StLots of birds of prey and other animals, as well as hiking trails, can be found here at 966 W. 12th St. in Ogden
A great hiking trail, not far from our house, but you might want to drive there (a few minutes' drive): It's at E. 4600 South in Ogden just off Ridgedale Drive. OR: many residents walk out their doors and just hike or run the streets in our neighborhood. You will see them! You can do the same!
7 locals recommend
Beus Canyon Trailhead
East 4600 SouthA great hiking trail, not far from our house, but you might want to drive there (a few minutes' drive): It's at E. 4600 South in Ogden just off Ridgedale Drive. OR: many residents walk out their doors and just hike or run the streets in our neighborhood. You will see them! You can do the same!
Uintah Elementary, about two miles down the mountain from our house on 2250 East, has a paved walking/running trail at the circumference of its land on flat ground; any one can use it.
Uintah Elementary School
6115 S 2250 EUintah Elementary, about two miles down the mountain from our house on 2250 East, has a paved walking/running trail at the circumference of its land on flat ground; any one can use it.
Nearby Restaurants
Javier's Authentic Mexican Food
4874 Harrison BlvdGolden Jade Restaurant
4848 Harrison BlvdPie delivers to our house, and they actually can find it! Plus, they have the best pizzas in Utah. House address is 6075 South 2900 East, remind them that it is down a long driveway.
22 locals recommend
The Pie Pizzeria - Ogden
4300 Harrison BlvdPie delivers to our house, and they actually can find it! Plus, they have the best pizzas in Utah. House address is 6075 South 2900 East, remind them that it is down a long driveway.
Very good Indian food, about 12 minutes from the house at 3585 Harrison Blvd. Check website for current hours.
Sitara India
3585 Harrison BlvdVery good Indian food, about 12 minutes from the house at 3585 Harrison Blvd. Check website for current hours.
Very good food, lots of booths, five minutes from the house at 5805 Harrison Blvd in parking lot near the McDonaldś.
Thai House of Ogden
5805 Harrison BoulevardVery good food, lots of booths, five minutes from the house at 5805 Harrison Blvd in parking lot near the McDonaldś.