Salt Lake City Parks Division:

Parley’s Creek and the land that surrounds it at the mouth of Parley’s Canyon has a special place in Utah history as one of the natural open spaces in the Salt Lake valley and contains one of the most natural and contiguous riparian corridors in the City. The 88-acre park was established to protect and interpret these features. It has also been identified for decades as a critical link in regional open space and trail networks.

The park is continuously growing in popularity for recreational uses such as dog walking, BMX biking, nature appreciation, and trail use along the Parley's Trail, to be constructed in 2009.  Salt Lake City is currently developing the park's first master plan to help balance this diversity of recreation uses with the need to protect sensitive natural and cultural resources in the park.

The Master Planning process began in the fall of 2008 and will continue through fall of 2009.  After the full plan is complete, the city can allocate its budget and staff to priority projects and management efforts to ensure the park's sustainability for the long-term.