The Avenues

Not far from Salt Lake City's great, heavy-on-the-granite State Capitol Building, gorgeous Memory Grove offers dogs and their devotees a chance to let the leash off and hike a canyon right in town. Not all of the park is leash-free, so pay attention to posted signs, stick to the trail and keep close to your canine. While there is no fence along the trail, a stream bubbles along one side (pooches have been spotted wading). Larger dogs seem to patronize the park more often, but pups of all persuasions are permitted. If drinking from a stream doesn't appeal to you, pack water for you and your furry one (sunblock also isn't a bad idea for those crystal clear SLC afternoons). Pickup bags and trashcans are available at the end of the trails, and there are benches along the way where you can rest while your baby romps.

Notes:

Commonly called “The Avs”

Located on the north east bench of the Wasatch Mountains, and slopes down toward Downtown (just NE of Downtown)

Democratic, progressive, younger residents, residents enjoy the culture and easy commute to downtown SLC.

The streets here are a mix of numbers and letters, slightly different than the typical numerical coordinates of the SLC grid system

The Avenues are surrounded by Downtown, Federal Heights, Capital Hill/ City Creek.

The lower “Avs“ are primarily older Victorian homes.