Park City Resort Guide
Kid-friendly resort guide
Get all the tips and tricks for visiting Park City Mountain Resort with your kids!
All About
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Park City is where the largest ski resort in the U.S. meets a charming mountain town. Explore 7,300 acres of diverse alpine terrain and discover breathtaking views across more than 330 trails. Ski or ride directly into historic Main Street, just steps away from the chairlifts to enjoy contemporary restaurants, art galleries, local shops and thrilling family adventures.
Visiting Park City Mountain
Park City Mountain is located just minutes off I-80 or State Hwy 40, all multilane highways, no single lane mountain roads.
For the 2022/23 winter season, the Mountain Village base area will move to a parking reservation system with elements of paid parking, free parking, and carpooling and transit incentives. Paid reservations will be implemented at the Main, First Time and Silver King lots. Our goal is to better manage the overall parking experience, help alleviate congestion at our Mountain Village base area and in adjacent neighborhoods, and give guests a variety of options to access the Mountain Village base area.
- Reservations will be required seven days a week until 1:00 pm, and will be available online. After 1:00 pm, all parking will be free and no reservations will be required.
- The fee for paid reservations will be $25 per vehicle per day, beginning December 12 through April 2.
- Early and late season parking reservations will be free, but reservations will still be required.
- Reservations will be free for cars with four or more occupants.
- Free parking will remain available at the Canyons Village base area, Park City High School (on weekends and holidays) and High Valley Transit Park-n-Ride locations.
- In partnership with the City, Park City Mountain will establish a new traffic circulation plan in the Mountain Village base area that will prioritize bus and transit access seven days a week.
- Park City Mountain will implement text message alerts to provide updates to text subscribers
- Visit Park City’s FAQ and MOUNTAIN VILLAGE PARKING sites for more information.
- At the Mountain Village, “First Time” right at the base of the resort is the best bet for your introduction to snow sports or your first warm up run.
- Check out outstanding learn to ski or ride terrain at Canyons Village. At the top of the Red Pine Gondola you will find “High Meadow Park”, the best place to start your experience on snow.
- Bonanza Express Lift
- From the Summit House at the top of the Bonanza Express lift, find Homerun, a long, easy run that gently curves for 3.5 miles to the Park City base area.
- From halfway down Homerun, Claimjumper goes to the Miners Camp area and is a slow zone the whole way, making it a good choice for beginner skiing.
- Adventure alleys
- Blaster, Powder Monkey, TNT, Detonator, Short Fuse, Hidden Bear, and Alley Cat are all fun winding trails through the woods that are fun for all ages.
- Park City Mountain Trail Map
- Summit House
- The Summit House is the on-mountain spot to enjoy a variety of dining options, including fresh tossed salads, homemade soups, artisan sandwiches and freshly baked pizzas. Summit House is accessible from 5 different chairlifts, so no matter where you’re coming from, or what trail you're skiing next, the Summit House is most likely on your way. And at 9250’ you can bet that the views of the Uinta Mountain Range from our large, heated deck will make it hard to leave.
- Red Pine Lodge
- Enjoy a bite from the grill, a fresh salad or sandwich while you take in the view from the Red Pine upper patio.
- Miners Camp
- Miners Camp restaurant is the perfect place to enjoy a cozy lunch and watch the action. This restaurant contains 500 indoor seats, a large deck and a state of the art food servery. Miners Camp is located at the base of the Silverlode Express and Quicksilver Gondola.
- More information on kid-friendly dining at Park City Mountain