Cottonwood Heights

Cottonwood Heights offers a range of recreational activities that are easy to distinguish when planning your trip: trails and bike lanes, parks with specific trail connections, and tennis, pool, ice skating and class options. If you’re looking for a hotel in Cottonwood Heights, first consider which of these activities you want to shape your stay. The differences between the parks and the Recreation Center provide concrete points of reference. This makes it easier to identify your preferred focus—getting active on trails, playing tennis or enjoying the Recreation Center’s offerings.

Trails and Parks

The city has several trails and bike lanes for walking and cycling. Crestwood Regional Park covers 58 acres and is located in Cottonwood Heights; several walking and jogging trails run along Little Cottonwood Creek. Mountview Park provides access to the East Jordan Canal Trail. Old Mill Park includes a section of the Big Cottonwood Trail. These places differ in terms of specific points of reference for planning: trails along the creek at Crestwood, access to the canal trail at Mountview and a trail section at Old Mill Park.

Local History at Old Mill Park

Old Mill Park is also known as Spencer’s Pond. If you’re noting park names for your plans, associate both names with the same park. Information panels explain the history of early settlement in this area and also cover the adjacent Cottonwood Paper Mill, often simply called the “Old Mill.” The panels give the site a historical dimension that differs from the trail and recreation connections of the other parks. If you’re interested in local history, you can include this point of interest in your day’s plans alongside the trails.

Tennis and Recreation Center Offerings

The number of courts offers a simple way to compare tennis facilities: Antczak Park has four tennis courts, while Bywater Park has two. If tennis is part of your travel plans, you can distinguish the two parks by this figure; check the current facility information for Bywater Park, as amenities can change. The Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center has a different focus: it features four indoor pools and an Olympic-size ice arena. The arena offers public skating, and there are also various water aerobics classes. For planning purposes, distinguish between the facilities and the programs: the pools and arena are the named facilities, while skating sessions and classes depend on the current offerings. Before your visit, check current skating times, as well as class and registration information; skating times, class offerings and registration requirements can change, and individual facilities may be temporarily unavailable.

Plan Your Shuttle Pickup

Butler Elementary School in Cottonwood Heights serves as a pickup location for the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance shuttle. If you’re planning to use this shuttle, confirm the pickup location in advance, as shuttle arrangements can change.

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