It has many names...
The Gully, Dimple Dell, The Dell, Dimple Dell Open Space, Dry Creek, and Dimple Dell Nature Park. She is under attack and could change forever. Families make memories, students come to study nature, runners and mountain bikers come to exercise, horseback riders and ordinary people all flee the city for her soft earthy trails.
About the Park
The Dimple Dell Regional Park is a 646-acre Salt Lake County Open Space and one of the last remaining undeveloped public parks in in the Salt Lake Valley. It’s Open Space designation in SLCO Park System Master Plan means Dimple Dell is intended to remain pristine, natural, and unaltered by development. It is the largest, last-remaining public preserve along the densely-populated Wasatch Front, and is treasured for its wildlife, native plants, majestic mountain views, and a sense of serenity not found in other parks.
As set out in the park’s management plan, the primary park uses are:
As set out in the park’s management plan, the primary park uses are:
- Nature preserve, with preservation and enhancements to the natural environment;
- Nature education, including a Nature Education Center, with the main purpose being a natural history and cultural history interpretation;
- Recreation trails including hiking, jogging, bicycling, cross-country skiing and equestrian activities.
Members of the Dimple Dell Preservation Community
Our organization began in 2016 to fight against paving Dimple Dell. Our organization has continued to be a voice for preservation of the landscape and history of Dimple Dell. But who are we?
We are dog walkers, trail runners, hikers, equestrians, cross-country skiers, bird/bug/animal watchers, mountain bikers, school cross country teams, scouts earning merit badges, nature and conservation clubs and societies, botanists and plant lovers, science class taking nature field trips or working on a science project, residents and neighbors who love this easy access to a natural, pristine area right here in the valley.
We are quiet visitors who come to the park in the hopes of spotting a deer, rabbit, fox, badger, skunk, coyote, owl, blue jay, red velvet ant, Jerusalem cricket, and other animals and birds. In the spring, beautiful wildflowers, pioneer-era native bunch grasses, and a wide variety of other native plants and trees dot the park's landscape and uplift our souls. The Park is a place to observe nature, to hear yourself think, to see a corner of the Salt Lake Valley the way it was before it became a major metropolitan area.
We join together to advocate for the wildlife and native plant inhabitants of the park, the compatible use of the park, to save this last piece of heaven right here in the valley.
We are dog walkers, trail runners, hikers, equestrians, cross-country skiers, bird/bug/animal watchers, mountain bikers, school cross country teams, scouts earning merit badges, nature and conservation clubs and societies, botanists and plant lovers, science class taking nature field trips or working on a science project, residents and neighbors who love this easy access to a natural, pristine area right here in the valley.
We are quiet visitors who come to the park in the hopes of spotting a deer, rabbit, fox, badger, skunk, coyote, owl, blue jay, red velvet ant, Jerusalem cricket, and other animals and birds. In the spring, beautiful wildflowers, pioneer-era native bunch grasses, and a wide variety of other native plants and trees dot the park's landscape and uplift our souls. The Park is a place to observe nature, to hear yourself think, to see a corner of the Salt Lake Valley the way it was before it became a major metropolitan area.
We join together to advocate for the wildlife and native plant inhabitants of the park, the compatible use of the park, to save this last piece of heaven right here in the valley.
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Where is Dimple Dell?Dimple Dell has several major trailheads. Look below for some of the most popular!
Dimple Dell Trail HeadWrangler Trail Head |
See something? Say something?
Please report questionable activity immediately by contacting the Sandy City Police at 801-568-7200. If you see an illegal activity (vandalism, arson, destruction of property, etc.) please report to the dispatch at 801-799-3000. Any emergencies situations should be reported to 911.
You can also contact the Dimple Dell Preservation Community Facebook or Instagram page.
You can also contact the Dimple Dell Preservation Community Facebook or Instagram page.
