Ensign Peak — Attraction in Salt Lake City

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 – Ensign Peak: The View Was Great… From the Parking Lot

As a proud member of the “thick thighs save lives” club, I figured Ensign Peak would be a nice little jaunt. “Short hike,” they said. “Easy trail,” they said. Lies. All lies.

About 30 feet in, my lungs filed for divorce, my calves were sending hate mail, and I was bargaining with the universe like a man on a stairway to heaven — which is what this felt like, minus the heavenly part and plus a lot of wheezing.

I had to stop so many times that squirrels started checking on me like, “You good, big man?” At one point, I seriously considered rolling back down and telling people I saw the view in a dream.

BUT — when I did reach the top (eventually, heroically, and with great personal sacrifice), the view was absolutely stunning. I mean, you really can see the whole valley… and possibly your life flashing before your eyes.

Final verdict: beautiful, humbling, slightly traumatic. Bring water, a snack, and maybe a defibrillator if you’re built like me. Would suffer again. Probably. Maybe. Okay yes, but only for the...

Beautiful view of Salt Lake City and surrounding mountains! We hiked up to the top and it was well worth it. The view was absolutely fantastic! I'm not in the best of shape and I made it up to the top...admittedly, with a little help from my husband. For me, the hardest part was coming back down the mountain...coming down is harder on the knees and that's where I felt it. The trail consists of dirt and rocks, so after rain be prepared for mud and slippery areas. We had to detour around a few areas of the trail due to the mud. Hiking shoes would be best. There is a lower observation area which I recommend if you're not up for the higher climb to the top of the mountain. We visited on...

I took my kids up here at night to see the city. Great view and seems to be a great place for a hike. One thing that was disappointing is that some louse decided to deface some of the property with a spray can. I don't know if they were simply uneducated kids looking to cause damage to someone else's property, or if they were acting like a mutual and marking their territory but it really ruins it for others. Also saw two different groups that felt the rules of the park didn't apply with alcohol and smoking. There are plenty of other places to do this. Why bring it here to this quiet park where many families and...