Salt Palace Convention Center — Attraction in Salt Lake City

The Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, commonly known as the Salt Palace, is a premier convention facility located in the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah. Named after Utah’s 11th governor, Calvin L. Rampton, the center opened in February 1996 and has since become a central hub for events ranging from large-scale conventions to intimate meetings. 

Facilities and Features: • Exhibit Space: The center boasts approximately 515,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit hall space, which can be divided into nine halls to accommodate various event sizes and configurations.  • Meeting Rooms: With 164,000 square feet of meeting space, the Salt Palace offers 67 versatile rooms suitable for seminars, workshops, and breakout sessions.  • Grand Ballroom: A 45,000 square-foot ballroom provides an elegant setting for banquets, keynote addresses, and large gatherings.  • Pre-Function Space: The venue includes 308,000 square feet of open pre-function areas, ideal for networking, receptions, and registration setups. 

Location and Accessibility:

Situated at 100 South West Temple, the Salt Palace is centrally located, offering easy access to downtown amenities, hotels, and public transportation. Its strategic position makes it a convenient choice for both local and international attendees. 

Notable Events:

The Salt Palace has hosted a variety of significant events, including RootsTech, one of the world’s largest family history and technology conferences.  Additional Amenities: • Sustainability Initiatives: The center has achieved GBAC STAR accreditation, demonstrating its commitment to implementing stringent health and...

This review is about he art installation outside of the center: I was surprised by how cool was the concept behind this piece was. A series of signs that vary from street warning, to book names or popular phrases were situated in a very specific position and some were partially or completely coloured in red. When you stood right in front of it, on a very specific angle, you got to read a message: YOU ARE HERE.

This spot was located on the sidewalk in front of the "Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center", I later learned that the installation is called “Point of View,” and that it was made by Maine artist Aaron T Stephan following the idea of creating something “designed to become the place to have one’s picture taken in Salt Lake City. Like other cities that have iconic artwork or architecture, this new installation beckons people to sit down and be part of the art”. According to an article posted on the website Visit Lake, this was completed in Summer 2016 and it is made out of "more than 150 standard road signs placed in front of the main entrance of the Salt Palace Convention Center (West Temple at 100 South). Portions of some of the signs serve to create a large, red logo that says “You Are Here.” The logo points to a red bench on...

This review is for the Salt Palace's parking garage specifically, because it was so bad that I want to warn people.

Parking was advertised as $10 for the event we attended today. The parking attendant did not speak a word of English and would not allow us to complete the payment ourselves -- she physically blocked the payment machine and rattled off another language that my elderly dad didn't understand. We offered both a credit card and cash, and she snatched the credit card and tapped it for us without telling us that cards are $20 instead of the $10 cash price. We asked to cancel the transaction so we could pay with cash, but she aggressively refused. This was manipulative on her part, and makes me think that either the parent company is pushing cash only so that they don't have to report their proceeds on taxes, OR she was stealing some of the cash herself.

I've reached out to the parent company to resolve this, but I would NOT park in this garage when City Creek's parking is right next door and is perfectly honest! Deceptive and sketchy garage...