Salt Lake Valley — Local services in South Salt Lake

Nice area with lots of beautiful views and plenty of work. I've lived here most of my life. When I was a teen we used to go camping in the local canyons. Back then it was way better. We could hang out and party and when we were done just throw down are sleeping bags and go to sleep almost anywhere. Now days I think you have to be at least a half mile or more off the road in most places or pay more for a spot or cabin or lodge, But there are some areas like American fork canyon that still have free camping close to the road. And it is still an awesome spot to hang out. The mountains here are...

Home sweet home. Salt Lake Valley is the best place to live! Trust me, I've been almost everywhere in this country, including Hawai'i. The people are so friendly, the weather is great, amazing food, beer, and coffee, and the best part is the access to the outdoors! With huge mountains to the east and a massive desert to the west there's so much to explore and do outside. If you love the outdoors, you will love Utah. The work / life balance here is better than...

It's okay family oriented town however the air quality is terrible. Salt lake has inversions and the nasty highly polluted air gets stuck in the valley for weeks at a time. Infrastructure is lacking with small interstate highways and few jobs. The city itself is about 15 years behind other cities. Salt Lake international airport is above average and easy to get around close to downtown Salt Lake and the...