How to get there

Where is Park City? The town of Park City is at the end of Parleys Canyon in Utah, USA. It is only 37 miles (59km) from the Salt Lake City International Airport, which can take 35-60 minutes depending upon road conditions, and how much a tourism promoter wants to embellish the accessibility of the town.

Park City Mountain Resort is within the town of Park City, with the main base about 1km from the historic Main Street of Park City. One of the chair lifts starts right from downtown Main St, although this is not the main base of the ski resort.

Other Ski Resorts Nearby The Canyons ski resort is only 3km away, as is Deer Valley ski resort. Park City also makes a great base to visit other Utah ski resorts. The following are distances and time by road from Park City:
For those without a car, there are various tour operators who provide transportation to these resorts.

Getting To Park City Park City is incredibly accessible considering it is less than an hour from SLC airport. From the airport there are 70 different ground transportation operators. One example of a large operator is Park City Transportation. They have a desk at the airport if you don’t have reservations.

PCT and other operators will also provide transport from other Utah ski resorts. There’s even a mini-bus operation that takes skiers to and from Jackson Hole.

If driving from the airport, the route is incredibly well sign posted and is via I-80 and highway 224.

Getting Around If you are staying near the town centre on near a stop on the bus line, it won’t be necessary to hire a car, particularly if your vacation will primarily consist of skiing and going out at night time. It can be tricky to get to some activities out of town (e.g. Gorgoza tubing park, Olympic Park), but taxis are readily available except during peak holiday periods.

Park City Transportation has a passport service which is included in some tour packages. The passport entitles the user to free taxis, but there are various restrictions that are ….well restricting. They don’t operate outside a small radius of the town centre, so you can’t get to Olympic Park or Kimball Junction, and they don’t operate before 10am. It’s not really free either, as you have to pay a substantial tip.

The other option depending upon how warmly you’re dressed is to use the free public buses. The bus system has routes that cover the downtown area, major hotels, all three ski resorts, and the suburbs including Kimball Junction where the outlet shopping is. Your accommodation is likely to have a copy of the bus schedules and maps, otherwise they can be found inside any of the buses. The bus system is generally very reliable, except during peak holidays such as Xmas and Sundance when things go a bit haywire. The frequency of the service depends upon the route. The Canyons is every 20 minutes, Deer Valley is pretty frequent depending upon the time of day. Multiple routes cover the area between Main Street, along Park Avenue and up to Park City Mountain Resort, so buses here are very regular. The other option to get between downtown and the resort during the day is via skiing and the lifts. If you just want to get up and down Main St, there is the free historic trolley.

Plan the location of your Park City lodging carefully, because unless you are prepared to hire a car, you might find it frustrating every time you want to go to a ski resort or out for dinner.