The Magical Road Trip Will Take You Through Utah’s Most Charming Christmas Towns
Some of Utah’s towns seriously pull out their A-games when it comes to decorating for Christmas. In fact, one Utah town gets so into the celebration that it bills itself as ‘Utah’s Christmas Town!‘ We thought it might be fun to plan a road trip that will take you through 10 of our most Christmasy towns. While you can technically drive this whole thing from Ogden to Helper (or vice-versa) in around four hours, we can’t imagine why you’d want to. Instead, plan at least one overnight spot along the way so you can take your time in each town.
If you live in the Salt Lake area, you might break this up into two road trips – one going north; the other going south.
Click here for the map and complete driving directions.
Ogden's Christmas Village is a winter wonderland that you've just got to experience first-hand. It's free to walk through, and you'll be charmed by all all the little Christmas cottages - 70 in all! Click here to see our article about the Christmas Village.
The lights at Layton City Park are beautiful any night, but if you take this road trip on the 9th-10th or 16th-17th, you can take a hayride tour through the park. Stop by Burger Stop for dinner, then hop on the hay wagon - the small fee of $2 is donated to charity. Click here to read more about Burger Stop and its hayrides.
You'll want to plan several hours (at least) for Salt Lake City. Ice skate at Gallivan, wander through Temple Square, say hello to the animals at Zoo Lights and more.
Park City's Main Street is quaint during the day or night at Christmastime. If you have time to hit the slopes during your road trip, do it! If not, enjoy a meal on Main Street, or just take awhile to stroll up and down this adorable street. Click here
to see more about this historic town.
Visit the charming town of Midway to see the adorable Swiss-influenced homes and buildings that look even more sweet when they're accentuated with a blanket of snow.
Heber is another cute Christmas town, and if you have the chance to ride the North Pole Express on the Heber Valley Railroad, we highly recommend it! Click here to read our article about this magical journey.
Not only will you find Santa and tons of twinkling lights at the Shops at Riverwoods, you'll also see tons of residential Christmas light displays everywhere!
Drive through Canyon View Park at 3300 E. Powerhouse Road to see the Festival of Lights now through New Years Day. You'll stay all warm and snuggly in your car while you enjoy a fabulous light show.
Helper really IS Utah's Christmas Town! Click here
to read about all the festivities in this amazing little town.
Our road trip map only allows us to add 10 destinations, but we know there are a LOT more along the way! What else could our readers see along this trip? Let us know!
Writer, editor and researcher with a passion for exploring new places. Catherine loves local bookstores, independent films, and spending time with her family, including Gus the golden retriever, who is a very good boy.
