5 Days in Park City in The Winter With A Dog
Why is keeping up with life and blogging so challenging? This vacation was from Thanksgiving break and we are just getting around to sharing our winter in Park City. We want to preface this post with all of these activities were done in early winter. So, be sure to check that the trails and parks are open before visiting. This is our day by day itinerary for 5 Days In Park City In The Winter With A Dog.
Park City is a very dog friendly town and there are a lot of great spots that you can take your four legged friend. Starting with our hotel. We absolutely loved our hotel The Westgate Park City. It was in a perfect spot located in a ski in ski out location. We were able to upgrade our room upon arrival and our room was stunning. We had a room with a view of the pool and over the valley. It had a large kitchen fully equipped for us to be able to cook our Thanksgiving dinner and enjoy it together as a family. Check out our Park City Highlight Reel on Instagram HERE to check out the upgraded room and a snapshot of our vacay.
Day 1
We started off our trip with checking out Main Street in Park City. It’s so cute with restaurants and shops. We decided to eat lunch in our hotel on the first day, but we did grab coffee at Atticus. It is a very cute coffee shop named after Atticus Finch from “To Kill A Mockingbird” It has a book store, music store, coffee shop vibe and is the perfect spot to grab coffee and enjoy. They do offer limited seating outside that you can sit and enjoy with your pup or just grab your coffee to go while you walk down Main Street.
We also took Dug took his first Park City dog park at Willow Creek Dog Park to get some exercise in. The drive from San Diego to Park City is a trek. So, it was much needed for Dug to get out his zoomies. This park is also great for children. We visited Park City in the summer several years ago and came to this same park for the girls to play in. It is a big park with lots to do.
Day 2
Heber Valley – This is a nice drive from Park City with a lot of cool things to see and do. We were bummed that we missed the ice castles, but hope to visit again when they are open. However, despite us visiting too early in the season we did see some cool things. First thing we did was drop Dug at Doggy Day Care for the day at Mountain Dog Lounge. They were so sweet and Dug loved his time there. You can also setup grooming and other services for their visit.
We then headed to Homestead Crater. We really enjoyed this spot. They do require reservations beforehand that you can book HERE. We really loved doing this in the winter because the water was really warm. It was fun to make a run for the water in the freezing cold temps and then enjoy a swim in the warm waters of the crater. We suggest getting in the water quickly and then leaving a little early. We were able to head straight to the changing rooms and get out of our wet clothes to head on to our next adventure. The crater also offers paddle board yoga and scuba diving.
The Homestead Crater experience reminded of the cenotes in Cancun. The crater is a geothermal spring situated under a 55 foot beehive like structure made of limestone from mineral deposits settling for over 10,000 years.
Our next stop was Heber Valley Artisan Cheese for lunch. We each got the grilled cheese and soup combo. You can pick out what cheese you have on your sandwich. They have an area that you can sample most of the cheeses. So you will know what you are getting. By far one of the best grilled cheeses I have ever had.
Our last stop in Heber Valley will definitely depend on the weather. We headed up the mountain to check out the snowy hills and snake creek trail. We didn’t do any hiking, but the views are beautiful. Be sure to check out if the roads are open before you make the drive. We found that on our last day, after Park City had a few snow days these roads were closed.
Day 3
On Day 3 of our Park City In The Winter With A Dog adventures had us enjoying a nice hike that was dog friendly at PC Hill. It had great 360 views of Park City and Heber Valley. It’s a pretty easy hike, however we did get a little confused towards the end because it seemed like some of the markers may be missing. However, we made it to the top and saw several other groups make it safely as well.
After the hike we went into the cute historical downtown and had lunch eat Collie’s Sports Bar and Grill and ate outside. This would also be weather permitting as their patio is only open if the weather is good.
Day 4
Our day 4 was about the kids. Dug was crated in our hotel room, while we went for a few hours to Woodward Park City. We highly recommend this when traveling with children. Our whole family had a blast. We purchased the full package for the girls which allowed them to use all of the facilities, this includes the trampoline, indoor skate park, snowboarding and snow tubing. You can also purchase equipment rentals. Then for the parents we just purchased the snow tubing with a time slot at the end of the day. When the girls were done with their fun we all went snow tubing. They do serve food and alcohol indoors which is nice to be able to take a break from the snowy temps.
Day 5
Day 5 in Park City in the winter with a dog included another dog park for him to adventure in. Run-A-Muk was really cool because it had this kind of hiking trail that you could follow. So, we got in exercise while he got to run about. It was awesome.
We followed up the Dog Park day with a visit to Stein Eriksen Lodge and dinner in an alpenglobe. This was by far one of the best experiences of the trip. We did a lot of research on which alpenglobes were the best before we settled on Stein Eriksen lodge. The cost, the quality of food and the location are fantastic. We opted for an evening dinner and we were hoping for snow. The cost for the snow globe was $200 for 90 minute lunch and $250 for a 90 minute dinner. This was the most reasonable pricing in Park City.
Be sure to request to order from the bar menu of Troll Hallen which we highly recommend. Some items include Swedish meatballs and mashers, Stein’s garlic cheese fries, bourbon spiced onion soup and more. These menus may change so check them before you visit. The Alpenglobes do require reservations so book ahead.
