Liberty Park, with fountains and formal pathways, is a traditional park with 100 acres set aside for walking and relaxing. The Main Walk is a spacious, lighted promenade under spreading cottonwood trees; narrow off-shoots include strolls like the Pine Walk. In the south end is the Tracy Aviary with more than 1,000 birds on display from around the world. The park can be found from 500 to 700 East Street and 900 to 1300 South Street.

A half hour out of the city to the northwest you can hike with your dog in Antelope Island State Park, in the Great Salt Lake. Only the Dead Sea holds saltier water than the Great Salt Lake, the biggest lake in the American West. The salinity can be as high as 27% - eight times saltier than ocean water.

Antelope Island is the largest of the Great Salt Lake