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Park City is a forty-five minute drive from Salt Lake City International Airport, which offers direct service to most major cities. The air is dry, and summer temperatures are cooler than in the Salt Lake Valley (highs are in the upper seventies). The golf season is short and sweet, beginning in June and ending with Indian summer in October.

Where to Play

Glenwild Golf Club & Spa

(5 stars)

(Private) Rated Utah’s best course for the past six years, and for good reason. 7600 Glenwild Drive. Park City. Architect: Tom Fazio, 2002. Yardage: 7,543. Par: 71. Slope: 136. Contact: 435-615-9966, glenwild.com.

Promontory, Painted Valley

(4.5 stars)

(Private) Both Promontory courses are special, but this Nicklaus eighteen is a monster. 8758 North Promontory Ranch Road, Park City. Architect: Jack Nicklaus, 2007. Yardage: 8,098. Par: 72. Slope: 155. Contact: 888-458-6600, promontoryclub.com.

Promontory, Canyon

(4 stars)

(Private) A naturalistic design in a high desert setting. 8758 North Promontory Ranch Road, Park City. Architect: Pete Dye, 2002. Yardage: 7,690. Par: 72. Slope: 142.

Talisker Club, Tuhaye

(4 stars)

(Private) At the Talisker Club at Deer Valley, where a Fazio track is coming soon. 9875 North Tuhaye Park Drive, Tuhaye. Architect: Mark O’Meara, 2004. Yardage: 7,800. Par: 72. Slope: 147. Contact: 435-333-3636, talisker.com.

Homestead Resort Golf Club

(3.5 stars)

(Public) Great views of the Wasatch Range and Heber and Snake Creek Valleys. 700 North Homestead Drive, Midway. Architect: Bruce Summerhays, 1990. Yardage: 7,040. Par: 72. Slope: 135. Green Fees: $35-$65. Contact: 888-327-7220, homesteadresort.com.

Soldier Hollow Golf Course, Gold

(3.5 stars)

(Public) Created from the 2002 Olympic ski trails, it has demanding elevation changes and steep drop-offs around some greens. 1370 West Soldier Hollow Lane, Midway. Architect: Gene Bates, 2004. Yardage: 7,598. Par: 72. Slope: 131. Green Fee: $27. Contact: 435-654-7442, soldierhollow.com.

Wasatch Mountain Golf, Mountain

(3.5 stars)

(Public) Cut from natural contours, it features elevation changes, few flat lies, and the occasional elk and moose. 975 West Golf Course Drive, Midway. Architects: William Neff, 1973 (nine holes), William Neff Jr., 1998 (nine holes). Yardage: 6,459. Par: 72. Slope: 125. Green Fee: $27. Contact: 435-654-0532, stateparks.utah.gov.

Park City Golf Club

(3 stars)

(Public) Laced with streams and lakes, it’s pretty, but beware hidden swales and other trickery. Lower Park Avenue, Park City. Architects: William Neff and Perry Maxwell, 1963; William Neff Jr., 2003. Yardage: 6,622. Par: 72. Slope: 124. Green Fees: $26–$43. Contact: 435-615-5800, parkcitygolfclub.org.

Where to Stay

Hotel Park City

Situated at the base of the Wasatch Mountains, this all-suite luxury resort has a world-class spa and an outdoor pool with magnificent views. 2001 Park Avenue. Rooms: $299–$3,000. Contact: 435-200- 2000, hotelparkcity.com.

Washington School Inn

Historic bed-and-breakfast housed in what was once the local schoolhouse, smack in the middle of downtown. Wonderful old-town feel with a helpful staff. 543 Park Avenue. Rooms: $185–$620. Contact: 435-649-3800, washingtonschoolinn.com.

Where to Eat

Chimayo

(Southwestern) Try the London broil of elk or the standout goat cheese and mozzarella chiles rellenos. 368 Main Street; 435-649-6222, chimayorestaurant.com $$$$

Flying Sumo

Tasty sashimi and an unforgettable Death Roll. 838 Park Avenue; 435-649-5522. $$

Grappa

(Italian) In a former brothel, the best Italian food in town and home to many a post-Sundance celebration. 151 Main Street; 435-645-0636, grapparestaurant.com. $$$$

Morning Ray

Enjoy a hearty breakfast on an outdoor deck that’s perched over town. 255 Main Street; 435-649-5686, treasuremountaininn.com. $

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Try the Key lime pie caramel apple, one of dozens of homemade sweets served here. 510 Main Street; 435-649-0997. $

Hiking and Biking

White Pine Touring

Outside the shop is the “rail trail,” a paved and mercifully flat twenty-six-mile biking path surrounded by the Wasatch Mountains. 1790 Bonanza Drive; 435-649-8710, whitepinetouring.com.

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