Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are now in effect at This Is The Place Heritage Park, prohibiting all open fires of any kind. This ban includes fires within established fire pits, charcoal grills, pellet grills, and any ash-producing fuel.
Properly shielded gas or liquid-fueled portable camp stoves with a shut-off valve remain allowed, provided they are used in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren of flammable vegetation.
Spanning 450 acres, This Is The Place Heritage Park works to preserve the history of those who settled the western territory. The park features over 60 original or replica structures within the Village, where costumed interpreters share the story of the west.
Visitors can engage in various activities including riding one of four trains, seeing farm animals, riding ponies, and panning for gold. The Native American Village offers opportunities to learn about Utah’s first people through traditional activities, dance, and storytelling.
Pioneer trades are also maintained through interactive demonstrations of centuries-old skills. Additionally, the Pioneer Children’s Memorial honors hundreds of young pioneers who died while traveling to the Salt Lake Valley, featuring seventeen large stones engraved with over six hundred names.
The park is open year-round and is managed by the This Is The Place Foundation, a nonprofit organization. For more information, visitors can visit www.thisistheplace.org.
