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First Encampment Park

Hours: Daily 5 AM–10 PM
Where: 1704 South 500 East, Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake County)
Indoors or outdoors: Outdoors
Good for: outdoor lovers
Phone: +1 801-972-7800

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First Encampment Park is a small public park in the Liberty Wells neighborhood with historical significance to early settlement in Salt Lake City. It's a quiet spot for a walk or brief visit if you're interested in local history. The park is open from early morning to late evening throughout the week.

Updated October 22, 2026

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First Encampment Park is a public pocket park in the Liberty Wells neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. It is near the location where the initial group of Mormon pioneers spent their first night in what was then Mexico's Salt Lake Valley, on July 22, 1847. Meant to honor this first encampment in the valley, the park was dedicated on July 22, 1997, exactly 150 years after the event.

About First Encampment Park

First Encampment Park is one of 193 parks and gardens in Salt Lake City on Go Do, in Salt Lake County. Open daily 5 AM–10 PM, it's an outdoor activity. Within 30 miles there are 1,443 other parks and gardens, the nearest being Liberty Wells Community Garden (about 0.3 miles). It's a good fit for outdoor lovers.