Moving from Indianapolis to Salt Lake City?
- 1,354 mi Distance
- 22 hr 34 min Drive time
- 1.3M Salt Lake City metro
- 222 Sun days/year
Things you'll want to know about your new city.
Bookmark this page — these are the icons of Salt Lake City, organized by what kind of day you're planning.
Outdoors & Recreation
- Park City / Deer Valley (35 min east) — World-class skiing; Sundance Film Festival in January
- Snowbird & Alta (45 min east) — Powder skiing; 500+ inches of snow per year
- Antelope Island State Park (45 min N) — Bison herd, Great Salt Lake views
- Red Butte Garden — U of U botanical garden; summer concerts
- Liberty Park — 100-acre park downtown; Tracy Aviary on grounds
- Capitol Reef National Park (3.5 hrs S) — Red rock canyon
- Bonneville Salt Flats (90 min west) — Land Speed Record course; otherworldly landscape
Culture & Arts
- Temple Square — LDS Church HQ; Salt Lake Temple, Tabernacle, free tours
- City Creek Center — Downtown shopping center with retractable roof + creek
Family-Friendly
- Natural History Museum of Utah — U of U campus; dinosaur fossils
Salt Lake City's essential restaurants.
The dining list every Salt Lake City resident knows by heart. Save the spots, work through them.
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Pago Farm-to-table 9th & 9th
Beloved local farm-driven menu
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HSL American Downtown
James Beard nominated chef Briar Handly
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Takashi Japanese Downtown
Modern sushi, sake-driven
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Red Iguana Mexican North Temple
Mole specialists; legendary line
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Tin Angel Cafe Eclectic Downtown
Comfort food + arts vibe
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Lucky 13 Burgers Downtown
Cult burger spot
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Manoli's Greek 9th & 9th
Modern Greek small plates
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Communal Farm-to-table Provo (45 min S)
Communal-table farm dining
What daily life feels like in Salt Lake City.
Climate
Semi-arid continental at altitude. Cold, snowy winters (20-40°F). Hot, dry summers (70-95°F, low humidity). Famous winter inversions trap pollution. 'Greatest snow on Earth' marketing claim. 222 sun days/year. Altitude: 4,226 ft.
- Summer60-92°F
- Winter23-39°F
- Sun days/yr222
- Rainfall16 inches
Walkability
- Walk Score59/100
- Transit Score50/100
- Bike Score67/100
Salt Lake City is somewhat walkable in central neighborhoods, car-dependent in suburbs.
Outdoors & Recreation
- Big Cottonwood Canyon — Brighton, Solitude skiing
- Little Cottonwood Canyon — Snowbird, Alta skiing (deepest powder in N. America)
- Park City — 3 ski resorts, summer mountain biking
- Wasatch Front hiking — endless trails minutes from city
- Great Salt Lake / Antelope Island — biking, bison-watching
- Five Utah national parks within 4 hours (Zion, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef)
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