Payson Memorial Park - Payson,Utah
by Missy on 05/06/08 at 11:25 am
We went to Payson City Memorial Park today. It’s a quaint little town park that makes you feel like your back in the 50’s, why you ask? Well, you are surrounded by old architecture that has been preserved and there is a bandstand where every Sunday at 8pm you can come and hear the Payson City Band play.
Not only does it have the charm of days gone by but it has the benefits of an updated park as well. Most of the playground equipment is new and there is a community pool also.
The playground was really nice. I liked the fact that they had baby swings that my four month old son could swing in. I also like all the benches located in the playground, so you could sit right there and watch the kids play instead of sitting at a picnic table a mile away.
The pool was just getting ready to open when we went. I am told the cost for swimming is two dollars but I couldn’t find any more info on it since it was not open for the season yet. If the pool is not your cup of tea, there is always the pond and stream to play in.
There is lots of open grass to play sports or have a picnic and the huge trees provide great shade. There is a nice trail that runs through the park for walking or riding bikes. The park also has tennis and sand volleyball courts.
This park is located in downtown Payson. Go south on I-15 and take the Payson Main Street exit. The park is located on Main Street between 2nd and 3rd South.
As I read the article I got to the picture and thought “hey - I know that guy”. A quick look at the author’s name comfirmed it.
I’m thinking about taking some girls from Discovery Academy rock climbing. Interested? I just took them up to Timp Cave, so it will probably be some time in July.
See ya later…
Hate to say it but the Red Slab got excavated a couple years ago. I will say that I had a lot of fun climbing it before it got destroyed.
Red slab is still there. I climbed it last week. A few tiny holds have broken over the past decade but otherwise it’s all intact.
The mining was *approaching* Red Slab and took out a lot of rock below it, but then Red Slab, LLC (created by Utah Senate President & Search and Rescue member John Valentine and Phil Lowry) negotiated and bought the area.
Old news article with all the details: http://archive.harktheherald.com/archive_detail.php?archiveFile=./pubfiles/prv/archive/2005/September/17/LocalCity/75992.xml&archive_pubname=Heraldextra.com%0A%09%09%09
The deal has since been closed and Red Slab is safe from further mining threat.
I know that guy too. Good site Shaun. Great info you posted.
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