First Encampment Park

First Encampment Park is a public pocket park in the Liberty Wells neighborhood of , . It is near the location where the initial group of Mormon pioneers spent their first night in what was then Salt Lake Valley, on July 22, 1847.
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  • Opening hours: 5:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Park
  • Description: Park in Salt Lake City, commemorating the first campsite of Mormon Pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley
  • Address: 1704 South 500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Smith’s Ballpark and Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts.

Stadium
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Smith's Ballpark is a baseball park in , . It was the home field of the minor league Salt Lake Bees of the Pacific Coast League and the collegiate Utah Utes of the Big 12 Conference. is situated 1 mile northwest of First Encampment Park.

Museum
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The is operated by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, and has been the permanent home of the Utah State Folk Arts Collection since 1987 and is the only museum in the United States that is dedicated to displaying a state-owned collection of contemporary folk art produced by its residents. is situated 1 mile north of First Encampment Park.

Park
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is a popular in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the city's second-largest public park, at 80 acres, being surpassed only by Sugar House Park which has 110.5 acres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sugar House and 9th and 9th.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah. The name is officially two words, although it is often colloquially written as "Sugarhouse." As a primary commercial and residential hub of the region, it is often referred to as Salt Lake's "Second…

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah located two blocks east of . The area gets its name from the intersection of 900 South and 900 East.

Town
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is a city in and a core inner suburb of proper, and thus part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The population was 26,777 at the 2020 census. is situated 2 miles south of First Encampment Park.

First Encampment Park

Latitude
40.73329° or 40° 43′ 60″ north
Longitude
-111.87716° or 111° 52′ 38″ west
Open location code
85GCP4MF+84
Open­Street­Map ID
way 584261628
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q124816399
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Highlights include Centenary United Methodist Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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