Parleys Creek

Parleys Canyon is one of the primary canyons on the Wasatch Front. Parleys Canyon is just south of Emigration Canyon. The first emigrants in the Salt Lake Valley chose to go through Emigration as the canyon is more open than Parleys Canyon. The first major roads into the Salt Lake Valley chose to follow Parleys Creek.

Today the canyon is dominated by Interstate 80. The creek itself runs through a system of piped below the interstate.

There are currently two reservoirs on the creek (Little Dell and Mountain Dell. The pioneers built a small dam on the creek adjacent to Suicide Rock at the mouth of Parleys canyon.

The creek runs through the Parleys Nature Park and Sugar House Park and eventually drains into the Jordan River and into the Great Salt Lake.

Context: Rivers

• Parley s Crossing (76 pictures) Pictures from the Parleys Crossing area.
• Bonneville Shoreline Trail (137 pictures) The Bonneville Shoreline Trail Crosses Parleys Creek at the Mouth of the Canyon.
• Interstate 80 (103 pictures) Parleys Creek runs under I80 in Parleys Canyon.
• Parley's Hollow (82 pictures) Parleys Creek runs through the Parleys Nature Preserve.
• Sugar House District (282 pictures) Parleys Creek runs through the Sugarhouse area of Salt Lake City.
• Sugarhouse Park (93 pictures) Parleys Creek runs through the center of Sugarhouse Park.
• Grandeur Peak (158 pictures) Grandeur Peak is on the Mountain shoulder between Parleys and Mill Creek.
• Jordan River Parkway (108 pictures) Parleys Creek drains into the Jordan River then heads towards the Great Salt Lake.