Parleys Hollow Bridge (2006-04-26) The main bridge in Parleys Hollow at high water.
Run Off (2006-04-26) Spring Run Off through the I215 Culvert in Hidden Hollow.
Parleys Canyon (2006-07-20) Looking into Parleys Canyon through a field of Fireweed. The Grandeur Peak trail heads East. A smaller trail heads west to Church Fork Peak. I took the road most traveled.
Parleys Canyon (2006-07-20) Parleys canyon from the Grandeur Peak Trail.
Parleys Canyon Area (2006-07-20) Looking from the Grandeur Peak area into the Parleys Canyon area.
Parleys Canyon (2006-07-20) Looking from Grandeur Peak at the gravel pit in Parleys Canyon. Yep. They sure are doing a good job widening out that canyon.
Mountain Dell (2006-07-20) Reservoirs viewed from Grandeur Peak.
Reservoirs (2006-07-20) Pictures of Reservoirs from the summit of Mount Grandeur.
Into Parleys (2006-07-20) looking into Parleys Canyon from the Mount Grandeur trail. Boy, that sure is a large hole they are digging. Every year it is bigger.
Parleys Creek from Parleys Tail (2007-09-24) We are looking from the new Parleys Trail down Parleys Creek. There is a dog playing in the little pool just below the culvert.
A Quick Swim (2007-09-24) Coco is enjoying a quick swim in the pool below the I215 culvert at Parleys Hollow.
Toward Parleys Summit (2007-10-08) Interstate 80 climbing toward Parleys Summit viewed from the Mount Aire Trail.
Mount Grandeur (2007-10-08) Grandeur Peak viewed from Mount Aire. The side canyon drains into Parleys Creek.
New Bridge (2008-03-06) This picture shows the construction of the new 1300 South Bridge with Grandeur Peak in the distance. The mountain is about 10 miles away. You can see the entrance to Parleys Canyon on the Left side of the picture.
East Canyon Road (2010-07-13) East Canyon Road (Utah State 65) runs from I80 alongside Mountain Dell, Little Dell and East Canyon Reservoir. The road connects with Emigration Canyon making for a popular loop.
Mountain Dell Reservoir (2010-07-13) Mountain Dell Reservoir provides water to Salt Lake City. It is on Parleys Creek before the canyon narrows.
East Canyon Road (2010-07-13) State Route 65 below Little Dell Reservoir The road connects with Emigration Canyon at the top of the hill.
Mount Aire (2010-07-13) A view of Mount Aire from SR65 between Little Dell and Mountain Dell Reservoir.
Little Dell and Mount Aire (2010-07-13) Little Dell Dam with Mount Aire in the distance.
Little Dell Reservoir (2010-07-13) Little Dell Reservoir viewed from the top of Emigreation Canyon.
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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.