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Long weekend on points: Salt Lake City + Park City (3 nights)

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Things change. Fares, hours, fees, road rules, and event dates move. Each stamp below tells you the date we read it and the page. Where a page would not open or did not say, we say so and give the page to check. Treat "(We could not confirm this on the official site when we checked — confirm it there before you book.)" as a to-do before you book.

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Promise: a Friday-to-Monday points trip with two city nights, one mountain night, and a plan for each season.
Trip length: 3 nights, 4 days (Fri-Mon).
Best months: summer for gardens and long days; winter for skiing. Shoulder months have shorter hours (Red Butte is 9am-5pm October-December per its page (checked Oct 10, 2026)).
Budget band: low cash if flights and hotels are points; you still pay transit, tickets, food, and a Park City ride.
Best for: couples and friends on a first Utah trip who hold transferable points and have only a long weekend.
Base guides: our base guide /guides/salt-lake-city-park-city/ covers the city and the Park City town in general, and /guides/park-city-ski/ covers the ski side. This guide covers only what changes for a three-night points weekend.

At a glance

Night 1 and 2: Salt Lake City. Night 3: Park City. Monday: return to the airport.
Fares: TRAX $2.50 single (two hours), $5.00 day pass; Express bus $5.00 one way (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Museum: Natural History Museum of Utah adult $24.95 (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Garden: Red Butte Garden adult $18 (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Park City Museum: adults $15, children 17 and under free (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Ski lift prices: not quoted here (see chapter 5 for dynamic pricing).
Points: Chase, Amex, Capital One, Citi and Bilt paths in chapter 7; award prices are blanks you fill in.