Join us for a guided wildflower walk at Rock Cliff Nature Center! This short and beginner-friendly hike will explore blooming wildflowers and pollinators in Jordanelle State Park.
Join us Saturday evening for a guided nature walk exploring red fox habitat in Big Cottonwood Regional Park!
As we wander through the park, we'll learn how red foxes survive and thrive in urban environments, what makes good fox habitat, and how to recognize signs of fox activity. While we can't promise a sighting, evening is one of the best times to spot them and we hope to see a few emerge as the sun sets!
🧭 Discover & Explore: An Afternoon at Rock Cliff 🏞️
📅 May 10th | 🕑 2–5 PM | 📍 Rock Cliff Nature Center, Jordanelle State Park
🎟️ Free Entry!
Join us for a laid-back afternoon of community, nature, and discovery! Meet and mingle with your favorite local outdoor non-profits including:
🌲 Wasatch Trails Foundation
🐾 Jordanelle State Park
🏔️ Cottonwood Canyons Foundation
🚴♀️ Mountain Trails Foundation
🏕️ Camping in Color
Enjoy:
🔭 Guided bird watching
🥾 A short scenic hike
🥪 Food & drinks
🌱 Conservation education
🗣️ Community social hour
Whether you're new to outdoor advocacy or a long-time trail lover, there’s something for everyone. Bring a friend, bring your curiosity, and come connect with the incredible people and places that make our local outdoors so special!
🌿 Calling all nature lovers! 🌿
We’re teaming up with The Mountain Trails Foundation for a Community Clean-Up Day at Rock Cliff Nature Center in Jordanelle State Park!
🗓 May 10, 2025
🕙 10AM – 1PM
📍 Rock Cliff Nature Center, Jordanelle State Park
Let’s come together for a fun, family-friendly day of giving back to the land we love. Help us keep our trails and parks clean, safe, and beautiful. 🌲💚
Bring your friends, your energy, and your love for the outdoors—we’ll bring the good vibes and a whole lot of community spirit.
✨ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! ✨
All you need to bring is a pair of gloves—we’ll supply everything else!
Join us for a fun evening of 8 short films about the pursuit of objectives and ideals in the mountains, artistic vision, friendship, and how the snow sports community is adapting to a changing environment.
Join us for nature themed storytime and activities across libraries in Salt Lake City!
Join us at Parkview Elementary School in West Salt Lake to learn about story walks and connect with fellow librarians and educators!
Scan the QR code with your phone to register!
Volunteer Day!
All ages welcome
Sunday November 5th, 1-4 pm
Rock Cliff Nature Center, Jordanelle State Park
2500 UT-32, Kamas UT 84036
Come meet the team at Wasatch Mountain Institute and help us clean up our beautiful campus at Rock Cliff before the snow flies! We will be gathering dead branches, picking up trash, trimming willow along the boardwalk, chopping thistle & more.
Long sleeves & pants recommended! Bring water, snacks & your own work gloves if you have them.
Contact lara@wasatchmountaininstitute.org for any additional information, questions, concerns, or direction needs.
Join us for a community wide day of giving and help support our mission to provide students with powerful hands on education in the Wasatch mountains.
Join us for a full moon hike with a naturalist! Open to all ages. Free with State Park entry fee.
Come join us for some family friendly stargazing at Rock Cliff, and, conditions allowing, view the Perseid meteor shower at its peak. Our staff will have a telescope set up, and binoculars to borrow. Learn about our night sky and why protecting Utah’s dark skies is so important.
Bring water, a snack, bug spray, a camp chair, and warm layers.
Free event, open to all ages.
State Park entrance fees apply.
Join us for a nature walk led by mindfulness instructor Rebecca Brenner.
Mindfulness practices remind us of our interconnectedness with the natural world, enhancing a sense of connection, calm, and creativity. During this two hour mini-retreat, we will take an easy walk to the water, discuss nature-based mindfulness, and practice together by the river.
Rebecca Brenner, MA, is an author, teacher, and co-founder of Mindful Summit County.
Free event suitable for ages 13 and up.
Bring water, bug spray, and a snack.
State Park Entry fees apply.
We will be observing, identifying, pressing and drawing wildfowers growing a the Jordanelle State Park All ages are welcome! Basic art supplies are provided, but feel free to bring your own.
Join us at the Nature Center for a day of journaling and wildflower art! Bring water, snacks, sunscreen and bug spray.
Free event open to all ages.
State park entry fees apply.
Join us on Friday the 14th for a morning walk during which we will learn all about the tiny water bugs that call the the Provo river home, followed by crafts inside the Nature Center. get ready to BUG out!
Bring drinking water, water shoes, snacks, sunscreen and bug spray.
Free event open to all ages.
State park entry fees apply.
Three evenings of fun, hands-on learning for students grades 3-5. Snacks Provided. $75 for all 3 Sessions, Mondays from 3-6pm on May 1, May 8, and May 15.
Register HERE
Join us for a family-friendly movie night at the Rock Cliff Nature Center of Jordanelle State Park.
Suitable for all ages.
Free with $10 State Park entrance fee.
Come meet our Nature Center team and enjoy a day of service at the beautiful Rock Cliff recreation area of the Jordanelle State Park. Dress for the outdoors and bring the whole family!
"I speak for the trees, I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."
Join us for a family-friendly reading or screening of of Dr. Seuss' 'The Lorax', followed by nature crafts and a discussion of how we can be a voice for the trees!
Suitable for all ages.
Free with $10 State Park entry fee.
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They ate WHO? Join us at the Rock Cliff Nature Center for owl pellet dissection- it's gonna be a hoot!
Suitable for all ages.
Free with $10 State Park Entry fee
Join us at the Rock Cliff Nature Center of Jordanelle State Park for an afternoon of learning about our Mule Deer friends.
After a brief talk in the Nature Center, we will embark on a guided snowshoe hike and search for clues left behind by our winter residents.
Suitable for all ages.
Free with $10 State Park entrance fee.
Snowshoes are available to rent ($5/pair)
Join us at the Rock Cliff Nature Center for a family-friendly day of winter crafts and hot cocoa.
Suitable for all ages. No registration required.
Free with $10 State Park Entry fee.
What kinds of animal bones can we expect to find around the Rock Cliff campus? What are some clues that can help us identify animal bones? What do bones tell us about how an animal has adapted to its’ environment?
Join us for a hands-on exploration about everything animal bones!
Suitable for all ages. No registration required.
Free with $10 State Park Entry fee.
Join us for a snowshoe scavenger hunt around the Rock Cliff campus.
Snowshoes available to rent ($5/pair).
Suitable for all ages. No registration required.
Free with $10 State Park Entry fee.
What makes a snowflake special? How do variables like temperature and humidity affect snow structure? Why is snow so important in Utah?
Join us for a hands-on exploration of snow science!
Suitable for all ages. No registration required.
Free with $10 State Park Entry fee.
Where do our deer friends go in the winter?
Join us Sunday, February 19th, from 10 am- 1pm to become detectives and explore the clues our mule deer residents leave behind!
Program will include:
- short mule deer video
-discussion on where deer go during the winter and what clues they leave behind
-set out on the boardwalk to search for some of those clues
Suitable for all ages. No registration required.
Free with $10 State Park entry fee.
Where do insects go in the winter? What kinds of bugs can we expect to see as spring approaches? Why are insects and spiders so important?
Join us for a discussion about insects and spiders! There will be an optional guided hike around the Rock Cliff campus following our discussion.
Suitable for all ages. No registration required.
Free with $10 State Park Entry fee.
Take some time to destress from the work week with bird feeder crafts followed by a guided bird walk. All materials will be provided. Suitable for all ages. At the Rock Cliff Nature Center of Jordanelle State Park.
Free with $10 State Park Entry Fee.
Bundle up and join us for an evening snowshoe under the light of January’s full moon, otherwise known as the ‘wolf moon’.
We’ll be following the Perimeter Trail of the Rock Cliff Recreation area in Jordanelle State Park, a mountainous 2 mile out-and-back trail with lovely views over the Jordanelle reservoir. Remember to wear warm boots and layers and bring water. This trial is rated as intermediate.
Snowshoes and headlamps are available, however, feel free to bring your own.
Our community events are offered in partnership between Wasatch Mountain Institute and Jordanelle State Park and are always free of charge. However, there is a $10/ vehicle ($5 seniors) entrance fee for the State Park.
Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns to lara@wasatchmountaininstitute.org.
Registration for this event is full. Stay connected with WMI and join us for future opportunities, subscribe to our newsletter!
An evening of storytelling around the campfire with renowned Utah authors Darren Parry and Nan Seymour.
Volunteer Day!
All ages welcome
Saturday November 12th, 1-4 pm
Rock Cliff Nature Center, Jordanelle State Park
2500 UT-32, Kamas UT 84036
(Please register through the form below)
Come meet the team at Wasatch Mountain Institute and help us clean up our beautiful campus at Rock Cliff before the snow flies! We will be gathering dead branches, picking up trash, trimming willow along the boardwalk, chopping thistle & more.
Long sleeves & pants recommended! Bring water, snacks & your own work gloves if you have them.
Contact lara@wasatchmountaininstitute.org for any additional information, questions, concerns, or direction needs.
Join us for a fun evening of 8 short films about the pursuit of objectives and ideals in the mountains, artistic vision, friendship, and how the snow sports community is adapting to a changing environment.
