Emigration Canyon runs east from Salt Lake City's east bench along Emigration Canyon Road, and it is a city in its own right, converted from a metro township in 2024. About 1,466 people live across 18 square miles and some 600 homes. Students are in Granite School District, at Eastwood Elementary, Churchill Junior High and Skyline High, and the University of Utah is about ten minutes down the canyon. The pioneers came through here in July 1847: Donner Hill at the mouth, where the Donner-Reed party climbed out in 1846, and Little Mountain Summit at 6,230 feet up top. This Is The Place Heritage Park and Hogle Zoo sit at the mouth, just inside Salt Lake City, and Ruth's Diner has been up the road since 1949. Cyclists climb eight miles and a thousand feet from the zoo to Little Mountain. Homes run from 1950s cabins to custom houses on wooded acreage in Emigration Oaks and Pinecrest. Two things every buyer should know: there is no canyon sewer, so homes are on septic, and most of the canyon draws Emigration Canyon Improvement District water while a few pockets are on private sources. I can tell you which is which before you write an offer. Call or text 801-842-2225.
