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Winter in Utah County does not have to cost anything. These are the free lights, sledding hills, museums and canyon stops locals use from November to February.
About 1.5 million lights over the outdoor shopping center from late November, with Santa most evenings in December.
The plaza at University Place lights up from mid-November through the end of the year.
Lit trees and fountains on rafts in Salem Pond, reflected in the water. Drive the loop or walk the footbridges.
Provo's biggest park sits in a bowl with sledding runs from gentle to steep, plus restrooms and parking.
A free natural history museum on BYU campus with mounted animals from around the world and a play area for small kids.
Large, bright galleries from classical to contemporary art. General admission is free.
Utah's oldest museum for the visual fine arts, with a deep collection of Utah artists in a Spanish Colonial Revival building.
A 154-foot stained glass installation inside UVU's Fulton Library, built from more than 40,000 pieces of glass across 80 windows.
In the coldest stretches of winter the 600-foot falls freeze into blue and white ice columns. Utah County is rebuilding the park at the base in a project expected to run into 2027, so the lower lot and the trail at the base are closed or limited.
Split your free winter days by weather. On a clear night in November or December, the free light displays at Riverwoods, University Place and Salem Pond are an easy hour out. After a storm, take the kids sledding at Rock Canyon Park or the Peteetneet lawn while the snow is fresh.
On the cold gray days, head indoors. The BYU Museum of Art, the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum and the Springville Museum of Art are free to walk through and warm, and Roots of Knowledge at UVU's library is free to see. On the coldest week of the year, Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon can freeze solid, though construction at the base limits parking into 2027.
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