Areas we serve
The Wasatch Back is two counties, one valley, and a dozen towns that all think they're the quiet one. I know which is which. Here's the honest character of the ground I cover, from the lakefront at Jordanelle to the hay meadows of the Kamas Valley.
Wasatch County
The Heber Valley
From the valley floor in Heber City to the alpine meadows of Midway, and out to the farming hamlets of Charleston, Daniel, Independence, Interlaken, Wallsburg, and the newer lake country around Hideout, I cover every corner of Wasatch County. That's every incorporated city and town in the county, and I know the unincorporated corners just as well.
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Heber City
The Wasatch County seat at about 5,600 feet, settled in 1859 in the broad valley between Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs. A working valley with a blue-ribbon river running through it.
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Midway
Utah's Switzerland. Swiss settlers, limestone tufa mounds, Soldier Hollow, and the best small-town parade in the county. Some neighborhoods still carry Swiss-inspired architecture.
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Daniel
Quiet ranch country south of Heber on the road toward Strawberry Reservoir. Small, incorporated in 2006, and mostly open ground.
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Charleston
Settled the same year as Heber and Midway, a little valley town with big views of Mount Timpanogos.
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Hideout
A newer town on the Jordanelle side, minutes from Park City and the reservoir. Built for people who want the mountains without the resort crowds.
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Jordanelle
The reservoir at the north gate of the valley. Lakefront lots, boat ramps, and hillside building sites around a very blue piece of water.
Summit County
Park City & the Kamas Valley
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Park City
Mining town turned world-class resort, still ringed by ranch ground and open space. The land here runs from ski-in lots to genuine pasture.
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Kamas
Gateway to the Mirror Lake Highway and the Uinta Mountains. Cattle, hay, and the long views of the Kamas Valley, named for the camas plant that fed the people here first.
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Oakley
Weber River town at the base of the Uintas, home of the Oakley Rodeo and serious ranch country.
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Woodland
Settled along the Provo River in 1867, just south of Francis. Quiet, green, and close to the water.
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Marion
A small hamlet south of Kamas built around a big spring. The kind of place you find when you're not looking for it.
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Francis
Dairy and pasture town settled in 1869, an outgrowth of Woodland and Kamas. Early settlers fought over water here, which tells you everything about the local priorities.
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Coalville
The Summit County seat on the Weber River, historic and unhurried. Ranch ground with a courthouse in the middle of it.
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Deer Valley
Ski resort, yes, but also steep aspen hillsides and some of the prettiest building sites in Summit County.
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Canyons
Park City's other big resort, with neighborhoods climbing the hills above the valley floor.
Also in the mix
Wasatch Front & ski country
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Capitol Hill
Salt Lake City's original neighborhood, above downtown, with views down the valley.
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East Bench
The bench neighborhoods under the Wasatch front, where the city meets the foothills.
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Holladay
Old suburban roots, big trees, and quick access to the cottonwood canyons.
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Cottonwood Heights
At the mouth of Big and Little Cottonwood canyons, the launch point for the best skiing in Utah.
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Sandy
South valley suburb with the mountains right on top of it.
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Draper
The south end of the valley, ranch history and new development side by side.
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Millcreek
Canyon access and a walkable little main street.
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Snowbird & Alta
Deep powder, steep terrain, and cabins that sleep ski bums and CEOs alike.
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Solitude & Brighton
The quieter canyon resorts, with a real neighborhood feel.
Don't see your town?
Ask anyway. The Wasatch Back is full of places that don't fit neatly on a list, and half the good ground is off-market. If it's within a reasonable drive of my office, I'll come look at it.
Utah County
Eagle Mountain & the west bench
Eagle Mountain is where Utah County still feels like range country. It's a growing town at the west edge of Utah Lake with the Lake Mountains rising behind it, built on old Cedar Valley sheep and cattle ground. The newer rooftops get the headlines, but the ranch lines hold: genuine acreage, horse-friendly lots, and newer farms and ranches going up across miles of open sage with mountain views and a sky that never gets crowded.
The ranch country runs deeper than the rooftops. Cedar Fort and Fairfield carry quiet historic farming roots on the west side, little towns where the road empties out and the pace fits the ground. South of the lake, Genola and Elberta are working farm country, honest truck-farm and livestock land where the horses on the county roads outnumber the cars on the main drag. And in Payson and Santaquin, foothill acreage climbs toward the Wasatch Range with real room for horses and the views to go with them. It's horse country and small-farm community start to finish, and when the dirt roads call, it's a short hop back to the Wasatch Back.
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Eagle Mountain
The featured draw on the Utah County side. A growing town at the west edge of Utah Lake with the Lake Mountains as its backdrop, built on old Cedar Valley sheep and cattle range. The ranch lines here hold: horse-friendly lots with room for a critter or five, genuine acreage, and newer farms and ranches going up across open sage with big sky and mountain views.
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Saratoga Springs
The lakefront neighbor to the east, sitting on the west shore of Utah Lake with quick access to the water and everything that goes with it.
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Cedar Fort & Fairfield
Quieter outposts south of Eagle Mountain with quiet historic farming roots on the west side. This is where the road empties out and the pace slows to fit the country.
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Genola & Elberta
Working farm country south of the lake, honest truck-farm and livestock land where the county roads stay quiet and the horses outnumber the traffic lights.
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Payson & Santaquin
Foothill acreage at the south end of the county with real room for horses and views up the Wasatch Range. Small-town roots, big-lot living, and the mountains right there.
Why buyers come
Real acreage at a real price, room for livestock, big views, and a community that still keeps its ranching roots. The horse property runs here are the ones to watch.
Salt Lake County
City meets country
Salt Lake County is my home turf, the ground I've walked for the better part of two decades, and it's the place where city convenience meets foothill country. Ride the East Bench, Holladay, Cottonwood Heights, and Millcreek and you get hillside homesites that climb right up against the Wasatch face, with a real commute to downtown behind you and the canyon roads out the back door. Head south to Draper and Sandy and the surprise is that genuine horse-ready acreage and honest equestrian properties still sit minutes off the freeway, the best of both worlds: a city that works and room to breathe.
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East Bench
The bench neighborhoods under the Wasatch Front, where the city meets the foothills and the views run all the way up the limestone.
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Millcreek
Canyon access and a walkable little main street, with hillside homesites climbing the bench behind it.
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Holladay
Old suburban roots, big trees, and a straight run up to the cottonwood canyons.
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Cottonwood Heights
At the mouth of Big and Little Cottonwood canyons, the launch point for the best skiing in Utah, with foothill sites that hold real altitude.
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Draper
The south end of the valley, where the ranch history still holds and genuine acreage sits minutes from the freeway.
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Sandy
South valley suburb with the mountains right on top of it, and honest horse-ready lots tucked along the bench.
Why buyers come
A commute to the city and a patch of country at the end of the day. Horse property that stays minutes from the freeway, hillside views, and a community where the boots meet the boardroom.
Tour the territory
The fastest way to learn the Wasatch Back is to drive it with someone who's been doing it for 20 years. I'll show you the valley the way it actually works: where the water runs, where the views hold, and where the quiet really is.