Sundance, UT

The resort's all-day dining room, an open-kitchen grill leaning on wood fire, seasonal produce, and a stone hearth in the back room. It runs breakfast through dinner plus a sizable Sunday brunch, so it is the default for guests who want one reliable sit-down meal a day. Unfussy renditions of classics rather than tweezered plates.

The resort's special-occasion room, dinner-only, candlelit, and hung with pieces from Redford's personal Native American art collection, with a live tree growing up through the dining room. This is the nicer, slower meal of a Sundance stay; think anniversary dinner, not a quick bite. Closed early in the week, so plan around it.

An 1890s rosewood bar hauled in from Thermopolis, Wyoming, that Butch Cassidy's Hole-in-the-Wall gang reportedly drank at, now the resort's tavern with bar food, cocktails, and frequent live music. It is the gathering spot for an evening drink after the lift closes. No reservations and 21-plus, so it is the grown-ups' room.

A Heber food truck that grew into a small Midway storefront, doing organic-leaning sandwiches, melts, burgers, salads, and tacos from a short, changing menu. It is the casual, counter-service stop on a Heber Valley drive, about twenty minutes northeast of the resort. The kind of place locals fold into a weekly rotation.

A laid-back Midway corner spot turning out thin wood-fired pizzas, house bagels, and pasta from a brick oven, with a wood-burning patio and curious heated dining spheres outside. It is the area's go-to for a relaxed pizza dinner after a day in the canyon. Casual, busy on weekends, and good with a group.

A family-run Main Street cantina in Midway cooking Michoacan-style Mexican, known for chile-sauce enchiladas, rellenos, and a salsa bar. It is the most authentic Mexican option within an easy drive of the resort and a solid casual dinner after hiking. Family-friendly with generous plates.

An upscale steakhouse inside Midway's Swiss-themed Zermatt Resort, doing USDA cuts seasoned with local Redmond salt in an alpine-lodge room. It is the dressier dinner-out option on the Heber Valley side, roughly seventeen kilometers from Sundance. Best saved for a night you want white tablecloths and a real steak.

The area's signature moderate hike, about 3.5 miles round trip from Aspen Grove to a two-tiered 200-foot waterfall framed against Mount Timpanogos. Rolling terrain through aspen and fir with the falls as a clear payoff makes it the best bang-for-effort walk near the resort. Doable by most fit families in a couple of hours.

The big one: a strenuous summit hike of roughly 14 to 15 miles round trip from Aspen Grove, climbing past waterfalls and a glacial basin to the 11,752-foot peak. This is a full pre-dawn-start day for experienced, conditioned hikers, not a casual outing. The reward is one of the great summit views in the Wasatch.

A long but non-summit alternative on the Timpanogos trail, climbing from Aspen Grove to the glacial Emerald Lake basin below the peak, around 11 miles round trip. It gives you the high-alpine cirque, wildflowers, and a turnaround at the lake without committing to the full summit push. Still a serious, long day on its feet.

A flat, fully paved riverside path running for miles along the Provo River through the canyon, easy for walking, strollers, and bikes. It is the recovery-day option after the big climbs, with river access, shade, and a connection to Bridal Veil Falls. Pick any stretch and turn around when you like.

Short paved and boardwalk interpretive loops winding through the terraced spring pools off the Alpine Loop, well under a mile total. Flat, shaded in spots, and full of trout in the clear basins, it is the gentlest nature walk in the area and good with small kids. A quick add-on rather than a workout.

A quieter moderate hike up South Fork Canyon south of the resort, an easygoing few miles through meadow and forest to a spring-fed hollow. It sees far fewer crowds than the Timpanogos trails, making it a good pick when Aspen Grove parking is jammed. Gentle grade, leafy, and pretty in fall.

A high-speed zipline tour down the mountain with one of the longest vertical drops of any zip in the country, riding side-by-side on dual cables. You control your own speed and can stop mid-line for the view across North Fork Canyon. The marquee adrenaline activity at the resort and a clear highlight for thrill-seekers.

In winter this is the ski hill: a quieter, less-crowded Wasatch resort with tree-lined runs across beginner to expert terrain and short lift lines. It draws skiers who want the mountain without the Park City scene. The same lifts and base village anchor every other activity here the rest of the year.

A summer and fall chairlift ride up to Bearclaw Summit for a 360-degree look at the Wasatch Range without any climbing. It is the low-effort way for anyone to get the high-mountain view, and a short interpretive walk waits at the top. Easy crowd-pleaser for mixed-ability groups and families.

The resort's working art studio offering drop-in and scheduled workshops in pottery, printmaking, jewelry, and more, part of Redford's original vision of art alongside recreation. It is the indoor, hands-on option for a rainy afternoon or a non-hiking member of the group. You leave with something you made.

Beyond the food, this restored 1890s outlaw-era saloon is the resort's evening hangout, with regular live music under the antique rosewood bar. It is where the day winds down with a drink and a band rather than a screen. The history and the music make it the after-dark spot for adults.

Robert Redford's mountain village tucked into the base of Mount Timpanogos, built around a creek with weathered-timber lodges, an art studio, and a general store. It is less a town than a single carefully designed resort, and the village core is walkable in about ten minutes. Good base for a day of hiking, a scenic lift ride, and dinner without ever moving the car.

A 600-foot double-cataract waterfall that drops right beside Highway 189 in lower Provo Canyon, so you can see it from the car before you even park. A short paved path leads to the base, making it the rare big waterfall reachable with a stroller or wheelchair. Snowmelt in late spring is the loudest show; deep winter freezes it into blue ice columns.

A set of spring-fed terraced pools and travertine steps reached by a spur off the Alpine Loop, where clear water cascades through a series of boardwalk-laced basins full of trout. Flat, paved interpretive loops make it an easy stop with kids after the long resort hikes. The access road is gated in winter, so it is a late-spring-through-fall outing.

The 11,752-foot peak that towers over the entire resort and gives the whole canyon its skyline. You do not have to summit to appreciate it; the backdrop from the village, the Alpine Loop, and Stewart Falls is the defining view of the area. For most visitors it is a scenic anchor and a photo stop rather than a same-day climb.

A grassy county park where the South Fork meets the main Provo River, with picnic tables, a fishing pond, and shade trees down in the canyon bottom. It is the trailhead launch point for the upper Provo River Parkway and a common put-in for river tubing. Easygoing spot for a packed lunch between hikes rather than a destination on its own.