Facility Overview
Situated in Salt Lake City\'s historic Ballpark neighborhood, 1390 S W Temple Parking is an expansive, open-air surface parking facility positioned directly across from local sporting and entertainment hubs. Featuring a wide-aperture paved layout with clearly painted stalls and generous drive aisles, this parking lot accommodates a full spectrum of personal and commercial passenger vehicles. Because it is an outdoor lot without overhead beams, height barriers, or multi-story clearance restrictions, it is particularly suitable for high-clearance pickup trucks, full-size SUVs, conversion vans, and commercial fleet work vehicles that cannot safely maneuver into downtown parking garages.
Prime Location & Nearby Attractions
The lot\'s premier advantage is its immediate proximity to major Salt Lake City sports, recreational, and dining hotspots:
- Smith\'s Ballpark: Located directly across the street (less than a 2-minute walk), making it a prime destination for baseball games, fireworks nights, and special outdoor festivals.
- Lucky 13: The award-winning burger institution and local pub is just across 1300 South, reachable in under 3 minutes on foot.
- Ballpark & Central 9th Cultural District: Within a 5 to 10-minute walk or very short drive, visitors can reach local craft brew destinations like RoHa Brewing Project, Fisher Brewing Company, and artisanal coffee roasters in the neighboring Central 9th district.
- Downtown Salt Lake City & Salt Palace Convention Center: Situated only 1.5 miles north, providing a budget-friendly park-and-ride alternative for downtown conventions, Delta Center events, and city center meetings via a brief 5-minute light rail ride or rideshare.
Access, Navigation & Transit Connectivity
Ingress and egress are straightforward via South West Temple, a broad multi-lane corridor that connects directly to 1300 South (State Route 186) and 900 South. The lot provides prompt access to Interstate 15 via the 1300 South freeway interchange, allowing drivers to circumvent congested downtown surface streets before and after major events. For transit-oriented commuters, the UTA TRAX Ballpark Station is located just steps away at 1300 South, offering rapid transit connections across the Blue, Green, and Red Light Rail lines to Downtown SLC, the University of Utah, Sandy, and Salt Lake City International Airport.
Facility Amenities & Key Features
- Spacious, level-grade open-air surface parking with no low-ceiling vehicle clearance limitations
- Wide driving aisles engineered for easy two-way traffic flow and stress-free turnarounds
- Direct, street-level pedestrian sidewalk connections leading straight to Smith\'s Ballpark and transit stops
- Evenly distributed overhead night lighting across the premises for passenger safety and visibility
- Convenient mobile payment integration (such as QR-code pay-by-phone signage and app-based parking meters)
- Dedicated ADA-accessible parking spaces situated near primary pedestrian curb cuts
Ideal For
- Baseball Fans & Game-Day Crowds: The fastest, most direct parking option when heading to games or events at Smith\'s Ballpark.
- TRAX Transit Commuters: An ideal park-and-ride launching point for professionals commuting into Downtown Salt Lake City or students traveling to the University of Utah.
- Oversized Vehicle Drivers: Contractors, trade professionals, and drivers of full-size trucks, roof-box SUVs, and work vans seeking open-sky parking without height ceilings.
- Local Foodies & Craft Brewery Visitors: Convenient parking for patrons visiting Lucky 13, local distilleries, and the vibrant culinary pockets of Ballpark and Central Ninth.
Visitor & Driver Tips
When attending afternoon or evening ballgames, plan to arrive at least 30 to 45 minutes prior to first pitch to secure the easiest parking stalls and minimize traffic queuing on West Temple. Review on-site signage immediately upon arrival to register your vehicle license plate via your mobile device to avoid municipal citations or immobilization. Drivers returning to the highway post-game should exit onto 1300 South heading west for the most rapid route to the I-15 and I-80 on-ramps.
