Slate Canyon Trailhead is southeast Provo's door to the mountain: a trailhead park of nearly 12 acres at the mouth of Slate Canyon, with access to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail and the city's mountain bike trails.
At a glance
- Size: 11.8 acres
- Pavilion: first come (power, lights)
- Restrooms: seasonal
What's here
Picnics
- Pavilion
Trails and nature
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail access
Facilities
- Restrooms
- Dog waste station
Using the park
There are restrooms and a first-come pavilion with power and lights. The canyon itself is covered in our Slate Canyon guide, and the Shoreline Trail runs north from here toward the Y Mountain and Rock Canyon trailheads.
Before you hike
The trailhead sits behind a residential street in the southeast corner of the city, so park only in the marked spaces; the Forest Service asks for it, and overflow on the verge is how trailheads end up with permit systems. Bring water, since there is none at the lot, and don't count on the restroom, which hikers often find locked. If you would rather not drive in, the paved Slate Canyon Connector runs about half a mile from the roundabout at Center Street and Olympic Boulevard to the trailhead and onto the Shoreline Trail.
The canyon trail, Forest Service trail 061, climbs about 3,300 feet in roughly 3.7 miles one way, steadily rather than in bursts, and a connector near the top leads toward the ridge route up Provo Peak, at 11,068 feet.
On Provo.com
Trails from here
- Slate Canyon Trail: 7.7 mi, about 3,231 ft of climbing; trailhead about 0.14 mi from the park
- Slate Canyon Loop: 8.8 mi, about 3,251 ft of climbing; trailhead about 0.2 mi from the park
- Provo Peak from Slate Canyon: 12.9 mi, about 6,768 ft of climbing; trailhead about 0.14 mi from the park
- Toad Head Ridge Scramble: 3 mi, about 2,427 ft of climbing; trailhead about 0.13 mi from the park
- Bicentennial Park Loop: 0.3 mi, nearly flat; trailhead about 0.75 mi from the park
Lengths and climbing are AllTrails' crowd-measured figures, checked October 12, 2026.
Parks nearby
Sources: Provo City park data, 2026-09-30. Hours and rules: the parks hub.