Utah in the Fall is a blast of color! - Top 10 Places to Travel

 

Utah is such a beautiful state in the fall with all the changing colors throughtout our State. Here are Utah's top10  places to go for a drive or enjoy a picnic

1 Brigham City - Logan - Bear Lake
Follow US 89-91 from Brigham City north to Logan via Sardine Canyon (25 miles). Continue northeast from Logan on US 89 to Bear Lake through Logan Canyon (now a National Scenic Byway) and the Wasatch-Cache National Forest

2 Ogden Canyon - Huntsville - Woodruff
Follow UT 39 (Ogden Canyon) east from Ogden into the Wasatch-Cache National Forest

3 Ogden - Salt Lake City - Weber Canyon - East Canyon - Emigration Canyon - Parley's Canyon
Follow I-84 southeast from Ogden to the Morgan exit. Take UT 66 south to East Canyon State Park and UT 65. Continue south on UT 65 along Pioneer Memorial Highway to I-80. Take I-80 west to Salt Lake City

4 Bountiful Peak Drive
This route connects Bountiful and Farmington on unpaved roads in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Mueller Canyon Drive

5 Tooele Area Drives - Middle Canyon - South Willow Road

6 Parley's Canyon - Emigration Canyon
This is a Salt Lake area version of tour #3-a 25-mile loop tour along I-80 and Emigration Canyon. Near the entrance to Emigration Canyon, you'll pass by two landmarks-Hogle Zoo and This Is The Place Heritage Park. Close by: Fort Douglas (site of Olympic Village during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games) and the University of Utah. Option: follow I-80 east to Park City

7 Big Cottonwood Canyon - Solitude - Brighton
In Salt Lake City, get off I-215 at Exit 6 and follow UT 190 south to the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Turn left here. UT 190 continues up this canyon. As you head up-canyon, you enter the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Toward the top of the canyon, you'll pass Solitude Mountain Resort enroute to the village of Brighton and Brighton Resort

8 Big Cottonwood Canyon - Guardsman's Pass - Park City - Heber Valley
Same directions to Big Cottonwood Canyon (preceding tour). Just below the village of Brighton, take the Guardsman's Pass road over the mountain to either Park City or Heber

9 Little Cottonwood Canyon
Get off I-215 south at Exit 6, then proceed south on UT 190. Continue straight through the Big Cottonwood Canyon intersection. The route becomes UT 210. Follow this road, which becomes Little Cottonwood Canyon (UT 210). The route ascends into the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Enroute to Snowbird and Alta

10 Kamas - Mirror Lake
This 30-mile drive on UT 150 takes you from Kamas into the Wasatch-Cache National Forest

Home Sweet Affordable Home - Programs that Make living in Northern Utah Affordable

Home Sweet Ogden

Ogden
Ogden City provides up to $5,000 toward down payment and closing costs for participants purchasing an ACA rehabbed or new historic home in Ogden. ACA homes are HUD repossessions—homes acquired and completely remodeled by Ogden or new homes built in Ogden's older neighborhoods, consistent with historic styles. Certified police officers, fire fighters, EMTs, and Ogden School District teachers are given a five day preference to make offers on homes before the general public.

Qualifications:

• 115% or 80% or less AMI
  (see Area Median Income Levels) depending on home.

Requirements:

• Complete homebuyer education course.
• Contribute minimum $500 to down payment and closing costs.
• Occupy home for at least 3 years.

Contact:

Ogden City Community & Economic Development
2549 Washington Blvd., Ste. 120
Ogden, UT 84401
(801) 629-8940
(801) 629-8996 (fax)
www.ogdencity.com/en/community/neighborhood-dev.aspx

Own in Ogden



Ogden
Ogden City provides up to $3,000 in 0% interest, deferred payment loans for participants purchasing homes in targeted areas of Ogden or $5,000 for specified areas (see map). Funds may be used for down payment or closing costs, or toward the principal mortgage balance. The amount received is dependent on the location of the home. Ogden City police officers and firefighters are eligible for up to $10,000. Loans are forgiven at 10% each year over 4 years, then the remaining 60% credited after 5 years of residency.

Qualifications:

• 80% or less AMI (see Area Median Income Levels).
• Qualify for mortgage through FHA, VA, or conventional lender.
• Expense to income ratio does not exceed 45%.

Requirements:

• Complete home buyer education course.
• Contribute minimum $500 to purchase of home.
• Purchase price cannot exceed $263,388 for single-family home.
• Occupy home for at least 5 years.

Contact:

Ogden City Community & Economic Development
Attn.: Cheryl Hurley
2549 Washington Blvd., Ste. 120
Ogden, Utah 84401-1333
(801) 629-8906
(801) 629-8996 (fax)
cherylhurley@ogdencity.com
www.ogdencity.com/en/community/neighborhood_dev.aspx

Down Payment Assistance Program

Weber County
The Weber County Housing Authority provides up to $5,000 in down payment assistance to first-time home buyers purchasing a home in Weber County, excluding Ogden.

Qualifications:

• Meet income requirements listed below.
• Have not owned a home within last 3 years.

Requirements:

• Complete home buyer education course.
• Purchase price of home cannot exceed $180,000.
• Home must be previously occupied (not newly constructed).

Income Limits Household Size	Maximum
1	$68,500
2	$78,500
3	$82,000
4	$52,100




Contact:

Weber County Housing Authority
Attn: Landon Halvorson
237 26th St., Ste. E220
Ogden, UT 84401
(801) 635-8692

Own in Ogden



Ogden
Ogden City provides up to $3,000 in 0% interest, deferred payment loans for participants purchasing homes in targeted areas of Ogden or $5,000 for specified areas (see map). Funds may be used for down payment or closing costs, or toward the principal mortgage balance. The amount received is dependent on the location of the home. Ogden City police officers and firefighters are eligible for up to $10,000. Loans are forgiven at 10% each year over 4 years, then the remaining 60% credited after 5 years of residency.

Qualifications:

• 80% or less AMI (see Area Median Income Levels).
• Qualify for mortgage through FHA, VA, or conventional lender.
• Expense to income ratio does not exceed 45%.

Requirements:

• Complete home buyer education course.
• Contribute minimum $500 to purchase of home.
• Purchase price cannot exceed $263,388 for single-family home.
• Occupy home for at least 5 years.

Contact:

Ogden City Community & Economic Development
Attn.: Cheryl Hurley
2549 Washington Blvd., Ste. 120
Ogden, Utah 84401-1333
(801) 629-8906
(801) 629-8996 (fax)
cherylhurley@ogdencity.com
www.ogdencity.com/en/community/neighborhood_dev.aspx

Clearfield Down Payment Assistance Program



Clearfield
The Davis Community Housing Authority and Clearfield City grant up to $5,000 in down payment assistance to first-time home buyers purchasing a home in Clearfield. Funds are a 3 to 1 match based on the amount provided by the buyer.

Qualifications:

• 80% or less AMI (see Area Median Income Levels).
• Have not owned a home within last 3 years.
• Qualify for mortgage through EHA, VA, or conventional requirements.

Requirements:

• Complete HUD-approved homebuyer education course.
• Contribute a minimum of $500 to down payment or closing costs.
• Occupy home for at least 7 years.
• Purchase price cannot exceed $397,500.

Contact:

Davis Community Housing Authority
Attn.: Mary Swanstrom
352 S. 200 West, Ste. 1
P.O. Box 328
Farmington, UT 84025
(801) 939-9198
(801) 451-6484 (fax)
www.daviscommunityhousing.com

via homesweethomeutah.org