Draper, UT Road Trips
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Trip Routes
1
Longest Drive
234.4 mi
Cedar City, UT
Quickest Drive
3h 55m
Cedar City, UT
Plan Around Draper, UT
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Draper, UT by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
50,159
Median Income
$130,680
Median Home Value
$726,000
Median Age
33.7
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Draper, UT at a Glance
Founded
1849
Elevation
4,505 ft
Area
30 mi²
Notable People from Draper, UT
A sampling of people born in Draper, UT.
Dia Frampton
1987
American musician
Zach Wilson
1999
American football player (born 1999)
Kealia Watt
1992
American soccer player
Douglas R. Stringfellow
1922–1966
American politician and fabulist. (1922–1966)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Draper, UT.
Draper Poultrymen and Egg Producers' Plant
United States historic place
Lauritz H. and Emma Smith House
historic house in Draper, Utah, United States
Lauritz Smith House
historic house in Draper, Utah, United States
Perry and Agnes Wadsworth Fitzgerald House
historic house in Draper, Utah, United States
City data from Wikidata (Q482888), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Draper, UT
Draper is a city in Utah.
1 Living Planet Aquarium, 12033 South Lone Peak Parkway (Take UTA bus F514 from Draper FrontRunner, South Jordan FrontRunner or Sandy Civic Center Trax Station.), ☏ +1 801-355-FISH (3474), [email protected]. See all types of marine life from penguins to sharks. $14.95-19.95.
Hang Gliding / Paragliding. Favorable wind patterns make Draper's Point of the Mountain one of the best gliding locations in the world, and people have been gliding from this spot since the 1920s. 1 Cowabunga Bay Water Park. - located in Draper
Goodwood Barbecue Company, 133 E 12300 S. $10-20. Guadalahonkey's Restaurant, 136 East 12300 South, ☏ +1 801-571-3838. Draper's original Mexican restaurant since 1988. $7-15. Janbo. (updated Mar 2015)
SpringHill Suites Draper, 12111 South State St, ☏ +1 801-572-1800. Fairfield Inn Draper, 12117 South State St, ☏ +1 801-572-1200. Mountain Shadows RV Park, 13275 S Minute Man Dr., ☏ +1 801-571-4024, [email protected]. 50 amp full service hookups; very tight turns and very small sites; lots of tree cover. Campground is very close to I-15 (good and bad issues with this).
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC IATA) is about 30 minutes north of Draper, and serves as Delta Air Lines' mid-country hub, with over 120 daily departures for Delta alone. It has direct international flights to various cities in Mexico and Canada, and to Paris. TRAX Light Rail. UTA TRAX offers an inexpensive $2.50 ride from the airport to Draper via the Green and Blue Lines. FrontRunner Commuter Rail. FrontRunner runs between Ogden and Provo with a stop in Draper.
Utah Transit Authority operates a few routes in Draper Utah. Useful routes: F514, the 300 West Flex, runs from the Draper FrontRunner station north to the Living Planet Aquarium, South Jordan FrontRunner station and the Sandy Civic Center Trax Station. The F514 does not run on weekends. F546, the Draper Flex, stops at the hotels at State Street and E12150 S on the way to Draper Peaks Shopping Center, the Crescent View Trax station and the Draper Town Center Trax station.
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