Artesian Well Park

Super random but really great water. I don’t home brew myself but I have friends who do and swear this is the best water to use. My reason for 3 stars is that it gets pretty sketchy here at night, so be warned. There always seems to be a drug deal of some sort going on, or hobos fighting it out. I live right across the street so I get to see it all. So, in summary … 5 star water, 3 star everything else.

The water here is amazing. I honestly can’t remember how I stumbled on this place, but every since I tried it out there hasn’t been any water that compares.
First I started out with filling out a little jug of water and taking it home. When that quickly ran out I realized I needed to go bigger, so I bought another fridge fitting water dispenser. When that wasn’t enough I decided to go all out and buy two of those GIANT jugs… you know, the ones that go on top of a water cooler… I bought two of those.
Now when I stop for well water I take my 3 large jugs. I set one that fits under a spout, and have it dispense into the large jugs one at a time. It takes about 5 minutes depending on how fast the water is coming out (it varies depending on the season). Then I take my 12+ gallons of water back to my car and back home. It’s a system that works out pretty well for me.
When the water runs out I’m sad. My normal home water just tastes no where near the well water quality. It’s sad to run out. Sometimes I can’t find the time to get more well water until weeks later, but when I do it tastes amazing all over again. This is hands down the best water I’ve ever tasted.
Plus it has some of the chemicals found in rocket fuel, so you get a little boost from that (it is perfectly safe to drink though)

What a cool little park! There is a free-​flowing 3-​pronged fountain that dispenses water from an ancient Artesian Well. You can take your own bottle, jug, container or (as in my case) giant glass carboy and take as much of the crystal clear nectar as your heart desires. For Free! I acquired 6.5 gallons on my first visit and I think I’ll make a habit of it. The water is… ummm… tasteless. That’s the only way I can describe it. There is no flavor. Just clean, clear, goodness. Yum.
I drank a half gallon of the good stuff, and am currently transmogrifying the remaining 6 gallons into an India Pale Ale.
Apparently this park was commissioned by Brigham Young and I’m thankful for the gesture.
I found an article from 2007 saying they found the water to be slightly (4 parts per billion?) contaminated with an additive used to make rocket boosters or something, but that it was only equivalent to a few drops in an Olympic-​size swimming pool. No big whoop. It’s probably still less contaminated than the crap for which we plunk down $ 1 for a little 16 oz. bottle over at the Kwik-​E-​Mart.
In honor of the founding of this park, and the li’l extra sumthin’ that lurks within the water. I’m naming my beer, Brigham’s Rocket Fuel IPA. I’ll let you know how it tastes. I’ll even offer you a sample.
Cheers!

This isn’t much of a park but it is a spring with really good tasting water. I fill up five gallon buckets with a piece of tubing, then I usr the water to brew beer with.
As this is a park, don’t be shocked to find homeless people sleeping I the grass.

I like this little park. It is not often that you find an artesian well in the middle of a city– and one that you can fill your own water bottles for free! I sometimes stop here on my way back from Liberty Park to fill my water bottles. The water has a pleasant mineral taste and is fairly cool in temperature. I was a bit concerned about the water quality but Salt Lake City maintains a water quality report on the park’s website so you know what you’re getting.