Folsom Trail: Hidden Waters

Celebrating water in our oasis on the desert’s edge.

We’re bringing Hidden Waters to the Folsom Trail! From 1000 West to 800 West, six artists will create special “Water Drop” artworks that share the story of City Creek—a stream that flows under our city.

This project is an extension of the Downtown Salt Lake City: Hidden Waters installation we finished in April 2025. That first project showed people where City Creek flows underground. Now, we’re expanding the idea along the Folsom Trail as part of our effort to bring City Creek back to the surface in this area.

This is one step in keeping the daylighting project moving forward. We’ll help people picture bringing the idea of the water to the surface through art.

A Call for Artists will be coming soon!

Goals

Increase knowledge of Salt Lake City’s hydrology—its creeks, the Jordan River, and Great Salt Lake—and issues related to water
Highlight City Creek Park and the City Creek at Folsom Trail project to create east-west connections
Increase pedestrian traffic from Central Business District to North Temple and the Folsom Trail corridor
Connect people to our waterways and highlight cultural narratives around water through a hopeful, solutions-based lens

Background

This project has received funding from

the artists

The Folsom Trail: Hidden Waters project builds on years of planning and investment to reconnect Salt Lake City with its hidden waterways. In November 2023, the City completed a daylighting plan for City Creek along the Folsom Trail, outlining how the buried stream could one day be brought back to the surface.

This new installation is an extension of the Downtown Salt Lake City: Hidden Waters project, which was unveiled in April 2025. That original project used public art to “culturally daylight” City Creek—raising awareness of its hidden path through the city and connecting people to the history, ecology, and future of their waterways.

The Folsom Trail phase will bring this concept westward, from 1000 West to 800 West, using a series of six artist-commissioned “Water Drops” to inspire the community, celebrate the trail improvements, and keep momentum building toward the eventual daylighting of City Creek.

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