Scouting Bingham Creek Regional Park for Family Photos in South Jordan

I went on a weekday evening to see what the light does here before bringing families.

Here is what I found.

What it is

Bingham Creek Regional Park is a 160-acre Salt Lake County park at 10004 South 4800 West in South Jordan. Open to the public, free parking, restrooms on site. No HOA, no access restrictions, no issues showing up with a camera and a family.

It is newer than most parks in the south valley, which means the landscaping is intentional in a way older parks are not. Winding paved paths through ornamental grasses, rose bushes, and native shrubs. Open grass fields that roll toward the mountains. A park that was designed to look like something rather than just function as something.

What the light does

The sun drops behind the Oquirrh range to the west, and once it does, the light goes fast. Faster than most locations in the valley. Golden light fades here 15 to 20 minutes earlier than spots further east.

That window is beautiful when you catch it. You just have to be there for it, and you have to start earlier than you think.

Where I would photograph your family here

There is a winding path near the entrance that runs through tall ornamental grasses and rose bushes, with the Oquirrh mountains behind it. It is wide enough for your family to walk together naturally, and the landscaping makes it feel designed rather than accidental. This is the spot I would start with.

The open fields face east toward the Wasatch. Room to spread out, mountains anchoring the background. If you have extended family coming, or if you want the mountains clearly visible rather than peeking through trees, this is where we would go.

What to wear here

The landscaping runs warm in fall, pink and burgundy flowering shrubs against green grass and golden ornamental grasses. Earth tones work well. Rust, cream, olive, warm denim. Bright colors compete with the plantings and lose.

What it is good for

Families who want open space without driving into the canyons. Extended families who need room to move. Anyone who wants the mountains clearly in their portraits.

Bingham Creek is open and expansive by design. Open sky, mountain views, and landscaping that looks intentional rather than found. It produces a different kind of portrait than a river corridor or a canyon trail, and for the right family it is exactly the right backdrop.

If you are a South Jordan family thinking about portraits, the South Jordan page has everything you need to know about where I shoot and what the experience looks like.