Fruit Heights homes and real estate
Named for the cherry, peach and apple orchards of its early settlers, with Gailey Trail and Davis Park Golf Course on Nicholls Road.
Fruit Heights at a glance
Living in Fruit Heights
Fruit Heights is a small city in Davis County, Utah. Kaysville wraps around its north and west sides, Farmington lies to the south, and unincorporated county land sits to the east. The 2020 Census counted 6,101 people.
Morning
Fruit Heights can start your day at City Hall, 910 South Mountain Road. The city's history page says the Historic Mountain Road was a stop for Pony Express riders and stagecoach drivers carrying the mail. A city newsletter says early settlers built homes along Old Mountain Road and planted fruit trees in the 1850s. The town's name honors their cherry, peach and apple orchards, so its colors were picked long before anyone chose a paint swatch. At City Hall, the Veterans Memorial lists veterans who have lived in Fruit Heights. More names are engraved each year for Veterans Day.
Afternoon
A Fruit Heights afternoon can wander over to Nicholls Park, on Nicholls Road. Residents built its Castle Heights Playground in 2005, together with eight Eagle Scout projects. When a city commission looked at a replacement play structure in 2018, it listed keeping the castle motif as a priority. Royalty has standards. The park adds a walking and exercise course and two pavilions you can reserve. Gailey Trail is on Nicholls Road too. So is Davis Park Golf Course, a public 18-hole course with a driving range. Davis County owns it, though it sits inside Fruit Heights, and the course lists 1963 as the year it was built.
Evening
In its normal season, March 1 through November 15, Davis Park Golf Course stays open from dawn to dusk all week. Bring your own practice swing. For the train, the nearest FrontRunner station is in Farmington, 3.4 road miles south of City Hall. Its line links Ogden, Salt Lake City and Provo. By car, Ogden's Union Station is 16.2 road miles north. Fruit Heights has no library branch of its own. The county runs libraries in Kaysville, on Fairfield Road, and in Farmington, on Main Street. The Kaysville branch began as the Kaysville City Library in 1921.
Seasons
Fruit Heights throws a birthday party at Founders' Day, usually held in August at City Hall. The town needed 100 people to incorporate in 1939, but only 99 could be counted, until a baby arrived just in time. Each October, Gailey Trail becomes Fable Forest, which the city calls an only slightly spooky adventure through fairy tales. Entry is one non-perishable food item, and live animals in the scenes mean no dogs. In November, the city hides turkeys all around town for its Turkey Scavenger Hunt. It even tells the story of Kevin, a wild turkey who adopted Fruit Heights.
Close by
- GGailey Trail and Nicholls ParkBoth on Nicholls Road, with Fable Forest on the trail each October and the Castle Heights Playground in the park. About 1 road mile from City Hall.
- FFarmington FrontRunner stationUTA's commuter rail runs between Ogden and Provo, and this is its closest stop. The park-and-ride lot is 3.4 road miles from City Hall.
- VVeterans MemorialNames of veterans who have lived in Fruit Heights, with more engraved each year for Veterans Day. Right at City Hall, 910 S. Mountain Road.
- DDavis Park Golf CourseA public 18-hole course inside the city limits, owned by Davis County. The course lists 1963 as the year it was built.
Questions about Fruit Heights
Can you catch FrontRunner in Fruit Heights?
Not in town. The nearest station is in Farmington, 3.4 road miles from Fruit Heights City Hall. UTA runs the line between Ogden and Provo.
Which public school district covers Fruit Heights?
To confirm the school for a Fruit Heights home, go to Davis School District, which covers all of Davis County. It updates its boundaries from time to time: davis.k12.ut.us
Why is it called Fruit Heights?
Residents voted on the name when the town formed in 1939, after the area's fruit. The city says early settlers grew cherry, peach and apple orchards there.
What is Fable Forest?
An October event on Gailey Trail. Youth City Council members act out fairy tales, such as Rapunzel and the Headless Horseman. The price of entry is one non-perishable food item for local food pantries.
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