Ivy Acres Park

📍 Maker Way & Innovator Drive, Farmington, UT · Grand Opening Summer 2026

Farmington City has been quietly building something extraordinary on Maker Way. The 10-acre Ivy Acres Park — set to open Summer 2026 — represents the most significant public green space investment in the city's history, and it arrives at exactly the right moment. With 3,400+ new residential units under construction within a half-mile radius, the park will serve as the communal anchor for an entirely new neighborhood.

The splash pad alone is worth the story. Designed by Vortex Aquatic Structures — the same firm behind the beloved splash pads at Thanksgiving Point and Draper City Park — the Ivy Acres splash pad will be one of the largest residential-community splash pads in Davis County. Farmington City's parks director confirmed in a planning commission meeting that the design was specifically scaled to serve the projected population density of the North Farmington Station area, with capacity for 200+ simultaneous users.

What distinguishes Ivy Acres from a typical city park is its intentional connectivity. The park's eastern edge connects directly to the Legacy Parkway trail system, which runs 14 miles from Farmington to Salt Lake City. The western edge abuts the Maker Way commercial corridor, placing coffee shops, restaurants, and retail within a five-minute walk. The northern boundary will eventually connect to the Western Sports Park campus, creating a continuous recreation corridor that has no parallel in Davis County.

The community pavilion — a 5,000 sq ft covered structure with commercial kitchen facilities, restrooms, and flexible event space — fills a gap that Farmington residents have long complained about: there is simply nowhere in the city to host a large outdoor gathering. The pavilion will be available for private reservations, and the city has already received inquiries from wedding planners, corporate event organizers, and youth sports leagues.

For real estate investors, the timing is critical. The park opens in Summer 2026, but the properties that will benefit most are those purchased before the opening. Once the splash pad ribbon is cut and the Instagram photos start circulating, the premium for proximity will be priced in. The window to buy at pre-park prices is closing.

What This Means for Your Investment

Parks are the single most underrated driver of residential property values. Studies consistently show homes within a quarter-mile of a quality park command a 5–10% premium. Ivy Acres is going to be that park for the entire north Farmington corridor. The families who buy or rent near here in the next 12 months will look back at this as one of the best real estate decisions they ever made.

Academic research consistently shows that homes within a quarter-mile of a high-quality park command a 5–10% price premium over comparable homes without park access. For the North Farmington Station area, where median home prices are approaching $620,000, that translates to a $31,000–$62,000 value premium. Properties currently under construction adjacent to the park site are already being marketed with 'future park views' as a selling point — a sign that the market has begun pricing in the premium before the park even opens.

Ivy Acres Park will transform the character of the entire North Farmington Station neighborhood. The park's splash pad and playground will become the social hub for the thousands of families moving into the new residential developments nearby. The monthly Ivy Acres Market will create a recurring community gathering that builds neighborhood identity and drives foot traffic to the adjacent Maker Way commercial corridor.

Farmington City's Parks & Recreation Department is leading the $18M Ivy Acres Park project as part of the North Farmington Station Area Plan. The city secured a combination of impact fees, general obligation bonds, and federal RAISE grant funding to finance the park. The design was developed through a 14-month community engagement process with over 800 resident surveys collected, making it one of the most community-driven park projects in Davis County history.

📍 Maker Way & Innovator Drive, Farmington, UT

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