Draper City is ideally situated halfway between Salt Lake City and Provo, just 20 miles from the Salt Lake International Airport. The city is located in the southeast section of the Salt Lake Valley, resting against the base of the Wasatch Mountains. Draper City is an up and coming community, with many new high-tech companies that have located here, including eBay Campus, Jet.com, Thumbtack, Pluralsight, 1-800 Contacts, TruHearing, Health Equity, Edwards Lifesciences, Proofpoint and many others. Draper City is known for its recreational opportunities, with more than 100 city and mountain trails and 30 plus parks. Draper is one of the top hang gliding areas in the nation at the famous Point of the Mountain. Utah is famous for its light, powder snow, and a stay in Draper provides access to nearby ski resorts: Alta, Snowbird, Brighton and Solitude (just 15 miles east of Draper.)