Chamber of Commerce

                    Scottish Festival

      The Payson Scottish Festival is a free, community sponsored event that is held on the second weekend in July each summer.  The festival allows us to celebrate and share our Scottish heritage and traditions.  The event begins at 7pm on Friday night and continues throughout the day on Saturday.

Come and enjoy the fun family atmosphere of the Scottish Festival. There will be Bagpipes, Highland Dance, and Highland Athletic competitions, activities for the children, a parade, traditional ethnic food, vendors, and clans. Be sure to check out the schedule of events so that you don't miss your favorite activities.

(For the time and dates of this event see the FAQ Portion of the website).

      Payson Lakes are very popular summer destinations for swimming, canoeing, fishing and camping.  There is a campground right on one of the lakes, and only a couple miles away is the Blackhawk Campground.  Access is usually closed until around Memorial Day every year due to the snowpack that usually doesn't melt until then.

Payson Lakes include many facilities, including improved campgrounds, which cost  around $11 per night, and allow certain sites to be reserved in advance, and others are "first come first serve".  There is also a beach area on the lake where kids can swim and play in shallow water with a sandy bottom.  There is a pier where wheelchair access is available to fish from.  However, at times, kids like to use the peer as a diving board to jump into the water and swim.

(For the time and dates of this event see the FAQ Portion of the website).

   http://www.utahfishinginfo.com/utahlakes/paysonlakes