Once owned by Brigham Young, the land that became Liberty Park was acquired by Salt Lake City in 1881 and landscaped to become a public resource with recreational facilities, trails, as well as an onsite aviary.  The park is home to a  firework celebration following the annual Pioneer Day every July 24th.

After a particularly heavy snow and frigid weather, much of the Liberty Park pond has frozen over.  The water fowl gather at the water's edge and swim around the remaining open water.  A resident feeds the birds bread from a parch bench at the shore.