Five Things You Need to Know When Visiting East High School in Salt Lake City, UT | High School Musical

Hello from Salt Lake City! As a huge High School Musical fan, we of course had to stop by East High School where the three HSM movies and the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series show were filmed!

East High School is located at 840 S 1300 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102. The school is open for free self-guided tours from 3:30-6pm on school days (Monday to Friday).

Here are five of my best tips when visiting the school:

1. Check your dates before you book your trip! Be sure to check the academic calendar online to make sure the school isn’t on break! It may also be helpful to see if there are tryouts, etc. happening as parts of the school may be closed off when you visit.

2. Don’t forget your map! When you get inside, there is a free paper map outside the office that you can use to find key filming spots from the movie (and you can keep it as a souvenir!)

3. Be on time! Try to get there right at 3:30pm as there is plenty to explore! We unfortunately didn’t get to see the auditorium or the gym as they were closed, but if we were able to see those too, I would allot at least an hour and a half to see everything without feeling rushed.

4. No photographer? No problem! Borrowing this tip from my friend Itzel - bring a tripod! This was so helpful for the photos of me and Kev together since we didn’t have an extra photographer on hand.

5. Free parking! You can park at the back of the school (there are plenty of spots available) but I would recommend taking a ride share option if you are not renting a car during your trip.

I’ll be sharing some East High photo spots you’re not going to want to miss very soon! In the meantime, which High School Musical movie is your favorite? Let me know in the comments!

xo,
Keshia