Group Site D
Campground
Campground · 2.3 mi from the trail
Utah · Lake fishing · Salt Lake City · Near Heber
Lake Blanche
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Lake Blanche open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Lake Blanche is a fishing lake in the Big Cottonwood drainage, within the Twin Peaks Wilderness on the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Alta weather station show July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. Lake Florence and Lake Lillian sit just 0.2 and 0.3 miles away. The Wasatch Mine Trail and Mineral Fork Trail are both under a mile off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Creekside
Restaurant
On your way back · 2 mi
If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsPark City Museum
Museum
On your way back · 11 mi
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Saalebaer, CC0 (commons)
More in HeberLocal outfitters
- Fish Tech Outfitters8 mi away
- Camp Kostopulos12 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Lake Blanche
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / 15°
14 wet
Feb
31° / 15°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
42° / 25°
12 wet
May
53° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
64° / 42°
7 wet
Jul
73° / 50°
7 wet
Aug
71° / 49°
9 wet
Sep
62° / 41°
9 wet
Oct
49° / 31°
9 wet
Nov
37° / 21°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 3.1 mi away at 8,710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Keep exploring — more waters worth the drive
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Lake Florence
Next door
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Sawmill
~19 min drive
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Lake Solitude
~8 min drive
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Shingle Creek, Lower
~51 min drive
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Twin Lakes Reservoir
~8 min drive
Twin Lakes Reservoir is a 29-acre reservoir near Brighton, Utah, at about 9,454 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Shingle Creek, East
~51 min drive
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Silver Lake
~9 min drive
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Shingle Creek, West
~51 min drive
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Lake Martha
~9 min drive
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Lake Catherine
~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
Photo: Spgruss, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Wasatch Mine Trail
~1 min drive
Photo: Spgruss, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Lake Blanche
~2 min drive
Photo: Spgruss, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Wasatch Alpine Areas
~3 min drive
Photo: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Superior Peak
~3 min drive
