Utah · Lake fishing · Salt Lake City · Near Heber

Lake Lillian

Jun–Sep
best months

Is Lake Lillian 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 Lillian is a fishing lake in the Big Cottonwood drainage in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the Twin Peaks Wilderness on the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The nearest town is Alta, about 3 miles away. 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 is about 0.1 mile away and Lake Blanche about 0.3 mile. For a hike, the Wasatch Mine Trail is about 1.1 mile off, and Tanners Flat Campground is about 2.2 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Group Site D

    Campground

    Campground · 2.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Creekside

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Park City Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 11 mi

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Lake Lillian

    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.

    1. Jan

      31° / 15°

      14 wet

    2. Feb

      31° / 15°

      13 wet

    3. Mar

      37° / 20°

      13 wet

    4. Apr

      42° / 25°

      12 wet

    5. May

      53° / 33°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      64° / 42°

      7 wet

    7. Jul

      73° / 50°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      71° / 49°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      62° / 41°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      49° / 31°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      37° / 21°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      30° / 15°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 3.3 mi away at 8,710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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