Utah · Hiking

Bear River-Smith Fork Connect

2.2 mi
round trip
406 ft
climb
9,478 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Sep
best months

Is Bear River-Smith Fork Connect 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.

Bear River-Smith Fork Connect is a short, easy hike of about 2.2 miles in the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northeastern Utah. It's a natural-surface trail with an elevation gain of about 400 feet, and it makes an out-and-back route with the high point around 9,478 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Moon Lake weather station put July and August highs near 77°F with lows in the upper 40s. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The trail is open to bikes and horses, and it's not an accessible route. Wolverine ATV Trailhead/Campground is about 1.3 miles away, and Christmas Meadows campground is about 2.2 miles off. Lily Lake Ski (Boundary Crk) and Boundary Creek are both within a mile.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Bear River-Smith Fork Connect

    Best months: May–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° / 7°

    2. Feb

      34° / 12°

    3. Mar

      41° / 18°

    4. Apr

      49° / 24°

    5. May

      59° / 33°

    6. Jun

      69° / 40°

    7. Jul

      77° / 48°

    8. Aug

      77° / 49°

    9. Sep

      67° / 41°

    10. Oct

      55° / 31°

    11. Nov

      40° / 22°

    12. Dec

      31° / 11°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moon Lake, UT, 25.8 mi away at 8,125 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.