Blue Springs Trail
- 2.7 mi
- round trip
- 801 ft
- climb
- 8,618 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 19 h ago
Is Blue Springs Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Dixie National Forest.
Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-11 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Pine Valley Ranger District Area and Trail and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-01 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Cedar City Temporary Road Closure Webster Flat Road (Order 0407-25-02)
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-25-02 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Dixie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Blue Springs Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in the Escalante Ranger District of Utah's Dixie National Forest, about 2.7 miles long with an elevation gain of 801 feet. The route starts at a low point around 7,800 feet and climbs to a high point near 8,600 feet, and it is open from May 1 to October 31. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail's natural surface allows horses and bikes. The most comfortable months are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Bryce Canyon show June highs around 76°F and September highs around 71°F, with July and August bringing the most wet days. The Box Trail lies just 0.2 miles away, and Blue Spruce Campground is under a mile off. For longer outings, the Great Western Trail - Pine Creek Section is about 1.8 miles away and Cowpuncher Road about 1.9 miles.
Local outfitters
- Escalante Outfitters13 mi away
- Canyons of Escalante RV Park13 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- The Box TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Blue Spruce CampgroundCamping0.8 mi
- Great Western Trail - Pine Creek SectionHiking1.8 mi
- Cowpuncher RoadHiking1.9 mi
Posey Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain2.5 mi- Cowpuncher Guard StationCamping2.6 mi
- Escalante Ranger DistrictLake fishing4.9 mi
- Joe Lay ReservoirLake fishing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Great Western Trail - Mcgath SectionHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Jason J. Corneveaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Upper Death HollowHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jason J. Corneveaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Death HollowHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jason J. Corneveaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The Box TrailHiking · Next door
- Great Western Trail - Pine Creek SectionHiking · ~3 min drive
- Rogers Peak TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Jason J. Corneveaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- West Fork TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Cowpuncher RoadHiking · ~3 min drive
- Hog Ranch TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- Auger Hole TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Blue Springs Trail
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
36° / 6°
6 wet
Feb
38° / 10°
7 wet
Mar
45° / 18°
7 wet
Apr
54° / 24°
6 wet
May
64° / 31°
6 wet
Jun
76° / 37°
4 wet
Jul
81° / 45°
9 wet
Aug
79° / 45°
11 wet
Sep
71° / 37°
7 wet
Oct
59° / 26°
5 wet
Nov
46° / 15°
5 wet
Dec
35° / 6°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bryce Canyon Ap, UT, 32.1 mi away at 7,586 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.
