Bonneville Shoreline Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 29 ft
- climb
- 5,052 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Bonneville Shoreline Trail 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.
The Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a short, easy hike in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The route is about half a mile long, with a one-way climb of about 30 feet from a low point of roughly 5,000 feet to a high of about 5,050 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Provo show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. Slate Canyon is just 0.2 miles away, and the South Provo Gasline Trail is about 0.9 miles off. Paddlers can head to Mill Race, about 1.9 miles away, and climbers will find the Southern Wasatch area roughly 2.5 miles from the trail.
Local outfitters
- Rocky Mountain Outfitters19 mi away
- Midway Adventure Company21 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Bonneville Shoreline Trail
Best months: April–May and September–October. 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
41° / 24°
10 wet · 6 snow
Feb
48° / 27°
9 wet · 4 snow
Mar
58° / 35°
9 wet · 3 snow
Apr
66° / 40°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
76° / 47°
9 wet
Jun
87° / 55°
6 wet
Jul
95° / 62°
5 wet
Aug
93° / 61°
6 wet
Sep
83° / 52°
6 wet
Oct
68° / 41°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
53° / 32°
8 wet · 3 snow
Dec
41° / 24°
9 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Provo Byu, UT, 1.9 mi away at 4,570 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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