Brighton LDS Girls Camp
Campground
Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Heber
Brighton Lakes
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 50 ft
- climb
- 9,419 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Brighton Lakes 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.
Brighton Lakes is a short, easy hike in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The trail is about a quarter mile long, with a low point of 9,356 feet and a high of 9,419 feet, and it makes an out-and-back trip with a total elevation gain of about 50 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Silver Lake Brighton show July highs around 72°F with lows near 47°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. That station sits roughly 700 feet below the trail, so temperatures on the hike run a little cooler. The trail is open from June 1 to October 31. Bikes are allowed, but horses are not, and the route is not accessible. Catherine's Pass Trail and Clayton Peak both start about 0.1 mile away, and Lake Mary is about 0.3 mile off. For an overnight stay, Albion Basin campground is about 1.7 miles away.
Around this trail
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Pub
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsPark City Museum
Museum
Museum · 6.0 mi from Heber
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Saalebaer, CC0 (commons)
More in HeberLocal outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company8 mi away
- Rocky Mountain Outfitters9 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Catherine's Pass TrailHiking0.1 mi
- CLAYTON PEAKHiking0.1 mi
Tahoe SimulatorRock climbingPhoto: marcomorahuizar, CC0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi- Lake MaryLake fishing0.3 mi
- Brighton's Frighton WallRock climbingPhoto: marcomorahuizar, CC0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi
- Lake MarthaLake fishing0.5 mi
Albion BasinCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain1.7 mi- Redman CgCamping1.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- CLAYTON PEAKHiking · Next door
- Big Cottonwood Mine LoopHiking · Next door
- Mount Millicent TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Clayton Peak TrailHiking · Next door
- Brighton Lakes TrailHiking · Next door
- Mount Wolverine TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Brighton Ridge RunHiking · Next door
- Moose Tracks TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- Honeycomb Canyon TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Wasatch Wiggle TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
Best time to visit Brighton Lakes
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° / 11°
Feb
31° / 12°
Mar
37° / 17°
Apr
43° / 22°
May
52° / 30°
Jun
64° / 39°
Jul
72° / 47°
Aug
71° / 46°
Sep
62° / 38°
Oct
49° / 28°
Nov
37° / 18°
Dec
30° / 11°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Silver Lake Brighton, UT, 0.8 mi away at 8,740 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
