Wood Camp Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Paradise
Card Canyon East
- 6.1 mi
- round trip
- 2,162 ft
- climb
- 7,617 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Card Canyon East 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.
Card Canyon East is a hard out-and-back hike in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Logan Ranger District. It is a long and steep route, with a high point of 7,617 feet and an elevation gain of 2,162 feet over a 6.1-mile round trip. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows horses and bikes. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Laketown show July highs around 81°F with lows near 51°F, while winter months bring highs near 30°F and several snow days. The trail is open from about April 15 to December 1. Wood Camp Campground and Preston Valley Campground, both about 0.9 miles away, offer places to stay. Mullein Land, a climbing area 0.6 miles off, and Card Canyon West, a hike 1.9 miles away, are also close by.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Fredrico's Pizza
Restaurant
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Best time to visit Card Canyon East
Best months: May–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
30° / 14°
8 wet · 7 snow
Feb
33° / 15°
7 wet · 6 snow
Mar
43° / 23°
8 wet · 5 snow
Apr
53° / 30°
8 wet · 3 snow
May
62° / 37°
8 wet · 1 snow
Jun
73° / 44°
5 wet
Jul
81° / 51°
4 wet
Aug
80° / 50°
5 wet
Sep
70° / 42°
5 wet
Oct
57° / 33°
6 wet · 1 snow
Nov
42° / 24°
7 wet · 4 snow
Dec
32° / 16°
8 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Laketown, UT, 17.9 mi away at 5,980 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
