Cold Water Canyon Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Paradise
Cold Water Canyon
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 163 ft
- climb
- 5,943 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Cold Water Canyon 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.
Cold Water Canyon is a short, easy out-and-back hike in the Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah. The trail is about 0.8 miles long, with a low point of 5,765 feet and a high of 5,943 feet, and it gains about 160 feet of elevation. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June and September. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Eden-Liberty run to highs around 77°F in June and 76°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 87°F. That station sits roughly 750 feet lower than the canyon's high point, so temperatures up top run cooler. The Waterfall Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and the Connector Trail and Cinch Trail are both within half a mile. Climbers can find the North Ogden climbing area about 5.5 miles off.
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Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Cold Water Canyon
Best months: April–June 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
33° / 15°
Feb
37° / 18°
Mar
49° / 26°
Apr
56° / 32°
May
66° / 39°
Jun
77° / 45°
Jul
87° / 52°
Aug
86° / 51°
Sep
76° / 42°
Oct
63° / 32°
Nov
47° / 25°
Dec
34° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eden-Liberty, UT, 4.2 mi away at 5,195 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.
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