Utah · Hiking

Got Milk?

3.5 mi
round trip
221 ft
climb
5,307 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Got Milk? is a moderate hike on Bureau of Land Management land in the Vernal Field Office in Utah, about 7 miles from the town of Naples. The route is an out-and-back of roughly 7 miles, with a total elevation gain of about 220 feet, from a low point near 5,120 feet to a high of about 5,307 feet. The trail is natural-surface and rated moderate. Bikes are allowed, but horses are not. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Vernal weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages about 89°F and winter brings highs near freezing. Several other routes sit close by. Jackalope is about 0.1 mile away, Fire Sale about half a mile, and the mountain biking on McCoy Knolls and Cookies is about 0.6 mile off. High Rollas is about a mile away.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Got Milk?

    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.

    1. Jan

      29° / 10°

      5 wet · 4 snow

    2. Feb

      37° / 17°

      5 wet · 3 snow

    3. Mar

      51° / 27°

      5 wet · 2 snow

    4. Apr

      60° / 34°

      6 wet

    5. May

      70° / 43°

      7 wet

    6. Jun

      81° / 50°

      5 wet

    7. Jul

      89° / 57°

      4 wet

    8. Aug

      86° / 55°

      5 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 46°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 35°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      46° / 24°

      5 wet · 1 snow

    12. Dec

      31° / 13°

      5 wet · 4 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vernal, UT, 6.7 mi away at 5,345 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.