Hill Afb Camp Nature
- 2.1 mi
- round trip
- 156 ft
- climb
- 8,969 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Hill Afb Camp Nature 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.
Hill Afb Camp Nature is an easy, out-and-back hike of about 2.1 miles in the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The trail rises about 156 feet from a low point of 8,813 feet to a high of 8,969 feet, and it is managed by the Forest Service. The route is natural-surfaced and open to bikes, and it is not an accessible trail. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Moon Lake weather station, which sits about 844 feet lower, show July and August highs around 77°F with lows in the upper 40s, while winter highs stay near freezing. The trail is open from July 1 through October 31. Mill Creek Cutoff and the Canal Snowmobile Trail are both about 2.2 miles away. East Fork Bear River Campground and Bear River Campground are each about 3 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Midway Adventure Company46 mi away
- Rocky Mountain Outfitters48 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- MILL CREEK CUTOFFHiking2.2 mi
- Canal Snowmobile TrailMountain biking2.2 mi
- Canal Snowmobile ConnectMountain biking2.2 mi
- East Fork Bear River CampgroundCamping3 mi
- Bear River CampgroundCamping3 mi
- StillwaterCamping4.3 mi
- West Fork Bear RiverCanoeing6.6 mi
- Lyman LakeLake fishing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Ruth LakeHiking · ~23 min drivePhoto: Glennfcowan, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- MILL CREEK CUTOFFHiking · ~4 min drive
- LILY LAKE SKI (LOWER EAST FRK)Hiking · ~4 min drive
- Wasatch MountainHiking · ~11 min drive
- LILY LAKE SKI (EAST FORK)Hiking · ~4 min drive
- Boundary CreekHiking · ~7 min drive
- LILY LAKE SKI (WASATCH)Hiking · ~4 min drive
- Middle Fork Blacks Fork TrailHiking · ~17 min drive
- LILY LAKE SNOW MACHINEHiking · ~5 min drive
- East Fork Bear RiverHiking · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit Hill Afb Camp Nature
Best months: May–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° / 7°
Feb
34° / 12°
Mar
41° / 18°
Apr
49° / 24°
May
59° / 33°
Jun
69° / 40°
Jul
77° / 48°
Aug
77° / 49°
Sep
67° / 41°
Oct
55° / 31°
Nov
40° / 22°
Dec
31° / 11°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moon Lake, UT, 28.4 mi away at 8,125 ft. The station sits about 800 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.
