Island Lake
- 6.9 mi
- round trip
- 808 ft
- climb
- 11,308 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Island Lake 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.
Island Lake is a hard hike in the High Uintas Wilderness, part of the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah. The trail is about 6.9 miles long, with an elevation gain of 808 feet, and it is an out-and-back route that starts and ends at the same point. The trail is on natural surface and is not accessible. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route lies within designated wilderness. Several other destinations sit close by. Kabell Lake is about 1.3 miles away, and the Burnt Fork Trail is about 1.7 miles off. Mountain bikers can head to North Slope Highline B, about 0.8 miles away, or Kabell Ridge, about 1.4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Dutch John Resort At Flaming Gorge38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
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