Milos -Box Creek
- 4.5 mi
- round trip
- 505 ft
- climb
- 8,275 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Milos -Box Creek open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Fishlake National Forest.
PST 66 Rock Canyon Trail Temporarily Closed
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
TERMINATION OF STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTION ORDER
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · Order 0408-26-10 · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Fishlake National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Milos -Box Creek is a 4.5-mile out-and-back hike in the Richfield Ranger District of Fishlake National Forest in southern Utah. The trail rises from about 7,779 feet to about 8,275 feet, a climb of 505 feet, and is rated moderate. The Forest Service manages the land. Bikes are allowed on the natural-surface trail. The most comfortable stretch for a visit runs from late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Koosharem, which sits roughly 1,345 feet below the trail, show highs around 69°F in May and 75°F in September, while July averages about 85°F. Winter there is cold, with January highs near 39°F and lows around 12°F. The hike opens year-round. Milos - Pine Canyon is about half a mile away, and Paiute (D-4) is roughly 1.6 miles off. Lone Pine Spring and Upper Box Creek both lie about 3.4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Big Rock Candy Mountain17 mi away
- Sand Creek RV Park & Campground31 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Milos - Pine CanyonHiking0.4 mi
- Paiute (D-4)Hiking1.6 mi
- Lone Pine SpringHiking3.4 mi
- Upper Box CreekHiking3.4 mi
- Box Creek LoopHiking3.8 mi
- Rock HollowHiking3.9 mi
Otter CreekCanoeingPhoto: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.1 mi- Mytoge Mtn. RoadRock climbing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Milos - Pine CanyonHiking · Next door
- MILOS - PINE CANYONHiking · ~3 min drive
- Box Creek LoopHiking · ~7 min drive
- MONROE PEAKHiking · ~16 min drive
- Upper Box CreekHiking · ~6 min drive
- Lone Pine SpringHiking · ~6 min drive
- Rock HollowHiking · ~7 min drive
- Anderson DairyHiking · ~8 min drive
- Box Creek LoopHiking · ~8 min drive
- Koosharem CanyonHiking · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit Milos -Box Creek
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
39° / 12°
6 wet
Feb
43° / 16°
6 wet
Mar
52° / 21°
7 wet
Apr
59° / 27°
6 wet
May
69° / 32°
5 wet
Jun
80° / 41°
4 wet
Jul
85° / 48°
7 wet
Aug
82° / 47°
9 wet
Sep
75° / 39°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 28°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 19°
5 wet
Dec
39° / 11°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Koosharem, UT, 3.5 mi away at 6,930 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.
