Mining Fork
- 2.8 mi
- round trip
- 1,319 ft
- climb
- 9,137 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Mining Fork 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.
Mining Fork is a 2.8-mile out-and-back hike in Utah's Deseret Peak Wilderness, within the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The trail climbs from about 7,800 feet to roughly 9,100 feet, a gain of 1,319 feet, and is rated moderate. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is natural-surfaced, with horses allowed and bikes not. The trail is open from June 1 through October 31. The closest places to camp are Loop Campground and Upper Narrows Campground, both about 0.6 miles away. Climbers can head to North Narrows and South Narrows, also about 0.6 miles off. Mill Fork Canyon, a hike about 0.9 miles away, makes a natural pairing.
- Loop CgCamping0.6 mi
North NarrowsRock climbingPhoto: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi- South NarrowsRock climbingPhoto: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi
- Upper Narrows CgCamping0.6 mi
- Lower Narrows CgCamping0.8 mi
- Mill Fork CanyonHiking0.9 mi
Creek SideRock climbingPhoto: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi- Stansbury CrestHiking1.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Stansbury Front TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Mining Fork TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Abbots ForkHiking · ~8 min drive
- MAGPIE CANYONHiking · ~11 min drive
- Stansbury Front TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- Stansbury Front TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Lion Hill Loop TrailHiking · ~36 min drive
- Dry Canyon TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- Jacob City Loop TrailHiking · ~32 min drive
- Antelope Canyon TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
