Mud Lake - Blue Lake
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.2 mi
- round trip
- 165 ft
- climb
- 11,122 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Mud Lake - Blue Lake 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.
Mud Lake - Blue Lake is an easy, 1.2-mile out-and-back hike in the Beaver Ranger District of Fishlake National Forest in Utah, about 4.4 miles from the town of Bullion Falls. The trail is managed by the Forest Service and has a natural surface. It is rated easy, with a one-way climb of about 165 feet from a low point of roughly 10,926 feet to a high of about 11,122 feet. Bikes and horses are both allowed on the trail, so it works for riders and pack animals as well as hikers. The Blue Lake mountain biking area sits about 0.4 miles away, and the Skyline National Recreation Trail is about 0.7 miles off. For fishing, the Beaver Ranger District lake fishing area is about 1.7 miles away, and Big John's Dispersed Camping is about 2.4 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Big Rock Candy Mountain12 mi away
- Henrie's Hitch-N-Post38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
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